- AVOCENT DSVIEW SOFTWARE FAILING TO INSTALL FULL VERSION
- AVOCENT DSVIEW SOFTWARE FAILING TO INSTALL SERIAL
- AVOCENT DSVIEW SOFTWARE FAILING TO INSTALL SOFTWARE
- AVOCENT DSVIEW SOFTWARE FAILING TO INSTALL PROFESSIONAL
AVOCENT DSVIEW SOFTWARE FAILING TO INSTALL SOFTWARE
Obviously this software could have been loaded on to a physical test server but we just didn’t have one available so we opted for the quick VM solution. For Avocent’s DSView3 evaluation software we did create a Windows 2003 virtual server instance for the installation and it did required activation and licensing through the Avocent support website. The Raritan Command Center is their central management solution in an appliance form (it’s a 1U server) and is ready to go out of the box without any licensing required during the initial setup.
AVOCENT DSVIEW SOFTWARE FAILING TO INSTALL SERIAL
We’re awaiting the arrival of an Avocent serial KVM which should be in later next week.
AVOCENT DSVIEW SOFTWARE FAILING TO INSTALL FULL VERSION
Avocent has initially provided a DSR 2035 IP KVM switch, a Cyclades PM-10 PDU and a 90-day full version of DSView 3, their central “hub” software for managing all Avocent components on the network. Raritan provided a Command Center Secure Gateway v1, a KX2-216 16 port IP KVM switch, an SX-8 serial KVM switch and a PCR8-15 PDU.
AVOCENT DSVIEW SOFTWARE FAILING TO INSTALL PROFESSIONAL
All of the contacts from both companies did a very professional job representing their products and did not hesitate at all to provide any necessary eval units to meet the criteria specified above. The ability to interface with 3rd party PDU’s or CDU’s.ALOM (Sun) and iLo (x86) support for network management interfaces on servers.Auto discovery of any virtual servers associated with primary VM Ware server nodes.Optional components that would be of benefit but are not necessarily required include: Additionally it must be able to control each PDU to the outlet level with the ability to associate each outlet to a respective server or appliance node. The solution must incorporate the ability to communicate with 3-phase 208V PDU’s or CDU’s (Cabinet Power Distribution units).It must be able to launch an internal (embedded) SSH terminal client such as PuTTy when making connections to Unix servers.This central management console must be capable of establishing console management sessions to Solaris versions 8-10, Ubuntu, Windows 2003 Server and VM Ware server instances.There must be a central management appliance or software to administer all KVM switches and nodes connected to all IP and Serial KVM ports.It doesn’t matter if this requires separate switch models to achieve this. The system must support KVM console connections over both IP and serial interfaces.Here’s the criteria we set for the Raritan and Avocent proof of concept teams. The KVM solution we select must be of an enterprise level sufficient to compliment all of these technologies. This includes a 25TB SAN, 3-phase 208V power provisioned through overhead Starline Busways, zero-U managed power distribution units and overhead cable trays instead of the old school raised floor tiles. We’re investing in some of the latest technologies and current trends in hosting environment solutions. I should preface the details of this evaluation by stating up front that we are implementing state of the art components in this new environment that most veteran administrators would not suspect of the AKC.
These include serial connections to various Sun servers, VGA, PS2 and USB connections to x86 servers, and ALOM network interface connections into those Sun servers that support them. We have a large assortment of server types and console interfaces to support in the environment. This includes the ability to remotely power cycle a server without having to enter the rack. The mandate from the CIO was that the solution allow us to effectively “seal off” the data center for all routine administrative tasks that did not involve physical adds, moves and changes. At the start of this evaluation all of the SA’s in the IT department worked together under the guidance of the Principal Network Engineer to come up with a set of criteria that the chosen solution should meet broken down into mandatory functionality and bonus features. Recently I started evaluating KVM console switches and power distribution units (PDU’s) for implementation in the new American Kennel Club Data Center which will be under construction within the next three weeks.
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