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Ta b l e of Contents Chapter 1: Product Overview Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chapter 2: Installation Installing the DS Management Software Suite . . . . . . . 9 Chapter 3: Basic Operations Launching the DS Manag[...]

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Contents 1 Product Overview Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4[...]

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Chapter 1: Product Overview 3 Chapter 1: Product Overview Overview The DS Management Software suite is used to manage DS, DSR and CPS net- work appliances and SPC power control devices. The DS Management Software suite is comprised of three components: • DSVie w ™ - A Win32 ® application t hat allo ws DS users to manage t arget devices t hroug[...]

4 DSView Installer/User Guide Figure 1.1: Example System Configuration Using DS Management Software Features and Benefits Network rebooting and troubleshooting The DSView interface uses industry standard IP connections so that you can easily troubleshoot, or even reboot a server, from the Network Operations Center (NOC), from your desk or from any [...]

Chapter 1: Product Overview 5 Creating and managing user permissions The DSAdmin and DSAuth applications provide centralized network access, control and security for DS appliances. DSAdmin configures DS topology, permissions and per-device contact information. DSAuth stores the DS topology, permissions and per-device contact informa- tion and perfo[...]

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Chapter 2: Installation 9 Chapter 2: Installation Installing the DS Management Software Suite Installation of the DS Management Software suite is comprised of three steps: • Installing t he DSA ut h Serv er • Installing DSA dmin • Installing t he DSVie w Client The DS Management Software suite can be installed from the CD or using a self-extr[...]

10 DSView Installer/User Guide 3. When prompted to select a program to install, select Install DSAuthentication Server . The software will check the Avocent web site to ensure you have the latest version of the DSAuth Server software. If a newer version is found, it will be automatically downloaded. The installation will then begin. 4. Follow the o[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 11 7. When the DSAuth Server has finished installing, a system reboot is required. Installing DSAdmin DSAdmin is the administrative front end for the DSAuth Server that is used to configure user information and access levels. DSAdmin can be installed on the same machine as the DSAuth Server, or on a separate machine and then[...]

12 DSView Installer/User Guide Installing the DSView Client The DS View Client displays a listing of serve rs that an individual user can access. The DSAuth Serv er will check your NT domain cached credentials and provide a list of t arget devices available to you. There is a refresh option in the event that a new t arget device is added, changed o[...]

Contents 3 Basic Op erations Launching the DS Management Software . . . . . . . . . . 15 Working with the DS Management Software . . . . . . . 15 Viewing Target Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Adding and Configuring DS Appliances and Target Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Adding and [...]

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Chapter 3: Basic Operations 15 Chapter 3: Basic Operations Launching the DS Management Software This section describes how to launch the DS Management Software so that you may begin using it to manage DS appliances and target devices. To launch DSAdmin: Select Start - Programs - Avocent - DSAdmin . - or - Double-click the DSAdmin icon. DSAdmin will[...]

16 DSView Installer/User Guide Figure 3.1: DSAdmin, DSView Client and Remote Session Windows A. Title bar: Displays the currently-selected port from the Node Manager. B. Menu bar: Allows you to access many of the features in the remote session window. C. Toolbar : Contains buttons to automatically align the mouse, refresh and adjust video, and acce[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operations 17 DS topology view In the DS topology view, DS appliances and target devices are arranged in a tree structure. Available DS appliances and target devices are listed vertically by name or IP address. Each appliance can be expanded to display attached devices. An SPC device will appear as a cascade device attached to a sp[...]

18 DSView Installer/User Guide If a KVM switch is attached to one or more of these ports, double-clicking on the port name will display the channels on that KVM switch. Server view In server view, available target devices are listed by name only. Figure 3.3: Server View The DSView Client designates target device type with specific icons in the view[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operations 19 Icons Icon Description DS appliance (DS topology view) A target device attached to a DS appliance or KVM switch CPS appliance (DS topology view) An SPC port (DS topology view) An SPC outlet A port on a CPS appliance (DS topology view) A KVM switch attached to a DS appliance (DS topology view) A port on a CPS appliance[...]

