User guide

Chapter 4: Managing Units 213
Viewing active session information
You may view all active connections to target devices in your DSView system using the Active
Sessions window.
Customizing the Active Sessions window
The following field is always displayed in the Active Sessions window:
• Start-Date-Time - Displays the time when the target device session was started.
By default, the following fields display in the Active Sessions window and may be removed using
the Customize link:
• Duration - The length of the DSView session.
• User - The user who initiated the DSView session, which may be a DSView user, a local port
user or a user with a local user account.
• Target Device - The name of the target device being used for the session.
• Type - The type of session, which may be KVM or Serial.
The following fields are not displayed by default, but may be displayed using the Customize link:
• Client - Displays the IP address of the DSView Client computer connected to the session for a
non-proxy connection. The IP address of the DSView proxy will appear in this column for a
proxy connection.
• Connection - Displays the connection path from the target device to the DSR switch or CPS
appliance. See Managing connections to units on page 216 for more information.
• Mode - The mode of the session, which may change during the session. Available modes are:
• Normal - An interactive session that may be shared with other DSView users. When two
or more DSView users are sharing the session, the mode will change to
Sharing Interactive.
• Exclusive - A private session that does not allow sharing by other DSView users.
• Sharing Interactive - A DSView session that is being shared by two or more DSView
users. Interactive DSView users have full control of the video, mouse and keyboard. Pas-
sive users may also share the DSView session, but may only view the DSView session and
have a state of Sharing Passive.
A DSView user may view the usernames of other DSView users sharing the DSView
session if View identity of shared connections is checked in the Video Viewer Session
Properties dialog box or the DSView user is a member of the built-in DSView
Administrators user group. DSView users viewing the session in Stealth mode will not be
listed. If other DSView users disconnect from the session and a single DSView user
remains connected, the mode will change to Normal.
• Sharing Passive - A DSView session that is being shared by two or more DSView users.
Passive users may only view the DSView session. Interactive DSView users may also
share the DSView session, but have full control of the video, mouse and keyboard and
have a state of Sharing Interactive.