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KVM port. You can use the DSView software to access, monitor and control the OnSite

appliance and attached target devices. For more information, see the OnSite appliance plug-in

documentation.

Virtual environments

The DSView management software plug-in for Virtualization allows you to access and control

virtual machines from the DSView software. Supported unit types include Microsoft® Hyper-V,

VMware

VirtualCenters, ESX Servers and virtual machines, as well as Citrix

XenServers

and virtual machines. You can launch a Virtual Network Computing (VNC), Remote Desktop

(RDP), Secure Shell 2 (SSH) or VMware viewer session to supported virtual machines from a

single point of access. For more information, see the Virtualization plug-in documentation.

Licenses may be required; see your Avocent representative or www.avocent.com for more

information.

Blade chassis

The DSView software plug-in for Blade Chassis allows you to access multi-vendor blade

chassis and blades from the DSView software. You can launch a KVM session to any managed

blade from a single point of access. For a list of supported blade chassis and other information,

see the Blade Chassis plug-in documentation.

Generic appliances

Generic appliances manage data center devices such as routers. These devices may be managed

within a DSView software system by launching a standard web browser to the device URL or

by opening a Telnet session.

Embedded units

Using the DSView software, you may add/delete, configure/display properties, and launch

video sessions to the following versions of third party embedded units:

• IBM

ASM (Advanced System Management) RSA II (Remote Supervisor Adapter II) -

Version 5, Build GRE132AUS

• DRAC 4 (Dell™ Remote Access Controller) - Version 1.0, Build 06.14

• HP iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) - Version 1.20

• NEC IPF (Itanium Processor Family) - Version 0.5.1.20

For management functions (other than launching video sessions) that are not performed by the

DSView software, see the documentation for the unit.

Legacy units

The following legacy units are supported in the DSView software.

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