LAS VEGAS: Avocent Corporation, An IT infrastructure management solution provider, has announced initial integration of its DSView 3 management software platform, used to access and control data center devices, with LANDesk Server Manager, an enterprise software solution used to manage and protect data center and non data center servers. The combination of the two solutions enables comprehensive in-band as well as out-of-band management of servers and related IT infrastructure and ensures optimal server and data center performance and availability.

“This integration is another proof point of the synergies we are achieving through the combination of Avocent and LANDesk technologies. This new capability helps ensure that data centers or server rooms are always on and always fully available – regardless of their location,” said Dave Perry, executive vice president of Avocent. “We will continue to introduce integrated solutions that help our customers reduce operating costs and keep systems available.”

Avocent’s DSView 3 software platform enables secure, centralized management of IT assets in geographically dispersed data centers. The software allows IT administrators to remotely access, monitor and control target devices, such as servers, routers and intelligent power strips, on multiple platforms at numerous locations. Using out-of-band management, the software can be used to reach and restart servers or other devices that are not functioning or responding to in-band commands, regardless of the state of the equipment’s operating system.

LANDesk Server Manager supports rack-mounted and blade servers with low-impact services that let users choose the level of management coverage – from device discovery to extended performance analysis, security and configuration control. It enables enterprises to take inventory, provision, patch, monitor and to instantly assess server health and ensure optimum availability.

“Avocent is the first vendor to offer a combined in-band and out of band solution that helps companies manage their heterogeneous data centers,” said Mr. Perry. “It is well - suited to enterprises with large distributed data centers as well to as medium-sized businesses with fewer servers.”
The new integrated software solution will be available the first week of July.

CIOL Bureau