User guide

Contents 5
Modifying server names for serial console switches.......................................................................... 131
Resynchronizing the server listing for serial console switches ............................................................. 132
Viewing version parameters for serial console switches .............................................................................. 136
Viewing the Status tab for serial console switches...................................................................................... 137
Using the Tools tab for serial console switches .......................................................................................... 138
Rebooting the serial console switch................................................................................................ 138
Upgrading serial console switch firmware....................................................................................... 139
Managing serial console switch configuration files...........................................................................140
Managing serial console switch user databases .............................................................................. 142
Managing remote servers through the Serial Session Viewer.......................................................... 144
About the Serial Session Viewer.............................................................................................................. 144
Serial Session Viewer window ...................................................................................................... 144
Accessing the Serial Session Viewer .............................................................................................. 146
Closing the Serial Session Viewer.................................................................................................. 147
Customizing preferences ........................................................................................................................ 147
Customizing session properties ............................................................................................................... 148
Terminal session properties........................................................................................................... 148
Login scripts session properties...................................................................................................... 151
Logging session properties............................................................................................................ 152
Using login scripts................................................................................................................................. 152
Changing a default login script ..................................................................................................... 153
Enabling or disabling automatic login ............................................................................................ 154
Enabling or disabling debug mode for login scripts.......................................................................... 155
Using logging....................................................................................................................................... 156
Enable or disabling automatic logging ...........................................................................................157
Changing the default log file directory ........................................................................................... 158
Starting dynamic logging ............................................................................................................. 158
Pausing logging .......................................................................................................................... 159
Resuming logging........................................................................................................................ 159
Stopping logging......................................................................................................................... 159
Moving session data.............................................................................................................................. 159
Copying a session data................................................................................................................ 159
Pasting system clipboard contents.................................................................................................. 159
Printing a session screen............................................................................................................... 160
Using macros for serial console switches .................................................................................................. 160
Grouping macros for serial console switches............................................................................................. 161
Organizing the system .............................................................................................................. 164
Customizing console switch and server properties ..................................................................................... 164
General tab................................................................................................................................ 164
Telnet tab ................................................................................................................................... 166
Network tab ...............................................................................................................................169
iLO tab ...................................................................................................................................... 171
Information tab............................................................................................................................ 171
Connections tab .......................................................................................................................... 173
Customizing options .............................................................................................................................. 174
Creating custom field labels.......................................................................................................... 174
Modifying the selected view on startup........................................................................................... 177
Changing the default browser ....................................................................................................... 177
Using Direct Draw ....................................................................................................................... 177
Assigning units to sites, departments, locations, or folders........................................................................... 177
Deleting and renaming a unit.................................................................................................................. 178
Deleting a unit, site, department, location, or folder ......................................................................... 178