Introduction, Navigation and
Commands
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The Cyclades™ ACS 6000 advanced console server is a 1U appliance that serves as a single
point for access and administration of connected devices, such as target device consoles, modems
and power devices. Console servers support secure remote data center management and out-of-
band management of IT assets from any location worldwide.
On console servers, administration can be performed and connected devices can be accessed with
the Command Line Interface (CLI) utility, with the web manager or with DSView
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management software (version 3.5.1 and greater). Multiple users and administrators can be logged
into the console server and connected to ports at the same time.
This guide describes how to access and navigate the CLI utility and how to use it after the
console server has been installed and assigned an IP address. For information on how to install or
operate your console server using the web manager, see the Cyclades ACS 6000
Installation/Administration/User Guide.
The console ports of servers, external modems or power distribution units (PDUs) can be
connected to serial ports on the console server. Supported PDUs include Avocent
PM1000/2000/3000s, Cyclades PM IPDUs, Avocent SPC power devices and Server Technology
CDUs. Either a PDU or an external modem can be connected to the AUX/Modem port if the port
is not factory-configured for an internal modem.
Console server ports are shown in the following figure, and descriptions are listed in Table 1.1.
