User guide

Chapter 8: Port Configuration and Port Access Application
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Get Write Access
OnlyAdministratorsandOperatorscangetwriteaccess.Theuserwith
WriteAccesscansendcommandstothetargetdevice.WriteAccesscan
betransferredamongusersworkingintheRaritanSerialConsoleviathe
GetWriteAccesscommand.
ToenableWriteAccess,clickGetWriteAccessontheEmulatormenu.
• Younowha
veWr
iteAccesstothetargetdevice.
• WhenanotheruserassumesWriteAccessfromyou,
 TheRSCdisplaysaredblockbeforeWriteAccessinthestatus
bar.
 AmessagealertingtheuserwhocurrentlyhasWriteAccess
appearstotellthatuserthatanotherus
erhasta
kenoveraccessto
theconsole.
Get Write Lock
Writelockwillpreventotherusersfromtakingthewriteaccesswhileyou
areusingit.
1. Togetwritelock,clickGetWriteLockontheEmulatormenu.
2. IftheGetWriteLockisnotavailable,arequestrejectedmessage
appears.
Write Unlock
TogetWriteUnlock,clickWriteUnlockontheEmulatormenu.
Send Break
SometargetsystemssuchasSunSolarisserversrequirethetransmission
ofanullcharacter(Break)togeneratetheOKprompt.Thisisequivalent
toissuingaSTOP‐AfromtheSunkeyboard.
• OnlyuserswithAdministratorprivilegescansendabreak.
• UserswhoareObserverscannotsendabrea
k.
Tosendanin
tentional“break”toaSunSolarisserver:
1. VerifythatyouhaveWriteAccess.Ifnot,followtheinstructionsin
theprevioussectiontoobtainwriteaccess.
2. ClickSendBreakontheEmulatormenu.
ASendBreakAck(Acknowledgement)pop‐upappears.
3. ClickOK.