Cyclades OnSite Branch Office Appliance

Advanced Out-of-Band Management for Branch and Remote Offices

The Cyclades® OnSite branch office appliance provides both remote sites and branch offices with a compact, cost-effective solution for managing IT assets. Unlike competitive offerings, the Cyclades OnSite appliance has been designed specifically for co-located remote KVM and console asset management. It may be used to access up to 16 traditional or headless servers, networking devices, infrastructure components or any other device with a serial console or KVM port. Cyclades OnSite appliance combines the functionality of Avocent’s KVM over IP switches with console management features in a single appliance for effective, consolidated remote management.

Cyclades OnSite appliance's KVM interface uses high performance KVM over IP technology; its console management features include native support for Microsoft® Windows® 2003 EMS protocol, data buffering, event notifications, and direct access to any console ports. Using an onboard Web browser interface, Cyclades OnSite appliance does not require special client software.

Quick Facts

• Leverages embedded Linux technology
• Offers a variety of configurations and remote access paths
• Supports SSL/SSH, modem dial back and server-based authentication schemes (e.g. LDAP, Kerberos)
• Integrates disparate management functions
• Eliminates KVM-to-serial adapters and external power supplies
• Includes configuration wizards and DHCP support

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Features and Benefits

User

• Multiple remote access paths — You can use KVM over IP to access devices or you can dial into a remote server or serial device. Avoids the need for costly visits to branch locations.
• Integrated power management (optional) — You can power cycle remote devices from the on-board web interface.
• On-board Web interface — Provides access to appliances without the need to purchase special client software.
• Single appliance solution — Compact and cost-effective way to eliminate separate KVM- or console-specific management platforms. Also eliminates KVM-to-serial adapters and external power supplies.
• Configuration wizard and DHCP support — Cyclades OnSite is simple to deploy into any IT environment.

Management

• Remote KVM and console asset management — You can access and control up to 8 traditional or headless servers, networking devices, infrastructure components or any other device with a serial console or KVM port. You can also remotely reboot the server to the BIOS level.
• Event notification — Receive proactive notifications of problems, and manage them before they become crises.
• Supports multiple OSs — Perform virtual administration over UNIX-, Linux-, AIX-, Solaris-based operating systems, Windows platforms and network infrastructure components.

Security

• Local login required — Required login at the local port for increased security.
• Secure — Supports SSL/SSH, modem dial-back and server-based authentication schemes (e.g. LDAP, Kerberos)

Technical Specifications

Mechanical	Height		1.75 in. (4.45 cm)
	Width		17 in. (43.18 cm)
	Depth		10.5 in. (26.25 cm)
	Weight		8.5 lbs (3.9 kg)
Environmental	Operating Temp		50°F to 122°F (10°C to 50°C)
	Storage Temp		-40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°C)
	Humidity		5% to 90% non-condensing
Hardware	CPU		PowerPC MPC859 @ 133 MHz
	Memory		128MB SDRAM / 128MB Flash
	Dual PC Card Slots Supporting:		Secondary Ethernet, wireless Ethernet, GSM, CDMA, GPRS, ISDN, fiber optic, data storage
	Interfaces		1 Ethernet 10/100BT on RJ-45 1 RS-232 console on RJ-45 2 RS-232 DTE on RJ-45 for power manager or external modem 1 V.92 internal modem on RJ-11 4 or 8 RS-232 serial ports on DB-9 4 or 8 KVM ports on RJ-45
Power			Universal AC, 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz, 0.7A max.
Certifications			FCC Part 15A EN55022, A (CE) EN55024 EN60950 CSA C-Tick ICES-T03 VCCI