20 DSView Installer/User Guide Not powered Ports that are not powered will have a grey icon covered by a black “X.” The power state of a CPS800 or CPS1600 appliance attached to a DS/DSR appliance will appear as Unknown. Port status reporting can be toggled by selecting File - Enable Port Status . If there is no check mark beside this menu optio[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operations 21 To add a new DS/DSR appliance to the system: 1. Load the DSAdmin software. 2. Double-click on the icons labeled Topology and then Your Network . A listing of all DS appliances accessible by the system will be displayed. 3. From the DSAdmin window, select File - New - [ DS/DSR appliance ]. The New [ appliance type ] di[...]

22 DSView Installer/User Guide 5. Y ou will see a list of ports and a c orresponding drop-down menu beside it. Using the drop-down menu, selec t the number of channels supported by the K VM switch you are confi guring. Repeat this procedure for every KVM switch you plan to configure. Click OK when complete. After all DS/DSR appliances are configur[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operations 23 6. Enter a name for the CPS appliance and select the type of CPS appliance that you are adding. 7. Click on the Ports tab. Give each port a descriptive name in the Port field. No further configuration is necessary. However, you may click on the Prop- erties tab to list descriptive information for the CPS appliance tha[...]

24 DSView Installer/User Guide 2. Click the Link button. The Server/SPC Outlet Links dialog box will appear, containing a list of all SPC device names that are present on the DSAuth Server. Any SPC devices that were previously linked to DS appliance ports also appear at the bottom of the dialog box. 3. Click on an SPC in the Current Server/SPC Outl[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operations 25 4. If desired, type a name in the Name field and modify any other information in the dialog box. 5. Click the OK button. Adding and Managing DS Users Adding DS users You must add DS users within DSView in order for them to have access to the system. Users are assigned a default access level when they are added. If you[...]

26 DSView Installer/User Guide 3. Click on the new DS user’s name and check the access boxes appropriately. To change default DS user permissions: 1. Right-click on the DS appliance or port you wish to change and select the Permissions command. 2. A DS user listing will appear. You will see a DS user listed as Everyone, which is configured with t[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operations 27 NOTE : If you remove all permissions from a por t or DS appliance, a ccess to t hat port or DS appliance will b e lo st. Setting the Remote Session Window Size Before using DSView for the first time, you will need to enter the default remote session window resolution. This is the default window size that will be appli[...]

28 DSView Installer/User Guide If a DSView user starts a video session by double-clicking on a port or chan- nel and a color depth setting has not been previously specified, the Video Set- tings dialog box will appear. The specified setting will be used globally for all ports or channels and any remote session windows opened from the ports. The col[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operations 29 2. Move the slider to the Best Color position. - or - Move the slider to the middle position. - or - Move the slider to the Best Compression position. - or - Select the Grayscale Video checkbox. 3. Click OK to apply y our c hanges. Accessing Target Devices You may access one or more target devices within a DS series a[...]

30 DSView Installer/User Guide Figure 3.6: The Remote Session Window Using Privacy mode If a DS user needs to access a port while excluding all others, Privacy mode is used. When a port is selected in Privacy mode, no other DS user in the system may switch to that port. If another DS user initiates a connection to a port in Privacy mode, that user [...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operations 31 Sharing a device session When you attempt to access a port already in use, you will receive a notifica- tion message that the port is in use along with the name of the current DS user(s). At this point, you may request to share access to the port with the cur- rent DS user(s). The DS users that are currently active wi[...]

32 DSView Installer/User Guide 2. Select one of the following from the General tab: • Default System Timeout V alues - The v alue set by an A dminist rator and stored on t he DSA ut h Serv er (default ). • No T imeout - A remot e session will nev er t ime-out due t o inactivit y . • Timeout V alue - A remote session will t ime-out aft er the [...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operations 33 To terminate the current DS user session using the Disconnect command: 1. Select a port in the DSAdmin or DSView Client window and then select File - Disconnect . A message box will appear prompting you t o confi rm the termination of the current DS user connection. 2. Click Disconnect . A message box display s promp[...]

34 DSView Installer/User Guide 3. Do one of the following: • Click On t o turn t he S PC on. • Click Off t o turn t he S PC off. • Click Reb oot to reboot t he S PC and any attac hed serv ers. The S PC device’s On or Off st a t e will remain the same as t he last time t he Pow er St ate dialog box w as ac cessed. 4. Click OK to perform the [...]

Contents 4 Advanced O perations Changing the System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Configuring the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Setting Up a DSAuth Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Altering Settings in DSView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Creating and Using Keyboard [...]

