User guide

6 DSView Installer/User Guide
EVR1500 environmental monitors
The EVR1500 environmental monitor is a product that may be added to your DSView system.
DSView Clients communicate with the EVR1500 environmental monitor using a standard web
browser connection between the DSView Client and a DSR switch.
Generic appliances
A generic appliances is used to manage datacenter devices, such as routers. These devices may be
managed within a DSView system by launching a standard web browser to the device URL, or by
opening a Telnet session.
Cascade switches
DSR switches allow the cascading of legacy analog KVM switches from DSR switch ports, which
may be managed in a DSView system.
The following legacy KVM switches are supported by the DSView software:
• AutoView 200-4, 200-8, 400-4, 400-8, 416, 424 and 2000-AM switches
NOTE: AutoView switches must be FLASH upgraded to be added to a DSView system.
• Outlook 140ES, 180ES, 280ES, 1160ES, 2160ES and 4160ES switches
NOTE: PEM cascade devices are not supported in the DSView software.
SPC devices
An SPC device is a power control strip of outlets that may be cascaded off of a CPS appliance serial
port or connected to the SPC port of a DSR switch.
One or more CPS appliance serial ports may be attached to SPC power strips. When a DSView
Client sends a power control request to a target device, a HTTPS request is sent to the DSView
Server, which then sends a command to the CPS. The command is converted and serially sent to the
SPC device. The SPC then turns the appropriate power outlet on or off.
The following figure illustrates an example system configuration using the DSView software. For
more information on how the DSView software works within a system, see TCP Ports on page 426.