Avocent MergePoint 5200 Specification Sheet

Secure, Remote Server Management Using Service Processors
The MergePoint™ 5200 service processor (SP) manager streamlines and consolidates the
management of servers with SP technologies; specifically, Intelligent Platform Management
Interface (IPMI, versions 1.5 and 2.0), Dell
Lights-Out (iLO). As part of the MergePoint 5200 series of service processor managers, the
MergePoint 5200 appliance provides secure Serial over LAN (SoL) console access, power control
and server hardware monitoring, along with IPMI provisioning and SP auto discovery. When
used in conjunction with DSView
provides essential server coverage, which complements the overall management infrastructure.
The MergePoint 5200 appliance offers both a feature-rich Web user interface as well as a
command line interface that leverages the Systems Management Architecture for Server
Hardware Command Line Protocol (SMASH CLP), a standards-based user and scripting interface
defined by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). This provides a single command
line interface to manage servers from multiple manufacturers, simplifying management and
streamlining interoperability while providing scripting and automation capabilities.
The MergePoint 5200 appliance not only makes it easier to take advantage of SP features, but also
enhances SP functionality with add-on features. For example, the SoL feature complements the
continuous data logging capabilities, resulting in additional security and auditing. Also,
simultaneous power control of multiple servers boosts the already existing power management
capabilities of SPs, including graceful shutdown support for IPMI. These features allow the user
to completely unleash the power of SP technologies.
The MergePoint 5200 appliance also eases the deployment and management of these
technologies. With easy-to-use IPMI provisioning capabilities and an auto discovery mechanism
for server management technologies within the network, the MergePoint 5200 appliance is ideal
for enterprise data centers as well as for high performance computing (HPC) and other
clustering environments.
Centralized Management
DSView 3 software
MergePoint
Service Processor Manager
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Applications
• Logical consolidation of service
processors (IPMI, DRAC and iLO)
• Server and cluster management
• IPMI provisioning and management
• Integration of service processors into
management framework
• Remote power control for servers without
intelligent power distribution units
(IPDUs)
Benefits
• Better use of already deployed server
management capabilities
• Consolidated server management
regardless of the SP type
• Full-featured remote server management
from a single interface
• Faster, easier IPMI deployment
• Better auditing, faster troubleshooting
• Simplified integration with other
management tools