User guide

Managing remote servers through the Video Session Viewer 77
Secondary users cannot share your Video Session Viewer session. However, administrators or users with
certain access rights can still terminate your session.
Using digital share mode (HP IP Console Switches with Virtual Media only)
Multiple users can view and interact with a target device using digital share mode. You can let users
share sessions as active users with keyboard and mouse control or as passive users that can view only the
video output.
To configure a console switch to share a Video Session Viewer session:
1. Click Console Switches.
2. Double-click a console switch.
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Select a console switch, and click Manage Console Switch.
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Right-click a console switch, and select Manage Console Switch.
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Select a console switch, and press Enter.
3. Select Settings.
4. Select Network.
5. Select Enable Share Mode in Connection Sharing.
NOTE: You can choose to select Automatic Sharing, which will allow secondary users to automatically
share a KVM session without first requesting permission from the primary user.
To share a connection in digital share mode:
1. Click Servers.
2. Double-click a server.
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Select a server, and click Launch KVM Session.
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Right-click a server, and select Launch KVM Session.
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Select a server, and press Enter.
When another user is viewing this server, a message notifies you that the server is already involved
in a KVM session.
If the server has multiple session types enabled, you are prompted to choose the session type. If
connection sharing is enabled on the console switch and your access rights are sufficient, you are
prompted to either share or preempt the existing session. If the option is available, select Share.
3. Select Yes or OK to save and complete your request.
If Automatic Sharing is not enabled, a share request is sent to the primary user, who can accept or
reject your request and choose Passive mode.
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Select No to cancel the share request.
If the primary user accepts the share request or if Automatic Sharing is enabled, a Video Session Viewer
of the target server sessions open, and the indicator icon displays the session status as active or passive.