User guide

11
CHAPTER
2
Installation
Installing the DS Management Software Suite
Installation of the DS Management Software suite is comprised of three steps:
• Installing the DSAuth Server
• Installing the DSView management software
• Installing the DSWebview browser-based software
The DS Management Software suite can be installed from the CD or using a self-extracting .zip file
downloaded from the Avocent web site.
The DSAuth Server and DSView management software must be present and configured before
access can be gained.
NOTE: You will need to reboot your system as part of the installation process. This is necessary for Windows to
properly register the new application.
Installing the DSAuth Server
NOTE: The DSAuth Server MUST be installed on a PC running Windows 2000 or Windows XP with Service
Pack 1, or on a PC running Windows NT
®
4.0 Service Pack 4 or later on an NTFS hard drive partition.
The DSAuth Server is a central repository for DS topology information, user permissions and
centralized services such as authentication, access control, audit, appliance monitoring and
DSView management software/appliance and DSWebview Client/appliance updates. DS users can
define a primary and backup DSAuth Server.
The DSView management software can be installed on the same machine as the DSAuth Server, or
on a separate machine. If the DSView management software is installed on a separate machine, it
accesses the DSAuth Server using a network connection.
For more information on how the DS appliances (including CPS serial over IP network appliances
and generic) and DS Management Software communicate with each other, see Appendix B.