AlterPath Manager
IT Infrastructure Management » OOBI Management

Cyclades AlterPath Manager is a consolidated out-of-band infrastructure (OOBI) manager for data center management that addresses the need to deploy, manage and connect to out-of-band access devices such as serial console servers, KVM and KVM over IP switches, intelligent power distribution units (IPDUs) and embedded IT infrastructure management agents such as IPMI processors.

The AlterPath Manager provides a single, secure access point that maps the entire out-of-band network and thus allows fast, secure access to IT assets that require maintenance to bring them back into productive operation. In addition, the AlterPath Manager provides centralized console logging and event detection/notification services to ensure operators have immediate access to diagnostic console data when troubleshooting network devices and server problems.

A data center's heterogeneous environment requires access to the out-of-band infrastructure through many different physical interfaces, including RS-232 serial console ports (console servers), KVM ports (KVM and KVM over IP switches), power control ports (IPDUs), and embedded management agents, (IPMI processors), used in rack-mounted servers and blade servers. The AlterPath Manager consolidates and standardizes the authentication, encryption and access control to these systems and provides a consistent interface for system operators and administrators.