Figure 193 editing motd for status console – Raritan Computer CC-SG User Manual

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2. Using the Delete and Backspace keys, type a new message in the box provided. For MOTD,

you can enter up to 76 characters.

Figure 193 Editing MOTD for Status Console

3. Click Make Active at the bottom of the screen, or press the TAB key until Make Active is

selected, and then press the SPACEBAR once.

4. The Pre-Login and Message of the Day have three separate buffers or areas:
• Admin Console Screen – starts with a copy of the Active Message buffer and can be edited

by this user/session.

• A System Buffer that holds a prototype or model message and is held across system resets.
• The Active Message buffer (as seen by users when they interact with the system). It is also

persistent across system restarts and reboots.

BUTTON

DESCRIPTION

Clear

Removes all text in the currently displayed Admin Console screen. Has
no effect on the value used by the system.

Load System
Default

Replaces the Admin Console Screen with the contents of the System
Buffer.

Save as Default

Puts the current Admin Console Screen into System Buffer. Has no
effect on the Active Message display.

Make Active

Replaces the current Active Message with the contents of the Admin
Console screen. All new users will see the new message.

Editing Diagnostic Console Configuration
The Diagnostic Console can be accessed via the serial port (COM1), VGA/Keyboard/Mouse
(KVM) port, or from Secure Shell (SSH) clients. For each port type, you can configure whether
or not status or admin logins are allowed, and whether field support can also access Diagnostic
Console from the port. For SSH clients, you can also configure which port number should be used,
as long as no other CC-SG service is using the desired port.

To edit Diagnostic console configuration:

1. Click Operation, Diagnostic Console Config, and then click Diagnostic Console Service.

2. Click or use the TAB key,

↓↑ keys, and Enter keys to determine how you want the

Diagnostic Console configured and accessible. There are three Diagnostic Console Access
mechanisms: Serial Port (COM1), KVM Console, SSH (IP network). The Diagnostic Console

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