Appendix G. The Kvmadmin Utility - Black Box ServSwitch Wizard DXS Manual

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Appendix G. The KVMADMIN utility

Particularly useful for complex Wizard DXS - Digital configurations and the control of remote installations, KVMADMIN is a
powerful administration tool.
KVMADMIN is based upon the established VNC viewer and uses the same security system. Rather than a graphical interface such
as the standard viewer, KVMADMIN uses command line control to provide the following administration facilities:
• Discover and adjust the Wizard DXS - Digital configuration, including host systems,
• Save and restore the Wizard DXS - Digital configuration,
• Set user names and passwords,
• Download the event log,
The use of KVMADMIN is strictly limited to the 'admin' user and for security purposes it is not possible to retrieve user names or
passwords from the Wizard DXS - Digital.
To use KVMADMIN you require the IP address and admin password of the Wizard DXS - Digital unit. The command line is as
follows:
kvmadmin <command> <ip address> [<parameters>]
where <command> is one of the following:
• -setconfig <config-file>
• -getconfig <config-file>
• -setusers <csv-file>
• -getlog <log-file>
• -gethosts <csv-file>
• -sethosts <csv-file>
• -setmodes <csv-file>
For instance, the command line:
kvmadmin -getconfig kvm1.cfg 192.168.2.1
... downloads the current configuration from the Wizard DXS - Digital unit at the given address and stores it in the local file kvm1.
cfg.
Whereas the command line:
kvmadmin -setusers users.csv 192.168.2.1
... configures the usernames and passwords for the same unit from the local file users.csv.
For more information about KVMADMIN, please refer to the user notes supplied with the utility.
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