Copying and pasting text within the, Connecting directly to ports – Cyclades AlterPath BladeManager User Manual

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Working from a CLI

AlterPath BladeManager Manual

5-3

Copying and Pasting Text within the Console

Applet Window

The APM allows you to copy and paste text within your console (Java applet)
window to facilitate any command line configuration of a device and other
similar operations.

To use the copy & paste feature, right click your mouse.

This invokes a pop-up menu with the following options:

The copy and paste feature follows the standard Windows/GUI convention of
clicking the mouse, dragging it over the text to be copied, releasing the mouse
to capture the entire text, and then positioning your cursor to the desired
destination as you select the Paste option.

Note: Linux browsers do not support the Copy and Paste feature.

Connecting Directly to Ports

It is possible to connect to console ports using the BladeManager as a security
proxy. Using SSH on your workstation, type in:

ssh <user name>:<console name>@<IP address of BladeManager>

page <console name>

display the content of the data buffer file for
the specified console.

searchlog

search the data log files for alarms.

Menu Option

Use this option to:

Copy

Copy text from the applet window or another
source.

Paste

Paste text to the applet window.

Disconnect

Close the applet window and disconnect your
SSH session.

Send Break

Cause an OK prompt to appear on the applet
screen.

Command

Use this command to:

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