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The console server offers many more advanced functions including:
The Alerts & Logging: Alerts facility monitors serial ports, hosts, user logins,
UPSes (Uninterruptible Power Supplies), RPCs (Remote Power Controllers, such as
PDUs and IPMI devices) and EMDs (Environmental Monitoring Devices). A broad
selection of trigger events (such data patterns, temperature or battery levels) can
be specified. When triggered, a warning email, SMS, Nagios or SNMP alert is sent
to a nominated destination.
Extensive management of UPSes and RPCs using open source
tools. The Manage: Power facility enables both administrators and regular users
to monitor and control attached PDU power strips, and servers with embedded
IPMI BMCs.
Connecting EMDs to any serial port (with an adapter) and remotely monitor the
temperature, humidity, physical access, smoke alarms, etc. Details are provided in
EMD5000 Quick Start
the
Historical logs of all communications with serial and network attached devices,
system activity, UPS and PDU power status, environmental status, etc. Alerts &
Logging: Port Log allows this history to be saved locally or remotely. Logs can
be viewed from the Status and Manage menus.
Other advanced features, such as
Trusted Networks
Line
interface – these are covered in detail in the
Note:
On the CDROM you will find the
SDT Connector
tools.
server and all the attached devices.
on your Windows PC, Linux server or virtual machine to the serial devices attached to
the console server. Refer to the provided
IM4216-34 Quick Start (520038-Rev 1.0)
Advanced configurations
supplied with the EMD.
Secure Tunneling
,
provides you with secure, point and click access to the console
PortShare
Please register your product to activate the warranty and to
automatically receive advice of future firmware updates. Go to:
http://opengear.com/product-registration.html
Serial Port Cascading
Nagios Distributed Monitoring
,
User Manual
PortShare
and
connects the COM/tty port applications
Quick Starts
for details
NUT
Powerman
and
Authentication
, remote
Command
, the
on the CDROM.
SDT Connector
software
,
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