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Number Description
DirectCommand or Native IP connection to the
3
service processor
Connection to the MergePoint SP manager web
4
interface

DirectCommand Sessions

DirectCommand sessions allows transparent access to a service processor through the
MergePoint SP manager's web interface. The DirectCommand Auto Login feature provides a
configurable option to log in automatically to the remote SP management web interface
without needing to enter a username or password. The vKVM interface or vMedia interface
allows you to launch a vKVM or vMedia session on the SP.
NOTE: DirectCommand requires Java SE Runtime Environment version 1.6.0_02 or later. Visit www.sun.com to
download the Java SE Runtime Environment.
A DirectCommand connection builds a set of TCP port forwarding tunnels between a user's
workstation and a service processor managed by the MergePoint SP manager. All TCP packets
that arrive at the user's workstation are forwarded directly to the service processor. The detailed
information for the tunnels can be viewed from the DirectCommmand connection list window.
To use DirectCommand, first set up a DirectCommand connection between the user's
workstation and the service processor to be accessed. Second, use the Browser Session, vKVM
interface or vMedia interface provided by the DirectCommand connection.
NOTE: When you launch a DirectCommand session to a BladeCenter SP, you cannot access the corresponding
blades from the session. However, if a blade server has the ability to communicate with the MergePoint SP
manager and was added as an independent SP, you can launch a separate DirectCommand session to that blade
server. To add a blade server to the appliance, see Adding blade chassis and blades on page 37.
To start a DirectCommand session:
1. In the side navigation bar, click an SP name.
2. Click the System Sessions tab.
3. In the top navigation bar, click Sessions.
4. In the DirectCommand Session panel, click Connect.
If the connection is successful, session links will appear below the connection status. From
these links you can go to the Browser Session interface, Browser Session (Auto Login)
Number Description
7 SP
Native interface, application or command
8
line on the SP