User guide

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DSView Management Software
About the DSView Management Software
The DSView software component of the DS Management Software suite works in conjunction with
the DSAuth Server to administer your site and add, manage and authorize proper access to DS
appliances and target devices by users.
An Administrator may modify system settings, manage Global Macros that may be used to perform
actions on target devices and configure and select servers and users that may use LDAP
authentication for an additional level of security. Topology data may also be exported into a comma
separated file.
The DSView management software is also used to access connected servers. When you access a
port, the desktop of the server will appear in a Video Viewer window and you may perform
operations on the target server.
Within the Video Viewer window, a DS user may perform cursor operations, including changing
how the local cursor displays and toggling it on or off. DS users may also create Local Macros for
use on the system running the DSView management software.
Window Features
The DSView management software window consists of a Node Manager that may be used to
access servers and devices attached to the DS appliance/DSR switch. When you launch the
DSView management software, the Node Manager appears. The Node Manager allows you to
view, access and manage all of the supported DS appliances, CPS serial over IP network
appliances, EVR1500 environmental monitor and control appliances and generic appliances in your
data center in a topology or server view.
Double-clicking an item in the Node Manager has the following effect:
• Selecting a DS appliance/DSR switch channel or port launches a Video Viewer window
• Selecting a CPS appliance port launches a Telnet application viewer
• Selecting an EVR1500 environmental monitor launches a web browser
• Selecting a generic appliance executes the command associated with the appliance
NOTE: You must have Administrator privileges to launch a Telnet application viewer from a CPS appliance.