User guide

Chapter 3: DSView Server 103
Removing authentication services
NOTE: Only User Administrators and DSView Administrators may remove authentication services.
The DSView Internal authentication service is resident in the DSView software and may not
be deleted.
To remove authentication services:
1. From the User Authentication Services window, click the checkbox to the left of the
authentication service(s) you wish to delete.
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Click the checkbox to the left of Name at the top of the list to select all external authentication
services listed in the window for deletion.
2. Click Delete. A confirmation dialog box will appear.
3. Click Yes to delete the external authentication service(s)
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Click No to cancel the action.
Specifying and Managing Spoke Authentication Servers
A server may be either a Hub DSView Server or a Spoke DSView Server. A server may be either a
Hub DSView Server or a Spoke DSView Server. A Hub DSView Server is required to manage
DSView users and Avocent appliances and also provides internal authentication of DSView users.
A Hub DSView Server also provides internal authentication of DSView users. A Spoke DSView
Server provides a secondary way to access the DSView software if the Hub DSView Server is
unavailable. The information on the Hub DSView Server is replicated on the Spoke DSView
Server. Spoke DSView Server information, such as its IP address, port number and certificate, is
stored in the Hub DSView Server’s database.
A Spoke DSView Server also provides distributed network capabilities that allow DSView users
with distributed networks to manage appliances across the entire enterprise from a single database.
A Spoke DSView Server may be used to load-balance and distribute processes by logging in to the
server and making changes to its database. For example, a Spoke DSView Server in a site could be
responsible for performing tasks such as upgrading the firmware on the site’s DSR switches and
CPS appliances.
For maximum reliability, you may optionally specify up to 15 computers as Spoke DSView
Servers. The DSView software is delivered with the capability to specify one Spoke DSView
Server. Up to 15 Spoke DSView Servers may be assigned to your DSView system. The number of
available Spoke DSView Servers is dependent on the number of purchased Spoke DSView
Server licenses.