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Avocent Cyclades ACS Installation/Administration/User Manual

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  • Page 1 Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Server ® Installation/Administration/User Guide...
  • Page 2 FCC Warning Statement The Cyclades ACS advanced console server has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 3 Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide Avocent, the Avocent logo, The Power of Being There, DSView and Cyclades are registered trademarks of Avocent Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 4 Instructions This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. Dangerous Voltage This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    T A B L E O F C ON T E N T S Table of Contents List of Tables ........................vii List of Figures ......................... xi Chapter 1: Introduction ....................1 Overview ............................1 Connectors on the ACS Console Server .................... 1 Accessing the ACS Console Server and Connected Devices .............
  • Page 6 Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide Making a direct connection to configure the network parameters........... 14 Turning on the console server and the connected devices ............15 Performing basic network configuration using the wiz command ........... 16 Adding users and configuring ports using the Web Manager ..........20 Other Methods of Accessing the Web Manager................
  • Page 7 Table of Contents Step 6: System Log ........................... 49 Chapter 6: Applications....................51 Configuring the Console Server in Expert Mode................51 Overview of menus and forms....................51 Applications Menu and Forms......................53 Connect ............................. 53 IPDU Power Management ....................... 54 Applications - IPDU Power Mgmt.
  • Page 8 Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide Configuring authentication for console server logins ............113 Security Profiles..........................120 Security certificates ........................ 124 Chapter 9: Ports Menu and Forms ................127 Physical Ports ..........................127 Virtual Ports ..........................148 Ports Status ............................ 151 Ports Statistics ..........................

  • Page 9: List Of Tables

    LIST OF TABLES List of Tables Table 1.1: ACS Console Server Connectors ..................2 Table 1.2: Authentication Methods Supported .................. 4 Table 1.3: Add Rule and Edit Rule Option Definitions ..............7 Table 1.4: TCP Protocol Option Definitions..................7 Table 1.5: Common Administrator Tasks for Configuring Software..........9 Table 2.1: ACS Console Server Serial Port Pin-out................
  • Page 10 Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide Table 6.4: Expert - Applications - Ipdu Power Mgmt - View IPDUs Info Description....58 Table 6.5: IPDU Power Mgmt Configuration Description ............. 60 Table 6.6: Conventions Used in Specifying Outlets for User Accessibility........64 Table 6.7: Outlet Designations on Daisy-chained IPDUs (PM10 shown)........
  • Page 11 List of Tables Table 8.5: Enabled Services to Access the Serial Ports Under Each Security Profile....121 Table 8.6: Enabled Protocols for Each Security Profile Shown with a P ........122 Table 9.1: Connections Protocols When Serial Port is Connected to Device Console Port ..129 Table 9.2: Available Connection Protocols When Terminal is Connected to a Serial Port ..
  • Page 12 Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide...

  • Page 13: List Of Figures

    LIST OF FIGU RES List of Figures Figure 1.1: Front of the ACS Console Server ................1 Figure 1.2: ACS Console Server Connectors ................. 1 Figure 2.1: Placement of Mounting Brackets (Forward Mounting Configuration Shown) ..13 Figure 2.2: Configuration Wizard Screen..................17 Figure 2.3: Current Configuration Wizard Screen for Option 0 (IPv4 Enabled) ......
  • Page 14 Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide Figure 7.13: Expert - New/Mod SNMP v3 Configuration Dialog Box ........94 Figure 7.14: Expert - Network - Firewall Configuration ............. 95 Figure 7.15: Expert - Firewall Configuration Edit Chain Dialog Box ........96 Figure 7.16: Firewall Configuration User-defined Chain Message ..........
  • Page 15 List of Figures xiii Figure 9.6: Ports - Physical Ports -Power Management -Allow Users and Groups ....145 Figure 9.7: Ports - Virtual Ports ....................148 Figure 9.8: Ports - Virtual Ports - New/Modify Port Dialog Box ..........149 Figure 9.9: Ports - Virtual Ports - New/Modify Port Dialog Box ..........150 Figure 9.10: Ports - Virtual Ports - New/Modify - Port Names Dialog box ......
  • Page 16 Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide...

  • Page 17: Chapter 1: Introduction

    CHAPTER Introduction Overview ® Each model in the Cyclades ACS advanced console server family is a 1U appliance serving as a single access point for accessing and administering servers and other devices, supporting both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols. The following figure shows the front of the console server. Figure 1.1: Front of the ACS Console Server Connectors on the ACS Console Server The following figure depicts the connectors on the back of a typical ACS console server.

  • Page 18: Accessing The Acs Console Server And Connected Devices

    Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide NOTE: The number of serial ports and power supplies depends on the model. Table 1.1: ACS Console Server Connectors Number Description Power connection. This may be single or dual power. Dual power requires two power cords.

  • Page 19: Prerequisites For Using The Web Manager

    Regular users have limited access to the Web Manager features. Security The Cyclades ACS advanced console server includes a set of security profiles that consists of predefined parameters to control access to the console server and its serial ports. This feature...

  • Page 20: Authentication

    Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide provides more control over the services that are active at any one time. As an additional security measure, all serial ports are disabled by default, allowing the administrator to enable and assign individual ports to users.

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