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applications (such as Dell Open Manage or VMware VDI client) on your remote computer
that you want to use to manage a DRAC service processor or VMware virtual device on
one of your servers:
Select Serial & Network: Network Hosts and click Add Host
Enter local IP address/ DNS Name of the Host and edit the Permitted
Services (or TCP/UDP port numbers) to be used for accessing this Host e.g.
HTTPS (port 443) or VNC (port 5990). Only these
forwarded through the KCS6104/6116 to the Host. All other services will be
blocked. At this stage you may also specify the level of information to be logged
and monitored for each Host access. Click Apply
Install the SDT Connector java application on your remote management
computer and set up the KCS6104/6116 as a gateway (entering the IP or DNS
Address, the SSH port and Username and Password)
Click Retrieve Hosts and SDT Connector will auto load any limitations you may
have configured on the ports/host/services the remote user can access
Then simply
in accessing that host - and an SDT connection will be setup from the remote PC
through the KCS6104/6116 to a connected host
Step 6
The KCS6104/6116 also offers many more advanced functions including:
The Alerts & Logging: Alerts facility monitors serial ports, hosts, user logins,
power etc. External EMDs can be connected to the serial ports and a broad
selection of trigger can be specified. When triggered, a warning email, SMS,
Nagios or SNMP alert is sent
Management of third party UPSes and PDUs using open source
Powerman
regular users to manage attached power strips, and servers with embedded IPMI.
Historical logs of all communications with serial and network attached devices,
system activity, UPS and PDU power status, environmental status, etc. The level of
logging is set as ports and devices are configured, Alerts & Logging: Port Log
allows this history to be saved locally or remotely
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
server and all the attached devices
applications on your Windows PC, Linux server or virtual machine to the serial
devices attached to the KCS6104/6116 Refer to the provided
KCS6000 Quick Start (520023-Rev 3.2)
point
at the host to be accessed and
Advanced configurations
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
tools. The Manage: Power facility enables both administrators and
Secure Tunneling
,
provides you with secure, point and click access to the console
permitted services
click
Serial Port Cascading
Nagios Distributed Monitoring
,
User Manual
PortShare
SDT Connector
and
PortShare
connects the COM/tty port
will be SSH
on the service to be used
NUT
Authentication
, remote
Command
, the
on the CDROM.
software tools.
Quick Starts
and
,
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