User guide

Category
Select This: To View This:
Unit View - Appliance -
Properties - Location
Site, department or location
Unit View - Appliance - Appliance
Settings - Versions
Current firmware revision for application, boot and Video FPGA
Unit View - Connections List of the attached devices
Target
Device
Unit View - Target Devices
List of connected target devices, as well as the following information about each device:
Name, Type, Status and Action
Click on one of the target devices to view the following additional information:Name, Type,
EID, available session option and the connection path
You will also be alerted if any of the following fault conditions occur:power supply failure (for MergePoint
Unity switches equipped with dual power supplies), elevated ambient temperature or fan failure. A yellow
triangle with an exclamation point and the name of the failure will appear in the header of each screen. This
notification will appear or disappear only after you refresh the page. You can click on the notification to get
more information.
MergePoint Unity Switch Sessions
From the Active Sessions screen, you can view a list of active sessions and the following information about each
session: Target Device, Owner, Remote Host, Duration and Type.
Launching a session
NOTE: Java 1.5.0_11 or later is required to launch a session when using a Linux or Mac operating system.
To launch a session:
1. From the side navigation bar, select Unit View - Target Devices. A list of available devices will appear.
2. Click the KVM Session or Serial Session link to the right of the desired target device to launch the session.
If the target device is currently in use, users attempting to gain access will be given an opportunity to force a
connection to the device if their preemption level is equal to or higher than the current user’s.
To switch to the active session from the local UI (local users only):
1. From the side navigation bar, select Local Session.
2. Select the Resume Active Session checkbox. The Video Viewer window will appear.
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Press Esc.
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