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Chapter 4: Advanced Operations 37 Chapter 4: Advanced Operations Changing the System Settings Depending on the level of security that you require, certain settings may be configured via the use of DSAdmin’s System Settings dialog box. These options may be accessed by selecting Options - System Settings . Changing the remote session window time-ou[...]

38 DSView Installer/User Guide NOTE : When ch anging the locat i on of the Audit log, the Administra tor mu st ma ke sur e that t he ful l pa th chosen e xists , is accessible t o both t he primary and backu p DSAuth Servers and is mapped to the same letter fo r bot h mac hine s . If th e log fi l e is move d to a loc ati on ot her th an th e loc [...]

Chapter 4: Advanced Operations 39 Right- click and selec t Disconnect from the short cut menu. A message box will appear prompting you to disconnec t the local port session. 3. Click Disconnect . Another message box will appear prompting for ve r i fi ca t ion that the c urrent connec tion should be t ermina t ed. 4. Click Ye s to terminate t he l[...]

40 DSView Installer/User Guide 3. Enter t he communit y of the t raps y ou wish t o log in the S N M P Trap Community t ext fi eld. The default communit y is public. 4. In the Delet e logfi les older than text fi eld, specify t he number of da ys to keep the audit log fi le. 5. Spec ify the pathname for t he audit log fi le in t he File Locati[...]

Chapter 4: Advanced Operations 41 3. In the left viewer pane, click on Application Log and then choose Action - Properties from the menu at the top of the window. This will acti- vate the Application Log Properties window. 4. Select Overwrite Events as Needed and click OK . Setting Up a DSAuth Server DSAuth may be installed and configured on multip[...]

42 DSView Installer/User Guide 2. Click on the primary/backup server pair that you wish to use and click OK . If you select the Show on Startup box, you will be prompted to select a server pair every time that you start the machine. To add a backup DSAuth Server: 1. Install the DSAuth software on the PC that is going to be the new backup DSAuth Ser[...]

Chapter 4: Advanced Operations 43 2. Within the dialog box, change the mode of operation to Backup Server and enter the name of the primary DSAuth PC. When prompted, restart the service. 3. From the Start menu, select Settings - Control Panel and double-click on the DS Auth Configuration icon on the backup DSAuth PC. Th e DSAuth Configuration dialo[...]

44 DSView Installer/User Guide 2. Choose a resolution. Your desktop will be resized to the resolution speci- fied. Repeat this command to return to your original resolution. DSView also supports a user-defined default window size that is applied to every software session. To change the default window resolution: 1. From the Node Manager select File[...]

Chapter 4: Advanced Operations 45 used. If you choose to use global macros, a temporary copy of the global macro file will be transferred to DSView from the DSAuth Server. To use local macros, go to the DSView Client Node Manager window and select T ools - K eyboard - Local Macros . T o use global macros, go t o the Node Manager window in the D SV [...]

46 DSView Installer/User Guide Programming a keyboard macro If you require a key sequence that is not pre-programmed into the DS/DSR appliance, you may add a macro by performing the following steps. To add a macro: 1. From the Node Manager window, select Tools - Keyboard - Macros to add a local macro. - or - From the DSAuth window, select Options -[...]

Chapter 4: Advanced Operations 47 The macro will now appear in the macro list and also in the macro com- mands on every DS/DSR appliance’s window. Example: creating a macro where the Ctrl k ey is held while F1 -F2-F3 are typed: 1. Enter a name for the macro. In this case, Ctrl-F1-F2-F3 . Figure 4.2: Entering the Macro Name 2. The Ctrl key is pres[...]

48 DSView Installer/User Guide 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 with F2 and F3 . 6. The last step is to release the Ctrl key. Double-click on Left Ctrl in the middle list. The command Release [Left Ctrl] will appear in the third list. Figure 4.4: The Completed Macro 7. The keystrokes will be listed in correct order in the third list. Click OK to accept the [...]

Chapter 4: Advanced Operations 49 To activate a macro group: 1. Select Keyboard - Toolbar Macro Set from the remote session window. 2. Select the macro group you wish to use. The macros belonging to the group you selected will appear along the top of the remote session window. NOTE : These macros wil l overr ide yo ur def aul t sel ect ions . Chang[...]

