Selecting server modules, Soft switching – Fujitsu Siemens Computers BX600 User Manual

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Viewing and Selecting Slots and Server Modules Analog Operation

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3.2.0.1

Selecting Server Modules

When you select a Server Module, the BX600 Digital KVM Switch reconfigures the
keyboard and mouse to the proper settings for that Server Module.

To select server modules:



Double-click the Server Module name or slot number.

-or-

If the display order of your Server Module list is by slot (Slot is depressed), type the
slot number and press Enter.

-or-

If the display order of your Server Module list is by name (Name is depressed), type
the first few letters of the name of the Server Module to establish it as unique, and
press Enter twice.

To select the previous Server Module:



Press Print Screen and then Backspace. This key combination toggles you
between the previous and current connections.

To disconnect the analog user from a Server Module:



Press Print Screen and then Alt + Ø. This leaves you in a free state, with no Server
Module selected. The status flag on your desktop, if active, displays Free.

3.2.0.2

Soft Switching

Soft switching is the ability to switch server modules using a hot key sequence. You can
soft switch to a Server Module by pressing Print Screen and then typing the first few
characters of its name or number. If you have a Delay Time set and you press the key
sequences before that time has elapsed, OSCAR will not display.

To configure OSCAR for soft switching:



Press Print Screen to launch OSCAR. The Main dialog box appears.

Symbol

Description

Server Module is online

PS/2 subsystem firmware is upgrading

Server Module is offline or is not operating properly

User connection

Table 1: OSCAR Status Symbols

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