User guide

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CHAPTER
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Installation
Installing the DSView 3.0 Management Software
The DSView software is installed on a computer that will serve as the host and is fully integrated
with the Avocent patented OSCAR graphical user interface, allowing you to manage your DSR
switches and other data center devices both over LAN connections and from the local analog
station. When the software is installed, the DSView database and a Hub DSView Server are also
installed on the dedicated server.
The DSView software may be installed on a computer containing an existing DSView 2.x
authentication server without causing any interference with the operation of the DSView 2.x
system. The DSView 2.x authentication server and the DSView software may run on the same
dedicated server at the same time.
Rebooting the dedicated server is not required prior to using the DSView software.
Once the DSView software is installed and you have configured the Hub DSView Server, DSView
users may log in at another computer as a DSView Client using an Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or
later web browser.
NOTE: The base license shipped with your DSView software allows one DSView Client. Additional licenses must
be purchased to allow more DSView Clients on your DSView system.
You may also install the DSView software on additional computers and configure them as Spoke
DSView Servers. A Spoke DSView Server replicates the data contained on the Hub DSView
Server. See Specifying and Managing Spoke Authentication Servers on page 103 for information on
adding Spoke DSView Servers and Running the DSView Software on page 48 for information on
using the DSView software.
NOTE: The base license shipped with your DSView software contains one Hub DSView Server and one Spoke
DSView Server license. Additional licenses must be purchased to install additional Hub DSView Servers or
Spoke DSView Servers.