50 DSView Installer/User Guide Adjusting Video Parameters In some situations, DS users may wish to view several target devices at the same time on the same screen. In most cases, you will not need to alter the Video Settings from the default. The system will automatically adjust and use the optimal video parameters. DSView performs best when the vi[...]

Chapter 4: Advanced Options 51 Figure 4.6: Video Adjustments Dialog Box Figure 4.7: Video Adjustments Dialog Box (Standard Video Compression) (DSR DVC Upgrade) Modified video settings are written to the target device. Settings are also stored per port/channel session on a system when they are made and saved so they may be used during a non-shared s[...]

52 DSView Installer/User Guide To move the screen to the right, click the Up Arrow on the Left/Right setting. Clicking the Down Arrow moves the image to the left. Similarly, the image may be moved up and down. Moving the mouse into the remote session window will show if the correction is complete. The point (hot spot) of both DSView and the target [...]

Chapter 4: Advanced Options 53 Noise Threshold and Priority Threshold (Standard Video Compression) The Noise Threshold and Priority Threshold values set the minimum levels in terms of changed pixels per thousand that are allowed without updating the video block. The thresholds are described below: • Raising the Noise Threshold will usually make t[...]

54 DSView Installer/User Guide Video scaling At times, a user may connect to a computer running at a higher resolution than that configured at the user’s remote system. When this occurs, the host system will be displayed in a DSView window with scroll bars. The host resolution will remain the same and users may scroll to the areas that fall outsi[...]

Chapter 4: Advanced Options 55 To update fi rmware: 1. Select File - Update Firmware from the DSAdmin main menu. The Appli- ance Firmware Update dialog box appears. 2. In the spaces provided, enter the filename of the update firmware and the IP address of the TFTP server where it is stored. Alternately, you may browse for the file by clicking the [...]

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Contents Appendic e s Appendix A: Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Appendix B: TCP Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Appendix C: Telnet Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Appendix D: Terminal Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Appendix E: Setting SNMP Traps . . . . . . . . .[...]

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Appendices 59 Appendices Appendix A: Technical Support Our Technical Support staff is ready to assist you with any installation or operating issues you encounter with your Avocent product. If an issue should develop, follow the steps below for the fastest possible service: 1. Check t he pertinent sect ion of the manual t o see if the issue may be r[...]

60 DSView Installer/User Guide Appendix B: TCP Ports When the DSView Client is launched, the Node Manager will become active. Node Manager will attempt to establish a Security Support Provider Interface (SSPI) Messenger Class session using TCP/IP over port 2068 to the DSAuth Server (Authentication Service). First, Node Manager will use the current [...]

Appendices 61 After the browse list is returned to Node Manager, the user may double-click on a specific port to initiate a KVM session with that port on the DS appliance. The DSView Client contacts the DSAuth Server, which checks the permissions on the port again. If the logged user has permissions to the port selected, the DSAuth Server will esta[...]

62 DSView Installer/User Guide Figure B.3: DSView Client Establishing a Session with a DS Unit If the DSView user wishes to establish a session with another port on the DS appliance, the same process is used. Avocent Service TCP/IP Port 8 1 91 TCP/IP Port 2068 DSAdmin Client Avocent Service TCP/IP Port 8 1 91 TCP/IP Port 2068 DSAdmin Client TCP/IP [...]

Appendices 63 DSAdmin functions similarly to the DSView Client. It establishes a connec- tion using TCP/IP port 2068, and uses the same process for authentication and return of the browse list. Changes made to the browse list through DSAdmin are transmitted back to the DSAuth Server using TCP/IP port 8190. After the changes are made, DSAdmin refres[...]

64 DSView Installer/User Guide Figure B.6: Full Diagram Avocent Service TCP/IP Port 2068 T CP/IP Port 8 1 92 DSAdmin Client T CP/IP Port 8 1 92 Avocent Service DSAdmin Client T CP/IP Port 8 1 91 Avocent Authentication Service DS Appliance DS Appliance Remote User DSAuth Server DSView Client[...]

Appendices 65 Appendix C: Telnet Operations DSView ships bundled with a built-in proprietary Telnet application that provides features unavailable in many other Telnet programs. These features include configurable session properties tailored for each device, and configu- rable user preferences for all sessions. Additionally, DSView Telnet offers a [...]

