Avocent ACS 6000 User Manual

Avocent® Corporation
ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server
Release Notes
Version 2.4.0-11
September 2
nd
, 2011
This document outlines:
1. Update Instructions
2. Appliance Firmware Version and Language Support Information
3. Features/Enhancements
4. Bug Fixes
5. Known Issues
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Update Instructions
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Please refer to the Installation/Administrator/User Guide for detailed instructions to update the
ACS 6000 console server to version 2.4.0.
In order to have all features listed in this release available through DSView™ 3 management
software, DSView™ 3 software version 3.7.1 or later and ACS 6000 console server plug-in version
2.4.0.2 are required.
After the ACS 6000 console server firmware has been upgraded to version 2.4.0, it is mandatory
that the Web browser cache of any system which intends to be connected to the ACS 6000 console
server Web interface is cleared (press Ctrl-F5 from the browser).
ACS 6000 console server firmware version 2.4.0 provides an internal mechanism which preserves
the existing configuration when upgrading from firmware versions 2.2.0. However, it is strongly
recommended that you back-up the system configuration before the firmware version is upgraded.
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Appliance Firmware Version and Language Support Information
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Appliance/Product
Firmware
Type
Version
Filename
Part #
Avocent®Cyclades™
ACS 6000 Console
Server
Opcode
V_2.4.0.11
FL0585-019.bin
FL0585-019.bin.md5
FL0585-019
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Features/Enhancements
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Please refer to the Installation/Administrator/User Guide and/or Command Reference Guide for
details about features supported by the ACS 6000 console server version 2.4.0.
Major feature of the ACS 6000 console sever version 2.4.0-11 include:
1. Apache upgrade from version 2.2.17 to version 2.2.20 because of the following security issues:
CVE-2011-0419 and CVE-2011-3192.

Avocent ACS 6000 Specifications

General

Type	Serial Console Server
Network Interface Count	2
Ports	48 serial ports
Network Interface	Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports
Power Supply	Dual, redundant power supplies
Dimensions	1U rack-mountable
Management	Web-based, CLI, SNMP
Security	SSH, SSL, RADIUS, TACACS+, LDAP
Protocols	SSH, Telnet
Authentication	Local, RADIUS, TACACS+, LDAP
Form Factor	1U rack-mountable