Avocent AutoView 2000 Installation and maintenance instructions

Installer/User Guide

AutoView®2000

INSTRUCTIONS

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AutoView®2000

Installer/User Guide

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trademarks or registered trademarks of Avocent Corporation.

AutoView is a registered trademark of Cybex Computer

Products Corporation. OSCAR is a registered trademark of Apex

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USA Notification

Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party

responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A

digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a

commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction

manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this

equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the

user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Canadian Notification

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from

digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian

Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les

limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le Règlement

sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le Ministère des Communications du Canada.

Japanese Approvals

Taiwanese Approvals

Agency Approvals UL 60950, CSA C22. 2 No. 60950, EN60950, EN55024, EN 61000-3-3,

FCC CFR 47 part 15A, EN55022, ACA AS/NZS 3548A

Republic of Korea EMI Standard Certificate Number: E-F900-01-2012 (A)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Product Overview

Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2: Installation

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Rack Mounting Your AutoView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing the AutoView 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Setting Up Your AutoView System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 3: Basic Operations

Controlling Your System at the Analog Ports . . . . 17

Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers . . . . . . . . 17

Navigating OSCAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Configuring OSCAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Displaying Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Scanning Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Broadcasting to Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Changing Your Switch Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Appendices

Appendix A: FLASH Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Appendix B: Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . 41

Appendix C: Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Contents

Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Product Overview

Chapter 1: Product Overview 3

Chapter 1: Product Overview

Features and Benefits

The multiuser, 16 port AutoView 2000 integrates Avocent’s field-proven analog

keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) switching technology with advanced cable

management, flexible access for two simultaneous users and a patented, next-

generation user interface. The AutoView 2000 KVM switch conveniently

supports all major server platforms and features powerful on-screen

management for easy system configuration and server selection.

A unique benefit of the AutoView 2000 is the AVRIQ intelligent module. The

AVRIQ module with CAT 5 design dramatically reduces cable clutter, while

providing optimal resolution and video settings. The built-in memory of the

AVRIQ simplifies configuration by assigning and retaining unique server

names and Electronic ID (EID) numbers for each attached server. The AVRIQ

is powered directly from the server and provides Keep Alive™ functionality

even if the AutoView is not powered.

NOTE: Throughout the documentation you will see the word “appliance” used generically to

describe the AutoView 2000 switch.

Figure 1.1: AutoView 2000

AVRIQ intelligent module

AVRIQ modules allow direct KVM connectivity to servers in your AutoView

system. Each AutoView 2000 has 16 Avocent Rack Interface (ARI) ports for

connecting AVRIQ modules.

Utilizing an AVRIQ, you can attach additional switches to expand your

AutoView system. This flexibility allows you to add capacity as your data

center grows.

Multiplatform support

The AVRIQ modules available with the AutoView 2000 support PS/2, Sun and

USB server environments. Using the On-Screen Configuration and Activity

Reporting interface (OSCAR) in conjunction with these modules allows you

to switch easily across platforms.

4AutoView 2000 Installer/User Guide

OSCAR graphical user interface

An AutoView 2000 switch uses OSCAR, which features intuitive menus to

configure your switch system and select computers. Computers can be

identified by unique name, EID or port number, allowing you to assign unique

server names.

Security

OSCAR allows you to protect your system with a screen saver password. After

a user-defined time, the screen saver mode engages and access is prohibited

until the appropriate password is entered to reactivate the system.

Operation modes

The OSCAR user interface provides convenient operation modes for easy

AutoView 2000 system administration. These modes (Broadcast, Scan, Switch

and Share) allow you to manage your switching activities. Chapter 3 explains

these modes in detail.

Video

AutoView 2000 provides optimal resolution for analog VGA, SVGA and XGA

video. Achieve resolutions of up to 1600 x 1200 with a 10 foot cable and up to

800 x 600 with a 50 foot cable. Resolutions will vary depending upon the length

of cable separating your switch and servers.

Plug and Play

The AutoView 2000 also supports Display Data Channel Plug and Play, which

automates configuration of the monitor and is compliant with the VESA

DDC2B standard.

FLASH upgradable

Upgrade your firmware at any time through a simple update utility to ensure

that your AutoView system is always running the most current version

available. Both the AutoView 2000 switch and the AVRIQ modules are FLASH

upgradable. See Appendix A for more information.

Cascading expansion

Each AutoView 2000 switch supports up to 16 directly attached servers and can

conveniently scale to support more. You can expand your system using

cascadable Avocent products such as other AutoViews or Outlook appliances.

This extra “cascade” of units allows you to attach up to 256 servers in one system.

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