Advanced functions of the kvm system, De)activating the maintenance mode, Viewing a list of devices in maintenance mode – Guntermann & Drunck DVICenter DP16 Config Panel User Manual

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Advanced functions of the KVM system

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Advanced functions of the KVM system

Temporarily (de)activating SNMP traps

(Maintenance mode)

By activating the maintenance mode, the user is enabled to deactivate SNMP traps

(see page 53), e.g. for devices that are occupied for reasons of maintenance.

The status messages are displayed again after the maintenance mode has been deac-

tivated.

(De)activating the maintenance mode

How to (de)activate a device’s maintenance mode:

1. Use the tree view to click on

KVM matrix systems > [name] > Matrix switches

.

2. Right-click the device and click on

Maintenance > On

or

Maintenance > Off

in the context menu.

Viewing a list of devices in maintenance mode

How to display the list of devices in maintenance mode:

1. Click on the

System monitoring > Maintenance

folders in the tree view.

The main view lists the respective devices.

Identifying a device by activating the

Identification LED

Some devices provide an Identification LED on the front panel.

Use the web application to switch the device LEDs on or off in order to identify the

devices in a rack, for example.

How to (de)activate the Identification LED of a device:

1. Use the tree view to click on

KVM matrix systems > [name] > Matrix switches

.

2. Right-click the device and click on

Identification LED > On

or

Identification LED > Off

in the context menu.

ADVICE:

The devices in Maintenance mode are always displayed in yellow.

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