Opengear IM4216-2

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Opengear IM4216-2

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IM4216-2 infrastructure manager

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Centralized management gateway providing secure access for local and remote management
A secure manager for hundreds of serial and network connected servers and appliances
Secure in-band and out-of-band access
In built modem for out-of-band dial-in or heart-beat triggered dial-out
Integrates with centralized enterprise management
256MB storage for custom code, logging and local FTP/TFTP storage
Simple browser or command line management interface
Local or remote access to headless servers (LOM, IPMI) and network devices
Power management - remotely turn on, off and reboot equipment via serial, IPMI
Multiplatform - Linux, Windows, Cisco, BSD, UNIX and SUN compatible
Rock solid stability - optimized hardware and robust Linux software
Configurable open source Linux kernel and applications
Automated alerts and alarm management
Console logs maintained and archived off-line for easy problem resolution
Secure, encrypted access to remote systems
Port access can be restricted by password, account or IP address
Multiple levels of filtering and access logging
Unlimited users with multiple users per port
Up to 50 concurrent SSH sessions (SDT tunnels) can be open at the one time
Affordable solution to reducing costly MTTR and MTBF.
Compact solution. 16 serial ports dual ethernet in 1RU rackmount

description

Opengear IM4216-2 infrastructure managers enable IT professionals and network operations center (NOC) staff to securely manage remote computer rooms and data centers from anywhere in the world. Data centers are managed on a day to day basis using in-band protocols and applications over the main production network. In-band tools like Telnet, RDP and VNC and in-band applications like WebEx, GoToMyPC, Nagios and OpenView enable the computers and network devices in the data center to be configured and controlled. However the computer and network devices also have out-of-band access ports so they can still be accessed, reconfigured and recovered in event of failure of the normal in-band management methods (e.g. the operating system crashes or a network connection fails). IT administrators need to use specific out-of-band applications (such as IBM Director and Dell OpenManage) to access the service processors (such as RSA and DRAC) embedded in their servers. They need console access to the operating systems and remote SOL access to the BIOS in these servers. The NOC managers need secure browser and console access to reconfigure their firewalls and routers. They also need to be able to remotely power cycle systems and network devices - using the selection of UPS, IPMI and power strip devices they have deployed. The IT professionals need secure management access to the most remote sites in their distributed enterprise, regardless of state of the processor, operating system or network. And they need this access to be available before the computers have booted, before the networks have become active, and even before the operating system has been provisioned. The IM4216-2 infrastructure manager meets all these needs and more. It provides a reliable gateway from the production network to a management network, enabling local administrators to securely access their infrastructure and to quickly diagnose and fix problems with hardware, firmware, operating system or application software. The IM4216-2 also enables remote administrators to securely access and control devices on the management network and the main production network.

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Data center infrastructure manager Each of the mission-critical servers, switches, routers, power controllers and VoIP gateways in the data center has its own in-band and out-of-band management toolkit. Local and remotely dispersed technical managers (e.g. system administrators, network administrators, applications specialists, service providers and vendor help desks) use these tools and each wants to poke secure holes in the site network security to access the particular devices they control. The IM4216-2 infrastructure manager consolidates this to provide a single point of secure access for all these managers and for all these tools, protocols and management applications. Enterprise policies need flexible yet powerful access control mechanisms. The IM4216-2 restricts access by IP address, password and account - and once a user is authenticated they are further restricted to using nominated services and TCP/UDP ports on the specific devices they have been authorized to access. All in-band and out-of-band management activity is logged and these logs can be archived off line. This advanced auditing and tracking helps the organization conform to mandatory compliance requirements like Sarbanes-Oxley, GLBA and HIPAA. The IM4216-2 provides a centralized management portal providing access and control to 16 serially connected and hundreds of network connected devices; all through a single management gateway. The number of controlled serial devices can also be extended to many hundreds by connecting additional CM4000 console servers to the management network.