User guide

Chapter 1: Product Overview 3
DSView Server
A DSView Server is the computer on which the DSView software is installed. The DSView Server
provides a central repository for the following information:
• Centralized authentication
• Access control
• Auditing
• Monitoring
• License management
• DSView Client/appliance updates
DSView users may specify a Spoke (backup) DSView Server in addition to the Hub
DSView Server.
DSView Client
A DSView Client is a computer with an Internet Explorer version 6.0 SP1 or later web browser that
may access the DSView software installed on the DSView Server. A DSView user may access and
administer the DSView Server, units and cascade devices using the DSView Client.
Managed appliances
Managed appliances are DSR switches and CPS appliances that provide KVM and Serial Over IP
connectivity to a wide range of target devices, EVR1500 environmental monitors and
generic appliances.
Target devices
Target devices encompass a wide range of data center components such as servers and routers that
a DSView Administrator may manage virtually through the DSView system. A target device may
be attached to a DSR switch or CPS appliance and is added automatically to your DSView system
when the DSR switch or CPS appliance is added, or added individually when not attached to a DSR
switch or CPS appliance.
Cascade devices
A cascade device is connected between a DSR switch or CPS appliance and a target device, or
directly to the DSR switch or CPS appliance. Examples of cascade devices are AutoView
®
cascade
switches, Outlook
®
cascade switches and SPC devices.