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3. Enable mouse and/or keyboard for the servers that are to receive the broadcast commands by selecting the boxes.

or

Press the up or down arrow keys to move the cursor to a target server. Then, press <Alt> <K> to select the keyboard box

and/or <Alt> <M to select the mouse box. Repeat for additional servers.

4. Click OK to save the settings and return to the Setup dialog box.

5. Click or press <Escape> to return to the Main dialog box.

6. Click Commands.

The Commands dialog box is displayed.

7. Click the Broadcast Enable box to activate broadcasting.

The Broadcast Warning dialog box is displayed.

8. Click OK to enable the broadcast. To cancel and return to the Commands dialog box, click or press <Esc>

9. If broadcasting is enabled, type the information and/or perform the mouse movements you want to broadcast from the

management station. Only servers in the list are accessible.

Managing iKVM From CMC

You can do the following:

• View iKVM status and properties

• Update iKVM Firmware

• Enable or disable access to iKVM from front panel

• Enable or disable access to iKVM from the Dell CMC console

Related links

Updating iKVM Firmware

Enabling or Disabling Access to iKVM from Front Panel

Viewing iKVM Information and Health Status

Enabling Access to iKVM from the Dell CMC Console

Enabling or Disabling Access to iKVM from Front Panel

You can enable or disable access to iKVM from the front panel using the CMC Web interface or RACADM.

Enabling or Disabling Access to iKVM From Front Panel Using Web Interface

To enable or disable access to the iKVM from the front panel using the CMC Web interface:

1. In the system tree, go to Chassis Overview → iKVM and click Setup tab.

The iKVM Configuration page displays.

2. To enable, select the Front Panel USB/Video Enabled option. To disable, clear the Front Panel USB/Video Enabled option.

3. Click Apply to save the setting.

Enabling or Disabling Access to iKVM From Front Panel Using RACADM

To enable or disable access to the iKVM from the front panel using RACADM, open a serial/Telnet/SSH text console to CMC, log

in, and type:

racadm config -g cfgKVMInfo -o cfgKVMFrontPanelEnable <value>

where <value> is 1 (enable) or 0 (disable). For more information about the

config

subcommand, see Chassis Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge M1000e RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.

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