Avocent Cyclades ACS 5000 SERIES - Manual

Cyclades ACS 5000 Series
Advanced Console Server
A Complete Console Management Solution
Cyclades ® ACS 5000 series of advanced console servers offers IT professionals and network
operations center (NOC) personnel the ability to perform secure, remote data center
management and out-of-band management of IT assets from anywhere in the world. Using
a hardened Linux
® operating system, Cyclades ACS 5000 console servers provide optimal
performance, security and reliability. Combined with integrated Power Management and
using DSView
® 3 management software, Cyclades ACS 5000 console servers offer centralized
management and a secure and consolidated out-of-band management solution.
Decreased Maintenance Costs and Enhanced Productivity
Available in 4-, 8-, 16-, 32- and 48-port models that fi t in 1U of rack space, Cyclades ACS 5000
console servers help to maximize network and server availability with scalability and cost-
effectiveness.
Security features such as SSH v2, RADIUS authentication, IP fi ltering, and user access
lists per port allow data center managers and system administrators to remotely manage the
network and servers with greater control and reliability.
Console management features such as data buffering, direct access methods to the serial ports
(such as TCP port and server name) and event notifi cation improve monitoring capabilities,
allowing faster problem solving actions and higher network uptime.
Cyclades ACS 5000 console servers decrease network maintenance costs and helps maximize IT
asset productivity while providing scalability, making it the right choice for secure in-band and
out-of-band management for medium to large enterprise data centers.
Applications
• Secure console and power management
• Server and network management
• Secure access to test and development
lab environments
• Legacy terminal server environments
• Industrial/commercial automation
Benefi ts
• Secure in-band and out-of-band network
remote management
• Integrated centralized administration –
using DSView 3 management software
• Regulatory compliance and easy trouble
shooting – online and offl ine data logging
with time stamps
• Power management – integrated power
control
• Easy Confi guration and installation - Auto
Discovery of Host Names
• Windows® Server 2003 Emergency
Management Services (EMS) support
• Clustering – central access to multiple
console servers
• Improved network monitoring
• Rack space savings –1U form factor
Authentication
Authorization
Accounting
DSView 3
Management Software
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Management
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Dial-Up
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Cyclades ACS 5000 Series
Advanced Console Servers
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