66 DSView Installer/User Guide In Plain Text mode, all data is sent unencrypted to the DS appliance. When Plain Text mode is used, any Telnet application that supports VT52, VT100, VT100+, VT102, VT220, VT320 or ASCII terminal emulation may be used to access the DS appliance. In SSL mode, all data sent to the device during the DSView Telnet session[...]

Appendices 67 - or - If the Discover Configured Devices method is used, the security value that is reported by the DS appliance is used. - or - When the Manually Add a Device method is used, a default value of Plain Text is used. If a discrepancy occurs between the configuration of the DS appliance and DSView, the determining factor will be whether[...]

68 DSView Installer/User Guide To open a DSView T elnet session with a target device: 1. In the D SV iew tree view , select a generic device. 2. Selec t Device - T elnet from the menu bar . - or - Click t he La unch T elnet to the selected device ic on in the t oolbar . To close a DSView T elnet session: Selec t Te lnet - Exit from t he menu bar . [...]

Appendices 69 2. In the Caret list , choose Block to display the c ursor as a block or choose Underline to display t he cursor as an underline. The default v alue is Underline. Enabling and disabling the exit warning prompt When the exit warning prompt is enabled, a message appears when you select Telnet - Exit . You may then choose to exit or cont[...]

70 DSView Installer/User Guide Changing the terminal emulation mode You may set the DSView Telnet application to emulate ASCII, VT100, VT100+, VT102, VT52, VT220 or VT320 terminals, depending on the connected device. Appendix D contains encoding and decoding information for each of the termi- nal emulation types. To change the DSView T elnet termin[...]

Appendices 71 3. In the Arrow K ey s list , choose either VT1 00 or ANS I . T he default value is VT1 0 0. Changing the terminal type The terminal type is used during Telnet session negotiation. You may change this value at any time. To change the terminal type: 1. S elec t Options - Session Properties from the menu bar . - or - Click t he Session [...]

72 DSView Installer/User Guide If the New Line Mode - Outbound box is checked, an outbound c arriage return t o the device will always be follo w ed by a linefeed charact er . If not ch ecked, a linefeed is not sent with a c arriage return. T he default value is disabled for in bound and out bound. Enabling and disabling line wrap When line wrap is[...]

Appendices 73 To enable/disable 7 -bit ASCII: 1. S elec t Options - Session Properties from the menu bar . - or - Click t he Session Settings icon in the t oolbar . 2. Click t he T erminal tab. 3. Enable or disa ble t he Strip 8th Bit chec kbo x. The default v alue is disabled. Login scripts The DSView Telnet application has a login scripting funct[...]

74 DSView Installer/User Guide 6. In the S end box, type the Ø-3 2 alphanumeric charact er string t hat y ou wish to send in response t o the Expec t string. S paces are allow ed, and a blank fi eld is v alid. A C R or C R+LF is appended to t he string, based on t he Ne w Line Mode - Out bound setting. 7. Re peat the Expec t and Send ent ries as [...]

Appendices 75 To move up (back) one page in the DSView T elnet history: Select View - Previous Page from the menu bar. - or - Click the left-arrow-and-bar icon in the toolbar. To move down (forward) one page in the DSView T elnet history: Select View - Next Page from the menu bar. - or - Click the right-arrow-and-bar icon in the toolbar. To move ba[...]

76 DSView Installer/User Guide menu, you may execute the macro during a Telnet session either by selecting it from the Macros menu or by pressing the defined hotkey on your keyboard. You may also define one or more macro groups, then add macros to the groups. A macro may belong to more than one macro group; however, a macro does not have to belong [...]

Appendices 77 8. Click the OK button. This returns you to the Macros dialog box, and the newly created macro appears in the Defined Macros table. 9. Click the Close button. To edit an existing macro: 1. Select Macros - Configure from the menu bar. The Macros dialog box appears. 2. Select a macro. Click the Edit button. The Create Macro/Edit Macro d[...]

78 DSView Installer/User Guide To enable a macro group for use during T elnet sessions: 1. Select Options - Session Properties from the menu bar. - or - Click the Session Settings icon in the toolbar. 2. Click the Terminal tab. 3. Select a macro group name from the Macro Groups list, or select All , which will make all macros in all groups availabl[...]

