Avocent CCM - Manual (Page 15)

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Product Overview
Features and Benefits
Overview
The CCM console management appliance provides non-blocked access and control for devices such
as serial-managed Linux (or other UNIX) servers, routers, power management devices and firewalls.
This includes Avocent SPC power control devices that provide advanced power management.
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The CCM850 appliance has 8 serial ports. A single 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port provides net-
work connectivity on each appliance. Two CCM850 appliances may be mounted in 1U of ver-
tical space in a standard 19 inch rack.
• The CCM1650 appliance has 16 serial ports. A single 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port provides
network connectivity on each appliance. Two CCM1650 appliances may be mounted in 1U of
vertical space in a standard 19 inch rack.
• The CCM4850 appliance has 48 serial ports. A single 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port
provides network connectivity on each CCM appliance. One CCM4850 appliance may be
mounted in 1U of vertical space in a standard 19 inch rack.
Each appliance has a console port that uses a Command Line Interface (CLI) for configuration,
management and optionally, connection to other ports.
Serial device access options
You may choose from among several client application options to access the CCM appliance and
its attached serial devices:
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The AVWorks ® cross-platform management application that offers a built-in enhanced Telnet
client and a Secure Shell (SSH) client
• Third party Telnet clients
• Third party SSH clients
Access to attached serial devices is also possible through the appliance serial CLI, plus PPP (Point
to Point Protocol) and other types of dial-in connections to a modem on the console port.
When session sharing is enabled, the CCM appliance supports multiple concurrent sessions.
Configured user access levels may be used as preemption criteria for serial port access.