Cyclades
OnSite KVM-Console Server Appliances for Remote Sites & Branch Offices
Cyclades OnSite KVM-Console
Server Appliances provide both remote sites and branch offices
with a compact, cost-effective solution for managing IT assets. They may
be used to access up to 16 traditional or headless servers, networking
devices, infrastructure components or any other device with a serial console
or KVM port.
Cyclades OnSite Appliance combines the functionality
of Avocents KVM over IP switches with console management features in
a single appliance for effective, consolidated remote management.
Devices connected to the Cyclades
OnSite Appliance can be accessed via dial-up modem to reset or
manage:
when the network is down
• when the network is operational but lacks sufficient bandwidth
for management
• when asset maintenance would interfere with network service
Cyclades
OnSite
KVM-Console Server Appliances
2 year warranty parts & labor
30 day refund policy
FREE SHIPPING with all
Cyclades OnSite KVM-Console Server Appliances
Avocent
Cyclades OnSite Benefits • Leverages embedded Linux technology • Offers a variety of configurations
and remote access paths • Supports SSL/SSH, modem dial back
and server-based authentication schemes (e.g., LDAP, Kerberos) • Integrates disparate management
functions • Eliminates KVM-to-serial adapters
and external power supplies • Includes configuration wizards
and DHCP support
Eliminate site visits to revive IT assets to install software updates
Reduce mean time to recovery (MTTR) significantly and increase asset and
personnel productivity
Achieve console or BIOS-level control over any IT device with a serial
console KVM port
Eliminate separate KVM- or consolespecific management platforms Avocent Cyclades OnSite Applications • Easily access, diagnose and restore IT
assets
• Receive proactive notifications of problems, and manage them before
they become crises
• Perform virtual administration over UNIX-, Linux-, AIX-, Solaris-based
operating systems, Windows platforms and network infrastructure components
Avocent Cyclades OnSite Features
Security • SSHv1 and SSHv2
• Local, RADIUS, TACACS+, LDAP, NIS, NTLM, Active Directory and Kerberos
authentication
• Token-based strong authentication (RSA SecurID)
• Local backup user authentication support
• PAP/CHAP authentication (for dial-up lines)
• Dial-back support
• IP packet and security filtering
• User access lists
• System event syslog
• IPSec support
Console Management
• Sun break-safe (Solaris Ready™ Certified)
• Break-over SSH support
• Windows Server 2003 EMS support
• Offline data buffering – local or remote (NFS/Syslog)
• Time stamp for data buffering
• Unlimited number of simultaneous sessions to serial ports
• Simultaneous access on the same port (port sniffing)
• Event notification (e-mail, pager, SNMP trap) System Management
• Configuration wizard for first time users
• Command line interface (Linux Shell)
• Web Management Interface (HTTP/HTTPS)
• On-screen display for local configuration
• SNMP
• Optional integrated power management with Cyclades PM intelligent
power distribution units (IPDUs)
Server Management via KVM
• Simultaneous access on the same port
• Cyclades OnSite 441, 841, 881, 882 appliances – 1 local and
1 remote user
• Cyclades OnSite 882 appliance – 2 remote users
• Support for VGA resolutions up to 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz
• CAT5-based KVM terminators for PS/2, PC USB and Sun USB keyboard
and mouse interfaces
Upgrades
• Upgrades available via FTP
• Flash upgradeable
• TFTP support for network boot
Additional Protocols Supported
• DHCP for dynamic IP address assignment
• PPP/SLIP for dial-up connections
• NTP for time server synchronization
• RFC2217 support for remote serial port access