Appendices 79 The default log directory is session-specific, that is, each Telnet session may have its own location for storing logfiles. You may change the name of the file and the location of the directory that stores the logfiles. If you do not change the default directory, logfiles are stored in your home directory. You may view a log file at a[...]

80 DSView Installer/User Guide 3. Enable the Log g ing checkbox. 4. The Default Directory fi eld displays the current default loc ation for logfi les. If that is the desired direc tory , c lick OK . If y ou wish to c hange the default log fi le direct ory , see To change the default log fi le directory. Automatic logging will begin when you ini[...]

Appendices 81 4. Click Lo g t o confi rm the direc tory selec tion and begin logging. - or - Click Cancel t o e xit t he dialog box and cancel t he request to st art logging. When logging begins, the Logging Status label will indicate Logging . To pause logging: Select Options - Logging - Pause from the menu bar. The Logging Status label will chan[...]

82 DSView Installer/User Guide To copy DSView T elnet session history data: 1. S elec t View - History from the menu bar . - or - Click t he History icon in t he toolbar . 2. Selec t Options - Copy Screen from the menu bar . - or - Click t he Copy Screen icon in the t oolbar . The entire contents of the history buffer are copied to the system clipb[...]

Appendices 83 Appendix D: Terminal Emulation This appendix contains information about the keys, sequences, encoding and decoding for the DS Management S oftware terminal emulation modes. Encode refers to how the Client application processes typed keys. Decode refers to how the Client application processes data coming from the target device. VT term[...]

84 DSView Installer/User Guide VT100+ terminal emulation The VT100+ emulation mode provides compatibility with the Microsoft head- less server EMS serial port interface. DSView Telnet VT100+ terminal emula- tion works identically to VT100, with the exception of support for the function keys listed in the following table. VT 1 00+ Function Key Suppo[...]

Appendices 85 VT100 terminal emulation The following table lists the VT100 special key and control ( Ctrl ) key combina- tions and indicates Avocent encoding/decoding support, where Yes = sup- ported and No = not supported. VT 1 00 Special Keys and Control Keys Keys Hex Code Function Mnemonic Encode/Decode Return ØD CR Y es/Y es Linefeed ØA LF Y [...]

86 DSView Installer/User Guide Keys Hex Code Function Mnemonic Encode/Decode Ctrl+U 1 5 NAK Y es/No Ctrl+V 1 6 S YN Y es/No Ctrl+W 1 7 ETB Y es/No Ctrl+X 1 8 CAN Y es/No Ctrl+Y 1 9 EM Y es/No Ctrl+Z 1A SUB Y es/No Ctrl+[ 1B ESC Y es/No Ctrl+ 1C FS Y es/No Ctrl+] 1D GS Y es/No Ctrl+~ 1E RS Y es/No Ctrl+? 1F US Y es/No The following table lists the [...]

Appendices 87 The following table lists the ANSI mode control sequences for VT100 terminal emulation and indicates Avocent encoding/decoding support, where Yes = supported and No = not supported. VT 1 00 ANSI Mode Control Sequences Control Sequence Defi nition Encode/Decode Esc [ Pn; Pn R Cursor Position Report No/No Esc [ Pn D Cursor Backward No/[...]

88 DSView Installer/User Guide Control Sequence Defi nition Encode/Decode Esc D Index No/Y es Esc E Next Line No/Y es Esc M Reverse Index No/Y es Esc c Reset to Initial State No/No Esc [ Ps; Ps;..;Ps 1 Reset Mode No/No Esc ( A Select Character Set GØ U.K. No/No Esc ) A Select Character Set G1 U.K. No/No Esc ( B Select Character Set GØ ASCI I No/[...]

Appendices 89 Control Sequence Defi nition Encode/Decode Esc [ 2 Ø h Modes to Set - New Line No/Y es -> Only supports linefeed/new line column mode wraparound Esc [ 2 Ø l Modes to Reset - Linefeed No/Y es -> Only supports linefeed/new line column mode wraparound Esc [ ? 1 h Modes to Set - Cursor K ey Mode Appl. No/No Esc [ ? 1 l Modes to R[...]

