User`s guide

Configure Remote Ports
Chapter 5 Configure Ports 102
Configure Remote Ports
The Digi Passport unit supports RemotePorts
™
. RemotePorts are any type of
port that can be accessed using Telnet, SSH, or Raw TCP protocols, or
through service processors (for detailed information on configuring service
processors, see "Service Processors" on page 120). This type of remote-port
access includes connections to Digi PortServer Terminal Servers, Sun ALOM
ports, and iLo, DRAC, and IPMI management ports. The RemotePorts feature
establishes the Digi Passport unit as the central access system for any kind of
text based out-of-band management.
Using the Digi Passport unit as a central access system has multiple
advantages:
• Central point of access
• Central user authentication
• Capturing of every user transaction on the remote system
• Keyword monitoring and alarming
• Centralized access to serial-based and IPMI consoles
Remote ports also provide the additional capabilities described in the sections
on Port Logging, Alerts and Notifications, and freeKVM.
There are two modes of using remote ports: basic and advanced. Basic use is
for ports accessed through Telnet, SSH, and Raw TCP protocols, and is
covered in this chapter. Advanced use is for ports accessed through service
processors. Configuration of remote ports for service processors is covered in
"Service Processors" on page 120.