Chapter 6 Usb Profiles; Overview - Raritan Dominion KX II User Manual

Chapter 6

Overview

USB Profiles
In This Chapter
Overview ................................................................................................ 110
CIM Compatibility .................................................................................. 111
Available USB Profiles ........................................................................... 111
Selecting Profiles for a KVM Port .......................................................... 117
To broaden the KX II's compatibility with different KVM target servers,
Raritan provides a standard selection of USB configuration profiles for a
wide range of operating system and BIOS-level server implementations.
The Generic (default) USB profile meets the needs of the vast majority of
deployed KVM target server configurations. Additional profiles are
provided to meet the specific needs of other commonly deployed server
configurations (for example, Linux
number of profiles (designated by platform name and BIOS revision) to
enhance virtual media function compatibility with the target server, for
example, when operating at the BIOS level.
USB profiles are configured on the Device Settings > Port Configuration
> Port page of the KX II Remote and Local Consoles. A device
administrator can configure the port with the profiles that best meet the
needs of the user and the target server configuration.
A user connecting to a KVM target server chooses among these
preselected profiles in the Virtual KVM Client, depending on the
operational state of the KVM target server. For example, if the server is
running and the user wants to use the Windows
would be best to use the Generic profile. But if the user wants to change
settings in the BIOS menu or boot from a virtual media drive, depending
on the target server model, a BIOS profile may be more appropriate.
Should none of the standard USB profiles provided by Raritan work with
a given KVM target, please contact Raritan Technical Support for
assistance.
® ®
and Mac OS X ). There are also a
® operating system, it
110