Digital KVM Switch User Guide

590-673-501A
Contents
1 Product Overview.................................................................................... 1
1.1 Features and Benefits ............................................................................... 1
1.1.1 OSCAR Graphical User Interface.............................................................. 2
1.1.2 Network Connectivity.................................................................................2
1.1.3 Control of Virtual Media............................................................................. 2
1.1.4 Security .....................................................................................................2
1.1.5 Scanning ...................................................................................................2
1.1.6 Identify Server Modules.............................................................................2
1.1.7 Tiering ....................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Notational Conventions ............................................................................. 2
2 Installation ...............................................................................................5
2.1 Configuring the BX600 Digital KVM Switch............................................... 5
2.2 Setting Up a BX600 Digital KVM Switch in Tiers.......................................6
2.2.1 Tiering a BX600 Digital KVM Switch from a KVMs3-1621 or
KVMs2-0411 Console Switch....................................................................8
3 Analog Operation ..................................................................................11
3.1 Controlling Your System.......................................................................... 11
3.2 Viewing and Selecting Slots and Server Modules...................................11
3.2.0.1 Selecting Server Modules .......................................................................12
3.2.0.2 Soft Switching.......................................................................................... 12
3.3 OSCAR Navigation Basics......................................................................13
3.4 Configuring OSCAR ................................................................................ 14
3.4.1 Assigning Server Module Names............................................................15
3.4.2 Changing the Display Behavior ...............................................................16
3.4.3 Controlling the Status Flag...................................................................... 17
3.4.4 Setting Console Security .........................................................................18
3.5 Displaying Version Information................................................................21
3.6 Scanning Your System............................................................................ 21
4 Digital Operation ................................................................................... 25
4.1 Accessing the BX600 Digital KVM Switch through the
Fujitsu Siemens Management Blade (MMB)........................................... 25
4.2 Using the Video Viewer ........................................................................... 26
4.2.1 Interacting With the Server Being Viewed............................................... 26
4.2.2 Viewer Window Features......................................................................... 27
4.2.3 Expanding and Refreshing Your Viewer..................................................27
4.2.4 Adjusting the Viewer Window................................................................. 28
4.2.5 Adjusting Keyboard Macros .................................................................... 28
4.2.6 Setting a Keystroke Prefix....................................................................... 28
4.2.7 Adjusting Mouse Acceleration................................................................. 28
4.2.8 Adjusting the Video Quality ..................................................................... 28
4.2.9 Manual Video Adjust Dialog Box Options................................................ 29