User guide

Using the OSD
Compaq Server Console Switch User Guide 4-19
COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL
Writer: Amy L. Laffitte File Name: e-ch4 Using the OSD
Codename: Hoosier Part Number: 141555-003 Last Saved On: 8/22/02 12:19 PM
Example 1—User A is accessing computer 2-4 attached to the secondary console
switch at Port 2 on the primary console switch while user B scans computers attached
to the secondary console switch at Port 1 on the primary console switch.
Behavior—Console switch at Port 1 is available to scan; no user is accessing it. Any
key pressed at the keyboard or a mouse click stops the scanning and passes the
keystrokes or mouse movements to the currently selected computer.
Example 2—User A is accessing computer 2-4 while user B scans computer 2-4.
Behavior — WATCH, monitor activities of user A. Cannot use the keyboard or
mouse to pass the keystrokes or mouse movements to the currently selected
computer.
Example 3—User A is accessing computer 2-4 while user B wants to scan computer
2-6.
Behavior—SKIP, because user A occupies the primary port connection at Port 2,
making 2-6 unavailable to user B.
Example 4—User A is accessing computer 2-4 while user B scans computer 3-2.
Behavior—Console switch at port 3 is available to scan; no user is accessing it. Any
key pressed at the keyboard or a mouse click stops the scanning and passes the
keystrokes or mouse movements to the currently selected computer.