User guide

Managing remote servers through the Serial Session Viewer 146
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Customize individual server session properties. These settings are server-specific. They can be set
differently for each server.
• Use the logging feature to save session data to a file.
• Copy, paste, and print the screen contents to and from other applications.
Accessing the Serial Session Viewer
1. Click Servers.
2. Double-click the server in the Unit list.
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Select the server, and click Launch Serial Session.
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Right-click the server. Select Launch Serial Session.
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Select the server, and press Enter.
Enable Keep choice as default setting if you want the selection you make to be maintained for
subsequent launch requests during the current HP IP Console Viewer session.
When this checkbox is enabled, the Encryption Method dialog box will not reappear during the
current HP IP Console Viewer session unless login credentials are cleared by selecting Tools>Clear
Login Credentials from the main window. When this checkbox is disabled, the Encryption
Method dialog box appears each time the Serial Session Viewer is launched.
3. Click Yes to launch the Serial Session Viewer using SSH. The Serial Session Viewer launches in a
new window.
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Click No to launch the Serial Session Viewer in plaintext mode. The Serial Session Viewer launches
in a new window.
NOTE: If this is the first unit access of the HP IP Console Viewer session, you might be prompted for a user
name and password. Requests for login credentials during subsequent access attempts are affected by the
credential caching settings. For more information on cached credentials, if you have not previously entered
and cached successfully, refer to "Managing cached credentials (on page 33)."
Choosing an encryption method
When launching a Serial Session Viewer session to a server, the HP IP Console Viewer can use either an
SSH or plaintext (non-encrypted) session, depending on the settings of the serial console switch connected
to the server. The serial console switch can be set to support SSH sessions only, plaintext sessions only, or
both types of sessions at the same time.
When the serial console switch is set to support both types of sessions, the Encryption Method dialog box
appears. You can then use the dialog box to choose whether to use SSH and save your choice for future
Serial Session Viewer sessions.
SSH settings are configured in the Manage Console Switch window. For more information, see
"Configuring session parameters for serial console switches (on page 101)."
To choose an encryption method:
1. Click Servers.
2. Double-click the server in the Unit list.
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Select the server, and click Launch Serial Session.