User guide

Product overview 9
Viewer, you can easily perform tasks, such as installing and managing KVM console switches, installing
and managing serial console switches, launching a Video Session Viewer to a server or launching a
telnet/SSH session to a server. Built-in groupings, such as Servers, Sites, and Folders, provide an easy
way to view select console switches, serial console switches and servers. You can also create custom
groupings of console switches, serial console switches, and servers by adding folders that store shortcuts.
Additional groupings are provided based on the custom fields that you assign.
From the main window, you can select a server from a Unit list and then click an icon to launch a session
to it. You can also select a console switch and then click an icon to launch management and control
functions.
Video Session Viewer
The Video Session Viewer enables you to control the keyboard, video, and mouse functions of individual
servers. You can also use pre-defined macros for the server.
The Video Session Viewer can be launched to servers on the following console switches:
• HP 2 x 1 x 16 IP Console Switch with Virtual Media [PN: AF601A]
• HP 4 x 1 x 16 IP Console Switch with Virtual Media [PN: AF602A]
• HP 1 x 1 x 16 IP Console Switch [PN: 262585-B21]
• HP 3 x 1 x 16 IP Console Switch [PN: 262586-B21]
•
Console Switch using a CAT5 cable) [PN: AF600A]
•
using a CAT5 cable) [PN: 336044-B21]
•
using a CAT5 cable) [PN: 336045-B21]
• Compaq legacy analog switches (when attached to an interface adapter)
• 1 x 4 [PN: 400336 (-001)(-291)(-B31)]
• 1 x 8 [PN: 400337 (-001)(-291)(-B31)]
• 2 x 8 [PN: 400338 (-001)(-291)(-B31)]
• 2 x 8 (48 VDC) [PN: 400542-B21]
Serial Session Viewer
The Serial Session Viewer enables you to establish serial sessions with individual servers that support
telnet or SSH. You can configure user preferences for all sessions and session properties for each server.
The Serial Session Viewer offers a scripting function for automatic server login and a logging function for
saving session data to a file. The console switch settings indicate whether SSH or plaintext (non-encrypted)
sessions (or both) are allowed.
The Video Session Viewer can be launched to servers on the following serial console switches:
• HP 16-Port Serial Console Server
• HP 48-Port Serial Console Server
Manage Console Switch windows
Each Manage Console Switch window is implemented as a network management module that supports a
console switch. The Manage Console Switch window contains tabs, and each tab represents a top-level
function category for the console switch. For example, the Manage Console Switch window tabs might be
Settings, Status, and Tools. The number and content of tabbed panels differs for each console switch.
HP 2 x 16 Server Console Switch with Virtual Media (when tiered and integrated with an HP IP
HP 1 x 8 Server Console Switch (when tiered and integrated with an HP IP Console Switch
HP 2 x 16 Server Console Switch (when tiered and integrated with an HP IP Console Switch