90 DSView Installer/User Guide VT220 terminal emulation The following table lists the keystroke mapping (encoding) for VT220 emulation. V T220 Encoding VT 220 Keyboard PC Keyboard V T220 Keyboard Byte Sequence Delete Delete Øx7F Left Arrow Left Arr ow Esc [ D Right Arrow Right Arrow Esc [ C Up Arrow Up Arr ow Esc [ A Down Arrow Down Arrow Esc [ B [...]

Appendices 91 The following table lists the DSView decoding for VT220 terminal emulation. V T220 Decoding VT 220 Keyboard Function VT220 Keyboard Byte Sequence Index Esc D New Line Esc E Reverse Index Esc M Escape O Esc O Save cursor and attributes Esc 7 Restore cursor and attributes Esc 8 Up Arrow Esc [ A Down Arrow Esc [ B Right Arrow Esc [ C Lef[...]

92 DSView Installer/User Guide VT 220 Keyboard Function VT220 Keyboard Byte Sequence Erase parts of current line Esc [ Pn K Erase parts of current screen Esc [ Pn J Direct Cursor Addressing Esc [ Pn H Direct Cursor Addressing Esc [ Pn f Programmable LEDs Esc [ Pn q Scrolling Region Esc [ Pn r Clear tabs Esc [ Pn g Device status report Esc [ Pn n Wh[...]

Appendices 93 The following table lists the DS Management S oftware decoding for VT52 terminal emulation. V T52 Decoding VT 52 Keyboard Function V T52 Keyboard Byte Sequence Cursor Up Esc A Cursor Down Esc B Cursor Right Esc C Cursor Left Esc D Cursor Home Esc H Reverse Linefeed Esc I Erase to end of screen Esc J Erase to end of line Esc K VT320 te[...]

94 DSView Installer/User Guide VT 320 Keyboard PC Character Sequence V T320 Keyboard Byte Sequence F1 4 Ctrl - F6 Esc [ 2 6 ~ F1 5 Ctrl - F7 Esc [ 2 8 ~ F1 6 Ctrl - F8 Esc [ 2 9 ~ F1 7 Ctrl - F9 Esc [ 3 1 ~ F1 8 Ctrl - F1 0 Esc [ 3 2 ~ F1 9 Ctrl - F1 1 Esc [ 3 3 ~ F20 Ctrl - F1 2 Esc [ 3 4 ~ Insert Insert Esc [ 1 ~ Home Home Esc [ 2 ~ Delete Delete[...]

Appendices 95 VT 320 Keyboard Function VT320 Keyboard Byte Sequence Character Attributes Esc [ m Erase from cursor to end of line Esc [ K Erase from cursor to end of screen Esc [ J Programmable LEDs Esc [ q What are Y ou? Esc [ c Set Mode Esc [ ? Delete 1 Character Esc [ P Insert 1 Line Esc [ L Delete 1 Line Esc [ M Up Arrow Esc O A Down Arrow Esc [...]

96 DSView Installer/User Guide Appendix E: Setting SNMP Traps (Windows NT/ 2000/XP Only) An SNMP (S imple Network Management Protocol) t rap is a notification sent by a DS appliance to a host system indicating that an event has occurred in the DS appliance that may require further attention. SNMP is a protocol used to communicate management informa[...]

Appendices 97 Appendix F: Menus and Commands Pulldown menus The DSAuth, DSView Client and remote session windows each contain a number of commands that may be accessed using the pulldown menus located along the top of the windows. Shortcut menus and commands You may access shortcut menus within the DSAdmin and DSView Client win- dows by selecting a[...]

98 DSView Installer/User Guide DSView Client shortcut menus and commands In the DS topology view, you may right-click on any DS appliance’s name or IP address in the DSView Client window to display a shortcut menu containing three commands: • Reboot • Collapse • Expand In the DS topology view, you may right-click on any port to display a sh[...]

Appendices 99 Previous Page This command moves the cursor back one page in the history file. Next Page This command moves the cursor forward one page in the history file. Go to End This command moves the cursor to the end of the history file. Options menu Preferences When this menu option is selected, a dialog box that displays application preferen[...]

100 DSView Installer/User Guide Appendix G: Glossary DS appliance A network appliance, such as DSR, DS1800 or CPS which is managed by DS Management Software. Target device A server, router or other device that is attached to a DS appliance. DS topology A hierarchy of DS appliances, cascade devices and target devices. DSAuth A central repository for[...]

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