User's Manual

276 Using the iKVM Module
5 Click Apply to save the setting.
Viewing the iKVM Status and Properties
The local access KVM module for your Dell M1000e server chassis is called
the Avocent
®
Integrated KVM Switch Module, or iKVM. The health status of
the iKVM associated with the chassis can be viewed on the Chassis Properties
Health page under the Chassis Graphics section.
To view health status for the iKVM using Chassis Graphics:
1
Log in to the CMC Web interface.
2 The Chassis Status page is displayed. The right section of Chassis
Graphics
depicts the rear view of the chassis and contains the health status
of the iKVM. iKVM health status is indicated by the color of the iKVM
subgraphic:
• Green - iKVM is present, powered on and communicating with the
CMC; there is no indication of an adverse condition.
• Amber - iKVM is present, but may or may not be powered on, or may
or may not be communicating with the CMC; an adverse condition
may exist.
• Gray - iKVM is present and not powered on. It is not communicating
with the CMC and there is no indication of an adverse condition.
3 Use the cursor to hover over the iKVM subgraphic and a corresponding
text hint or screen tip is displayed. The text hint provides additional
information on that iKVM.
4 The iKVM subgraphic is hyperlinked to the corresponding CMC GUI page
to provide immediate navigation to the
iKVM Status page.
For more information about iKVM, see "Using the iKVM Module" on
page 257.
To view the status of the iKVM using the iKVM Status page:
1
Log in to the CMC Web interface.
2 Select iKVM in the system tree. The iKVM Status page displays.
Table 9-5 provides descriptions of the information provided on the iKVM
Status page.