Selecting Servers; Soft Switching - IBM 86495BX Installer And User Manual

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LCM Installer and User Guide
Viewing the status of your LCM system
The status of servers in your system is indicated in the far right column of the
Main dialog box. The following table describes the status symbols.
OSCAR Status Symbols
Symbol Description
CO cable is online.
CO cable is offl ine or is not operating properly.
Connected switch is online.
Connected switch is offl ine or is not operating properly.
CO cable is being upgraded.

Selecting servers

Use the Main dialog box to select servers. When you select a server, the LCM
reconfigures the keyboard and mouse to the proper settings for that server.
To select servers:
Double-click the server name, eID or port number.
-or-
If the display order of your server list is by port (Port button is depressed), type
the port number and press Enter.
-or-
If the display order of your server list is by name or eID number (Name or eID
button is depressed), type the first few characters of the name of the server or
the eID number to establish it as unique and press Enter.
To select the previous server:
Press Print Screen and then Backspace. This key combination toggles you
between the previous and current connections.
To disengage the user from a server:
Press Print Screen and then Alt+Ø. This leaves the user in a free state, with no
server selected. The status flag on your desktop displays Free.

Soft switching

Soft switching is the ability to switch servers using a hotkey sequence. You
can soft switch to a server 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.