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ACS 5000 Advanced Console Server
A Complete Console Management Solution
The ACS 5000 advanced console servers offer IT professionals and network
operations center (NOC) personnel the ability to perform secure, remote data center
management and out-of-band management of IT assets from anywhere in the world.
Using a hardened Linux® operating system, ACS 5000 console servers provide
optimal performance, security and reliability. Combined with integrated power
management and using DSView® 3 management software, ACS 5000 console
servers offer centralized management and a secure and consolidated out-of-band
management solution.
Decreased Maintenance Costs and Enhanced Productivity
Available in 4-, 8-, 16-, 32- and 48-port models that fi t in 1U of rack space, ACS
5000 console servers help maximize network and server availability with scalability
and cost-effectiveness.
Security features such as SSH v2, RADIUS authentication, IP fi ltering and user
access lists per port allow data center managers and system administrators the
ability to remotely manage the network and servers with greater control and reliability.
Console management features such as data buffering, direct access methods
to the serial ports (such as TCP port and server name) and event notifi cation
improve monitoring capabilities which allow faster problem solving and higher
network uptime.
ACS 5000 console servers decrease network maintenance costs and help maximize
IT asset productivity while providing scalability, making it the right choice for secure
in-band and out-of-band management for medium to large enterprise data centers.
Applications
• Secure console and power
management
• Server and network management
• Secure access to test and
development lab environments
• Legacy terminal server environments
• Industrial/commercial automation
Benefi ts
• Secure in-band and out-of-band
network remote management
• Integrated centralized
administration – using DSView 3
management software
• Regulatory compliance and easy
troubleshooting – online and off-line
data logging with time stamps
• Power management – integrated
power control
• Easy confi guration and installation –
Auto discovery of host names
• Windows® Server 2003 Emergency
Management Services (EMS)
support
• Clustering – central access to
multiple console servers
• Improved network monitoring
• Rack space savings – 1U form factor
ACS 5048 Advanced Console Server