User guide

Managing KVM console switches 71
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Click Restore. The Enter Password dialog appears.
5. Enter the password you created when the configuration database was saved.
6. Click OK. The configuration file is written to the console switch. A progress message appears.
When the restore is complete, a confirmation message appears.
7. Click OK to return to the Tools tab.
Managing console switch user databases
User database files contain all the user accounts assigned to a console switch, except for the Override
Admin. You can save user account database files and use them to configure user accounts on multiple
console switches by writing the user account file to the new console switch.
Saving a console switch user database
The Save User Database tool saves this user database from the console switch to a file on the system
running HP IP Console Viewer.
NOTE: You are prompted to enter a password that will be used to encrypt the file. It does not matter if you
are restoring to a different console switch or the same console switch. The password is required to read
(decrypt) the file to be restored.
To save a user database from a console switch to a file:
1. Click Tools.
2. Click Save User Database. The Save User Database dialog box appears.
3. Click Browse, and select a location to save the user database file. The location appears in the
Save to: field.
4. Click Save. The Enter Password dialog box appears.
5. Enter a password in the Password: field and re-enter it in the Verify Password: field. The
configuration file is read from the console switch and saved in the desired location. A progress
window appears. Blank passwords are accepted but not recommended.
6. Click OK. The user database is read from the console switch and saved to a location. A progress
message appears. When the save is complete, a confirmation message appears.
7. Click OK to return to the Tools tab.
Restoring a console switch user database
The Restore User Database tool restores a previously saved user configuration database from the system
running the HP IP Console Viewer to the console switch. The database file can be restored to either the
console switch from which it was saved or to another console switch of the same type. This eliminates the
need to manually configure users on a new console switch.
To restore a user database file to a console switch:
1. Click Tools.