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7. Administration
Firmware Upgrade Recovery
In the event of a firmware upgrade failure, or an aborted firmware upgrade, perform a firmware upgrade recovery by doing the following:
1. Power OFF the switch. If it is part of a daisy-chain, disconnect it from the chain.
2. Connect the firmware upgrade cable to the firmware upgrade port.
3. Slide the Firmware Upgrade Recovery Switch to the Recover position.
4. Power the switch back ON and repeat the upgrade procedure.
5. After the switch has been successfully upgraded, power it OFF and then slide the Firmware Upgrade Recovery Switch back to the Normal
position.
6. If the switch is part of a daisy-chain, reconnect it to the daisy-chain.
7. Power the switch back ON.
7.2 OSD Operation
When logging into the KVM switch via web browser, you are first taken to the Web Management Interface, with the Port Access page displayed.
In addition to providing Windows Client and Java Applet applications used in accessing the connected computers, the Web Management
Interface allows administrators to configure the KVM switch, view the log file and manage user accounts. This chapter discusses the different
sections found in the interface and how you can use them to manage the KVM switch.
7.2.1 The OSD Main Page
After logging into the KVM switch, the OSD Main Page appears.
Depending on how you logged into the switch, the interface will vary
slightly. The following section describes the differences between
these interfaces and the icons and functions you will find in them.
Web Browser Main Page
When logging into the KVM switch via web browser, the following
page is displayed.
The following chart describes the components of this page.
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No. Component
Description
The Tab Bar consists of category icons that take you
to the various interfaces used to operate the KVM
switch. The icons that are displayed in the Tab Bar
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Tab Bar
depend on your user type (Super Administrator,
Administrator, User), your permissions and the method
you use to log into the KVM switch.
The Menu Bar consists of sub-categories of the
selected category icon. As with the Tab Bar, the sub-
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Menu Bar
categories that show up in the Menu Bar depend on
your user type and permissions.
The Sidebar displays a Tree Diagram that lists all of
the functions available for the chosen category and
sub-category. Clicking on one of the Sidebar functions
will pull up the corresponding interface in the
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Sidebar
Interactive Display Panel. At the bottom of the
Sidebar is a Filter button that allows you to display
only the parts of the Tree Diagram that you filter for.
(See Filter section under Connections in OSD
Operation for details.)
Clicking on this icon pulls up the KVM switches
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About
firmware version
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Logout
Clicking on this icon logs you out of the KVM switch
When enabled (see User Preferences section under
Welcome
OSD Operation for details), this section of the main
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Message
page will display a welcome message. This is disabled
by default.
Interactive
This is the main work area of the OSD. Different
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Display
interfaces are displayed here depending on your
Panel
category, sub-category and sidebar selections.
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