Avocent Cyclades OnSite Branch Office Appliances Release Notes
Avocent Cyclades OnSite Branch Office Appliances Release Notes

Avocent Cyclades OnSite Branch Office Appliances Release Notes

Branch office appliances version 3.1.0

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This document outlines:

1. Update Instructions

2. Appliance Firmware Version and Language Support Information

3. Enhancements

4. Fixes
5. Known Issues
6. Change Log
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Please refer to your Installation, Administrator and User manual for detailed instructions to update the
Cyclades OnSite appliance to version 3.1.0.
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Appliance/Product
Cyclades OnSite
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This release contains the following enhancements:
I.
Integration of Cyclades OnSite Appliance into DSView 3 Management Software
The Cyclades OnSite appliance is integrated into DSView 3 software using Cyclades OnSite Plug-in
Version 1.2.0. This allows access, configuration and management of Cyclades OnSite appliance from
DSView 3 management software. It is required to have Cyclades OnSite firmware version 3.1.0 and
Cyclades OnSite Plug-in version 1.2.0 for DSView 3 software version 3.4 or later to manage Cyclades
OnSite appliances.
Please refer to your DSView 3 software version 3.4 and Cyclades OnSite Plug-in version 1.2.0 manual and
release notes for detailed configuration instructions.
II. Support for Centralized Authentication
Support for Centralized Authentication through DSView 3 software has been added. This is in addition to the
existing authentication types supported in Cyclades OnSite console server. The three new authentication
types added into Cyclades OnSite appliance are DSView, DSView/Local or DSViewDownLocal. To enable
centralized authentication, any of the three DSView 3 authentication types should be selected. When one of
these three (3) authentication type is selected, the Authentication Service configured in DSView 3 software
is used to authenticate users accessing the Cyclades OnSite appliance. DSView/Local is selected by default
for centralized authentication.
III. Support for Centralized Data Logging
Support for Centralized Data logging through DSView 3 software has been added. This is in addition to the
data logging functionality in Cyclades OnSite console server. Only one of the data logging types can be
Cyclades® OnSite Branch Office Appliances
Appliance Firmware Version and Language Support Information
Firmware Type
Opcode

Release Notes

Version 3.1.0
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July 17
, 2007
Update Instructions
Version
V_3.1.0
Enhancements
Filename
fl0541002.bin

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Summary of Contents for Avocent Cyclades OnSite Branch Office Appliances

  • Page 1: Release Notes

    Cyclades® OnSite Branch Office Appliances Release Notes Version 3.1.0 July 17 , 2007 This document outlines: 1. Update Instructions 2. Appliance Firmware Version and Language Support Information 3. Enhancements 4. Fixes 5. Known Issues 6. Change Log ================================================================================== Update Instructions ================================================================================== Please refer to your Installation, Administrator and User manual for detailed instructions to update the Cyclades OnSite appliance to version 3.1.0.
  • Page 2 enabled, either centralized data logging in the DSView 3 software or data logging in Cyclades OnSite console server. DSView 3 software supports data logging of serial sessions or direct SSH/Telnet sessions to the appliance. A data log license is required for each enabled data log of serial sessions. DSView 3 software ships with 32 available data log licenses.
  • Page 3 6. Outlet groups a. Outlet groups can be configured as a set of one or more outlets, which can be defined as <IPDU ID>[<outlet number>] or <outlet name>. b. Groups of outlets that belong to a server from a CAS port, which were called “multi-outlets” in previous versions, will be treated as special outlet groups and will be automatically generated as part of port configuration.
  • Page 4 a. ts_menu was modified to read the idle timeout in seconds either from TMOUT, or from the command line, using the option “-t”. Both of them specify the number of SECONDS after which ts_menu will die if no key is pressed.
  • Page 5 ================================================================================== Change Log ================================================================================== The following changes were made in this release: 1. The /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf file was changed to include the source "/var/run/evt_syslog_pipe". 2. The /etc/config_files file was changed to include the following lines: /etc/event_notif.conf /etc/event_notif.lnk /etc/logpipe/logpipe.conf /etc/adsap2.conf /etc/CA/ssh_appliance_key 3. The /etc/rc.sysinit file was changed to include the make of the fifo devices. The following lineswere included: # create the fifo devices for event notifications mkfifo -m 666 /var/run/snmp_pipe...

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