Operations; Using The Mergepoint Sp Manager; Mergepoint Sp Manager Web Interface - Avocent MERGEPOINT SP MANAGER Installer/User Manual

Operations

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The operations in this chapter are performed using the MergePoint SP manager web interface. For
instructions on using the MergePoint SP manager with DSView 3 software, please see the
DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide.
When the MergePoint SP manager is selected in the side navigation bar, a line of tabs and sub-
tabs appears in the tab bar. They vary according to the user access level. For users without
administrator access, only the SP, Users and Alerts tabs are available.
• SP: Used to display and manage discovered SPs.
• System: Used to define or change MergePoint SP manager settings.
• Network: Used to configure MergePoint SP manager network settings.
• Users: Used to manage MergePoint SP manager user accounts.
• Alerts: Used to view, query and activate system alerts.
• Accounting Log: Used to view all MergePoint SP manager operations.
• Diagnostic: Used to collect all network packets between an SP and a MergePoint SP
manager for troubleshooting and problem resolution.

Using the MergePoint SP Manager

The operations described in this chapter are performed through the MergePoint SP manager web
interface. For installations involving multiple MergePoint SP managers, the same functions can be
accessed through the DSView 3 software. For information on using the DSView 3 software with
the MergePoint SP manager, please see the DSView 3 software installer/user guide and the online
help for the MergePoint SP manager plug-in.

MergePoint SP manager web interface

You can connect to the MergePoint SP manager web interface using any of the following web
browsers or their later releases: Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later, Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0
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