Avocent 5240 - Manual (Page 28)

16 MergePoint 5224/5240 Service Processor Manager User Guide
When a user connects to any console using the Web Manager, a window running a MindTerm
applet appears with an encrypted SSH connection between the user’s workstation and the console.
MindTerm is an SSH client that includes an integrated xterm/vt100 terminal emulator and runs as a
Java applet within a browser window.
To use MindTerm, the user’s browser must have a Java plug - in enabled, as described in
Requirements for Java Plug-In Availability on page 36.
See MindTerm Applet Reference on page 59 for details about use and configuration and about
hotkeys that can be used during console sessions through the Web Manager.
Accessing the MergePoint 5224/5240 SP Manager Console
Administrators and authorized users can access the MergePoint 5224/5240 SP manager console, in
the following ways:
• Through the DSView 3 management software, if it is being used to manage the SP manager.
• By local logins through the console port: Local administrators or authorized users can access
the command line by logging in through the console port. This requires the user or
administrator to have physical access to a terminal or workstation that is connected to the
MergePoint 5224/5240 SP manager’s console port. The user or administrator logs in through a
terminal or through a terminal emulation program running on a connected workstation.
• By using SSH: Remote administrators and authorized users can access the MergePoint 5224/
5240 SP manager’s command line through an SSH connection between the user’s workstation
and the MergePoint 5224/5240 SP manager. See Using SSH Management Commands on
page 17.
• By clicking Appliance - Connect on the Web Manager: After logging into the Web Manager,
any type of user can access the console by clicking Appliance in the left menu and then
clicking the Connect button.
The following sections describe the menus available to regular users and administrative users
after they log into the MergePoint 5224/5240 SP manager console.
User Shell (rmenush)
The default login shell for non - administrative users is /usr/bin/rmenush. After logging in as
described in Accessing the MergePoint 5224/5240 SP Manager’s Console on page 21, regular
users see the menu options described in the following table. See Accessing Management Features
From the User Shell Menu on page 22 for more details.
Table 1.12: User Shell Default Menu Options
Menu Option Function
Access devices Executes spshell to display a list of devices the user can access. See SP Shell
(spshell) on page 17.