Grouping Units - Avocent DSView 3 Installer/User Manual

Displaying data log file content
When you click on a file name in a Data Log Session Files window, the file is transferred to the
browser. It will be opened as a text file, using the default text viewer on the DSView 3 software
client's computer.
Before the file is transferred to the browser, the DSView 3 software will verify the file's digital
signature. If the computed digital signature does not match the actual file's digital signature, the
content of the file will be preceded with a warning, indicating that digital signature verification
failed and the file content may have been altered.
If you select a log file that does not reside on the DSView 3 server to which you're logged in, the
log file is transferred from the appropriate server.
You may also validate the signature of data log files by exporting the system certificate; see System
certificate on page 26 and Verifying data log file digital signatures.
Verifying data log file digital signatures
The DSView 3 software computes hashes for data log files using the SHA1 digest algorithm. After
a hash is computed for a file, it is signed using the RSA public key algorithm and the DSView 3
software X.509 system certificate private key.
To verify the signature, you may use standard tools (such as OpenSSL) and the DSView 3 software
system X.509 certificate public key. (To view or export the system certificate, see System
certificate on page 26.)
For example, assume the following:
• A data log file is created with the name cisco-router-session-2006-04-02-12:12:01.txt.
• The DSView 3 software signs the data log file and creates a signature file with the name cisco-
router-session-2006-04-02-12:12:01.sig.
• The DSView 3 software system certificate has been exported with the name sun-jdoe.p10.
The OpenSSL command to verify the signature (and a successful response) is:
c:\>openssl dgst -sha1 -verify sun-jdoe.p10 -signature cisco-router-
session-2006-04-02-12:12:01.sig cisco-router-session-2006-04-02-
12:12:01.txt
c:\>Verification OK

Grouping Units

The DSView 3 Explorer automatically groups managed appliances by the type of appliance
(CCM1650 appliance, DS1021 switch and so on). Target devices are automatically grouped based
on the type to which they are assigned.
You may also add and change the following types of groups:
• Sites
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