Configuring Oscar; Assigning Server Names - Dell PowerEdge 1655MC System Configuration Manual

Configuring OSCAR

You can configure the KVM system from the Setup menu within OSCAR. Click Names
when initially setting up your KVM switch to identify servers by unique names. Select the
other setup features to manage routine tasks for your servers from the OSCAR menu.
To access the Setup menu:
Press <Print Screen> to launch OSCAR.
1
The Main dialog box appears.
Click Setup.
2
The Setup dialog box appears.
Table 1-5 shows the features that you can use to manage server modules. For detailed
information about configuring OSCAR, see the online help.
Ta b l e 1 - 5 . S e t u p Fe a t u r e s t o M a n a g e S e r v e r M o d u l e s
Feature
Menu
Security
Flag
Scan
Names

Assigning Server Names

Use the Names dialog box to identify individual server modules by slot number. The Names
list is always sorted by slot order.
To access the Names dialog box:
Press <Print Screen>.
1
The Main dialog box appears.
Click Setup-Names.
2
The Names dialog box appears.
NOTE: If the server list changes, the mouse cursor turns into an hourglass as the list is
automatically updated. No mouse or keyboard input is accepted until the list update is
complete.
Purpose
Changes the listing between numerically by slot, numerically by
EID, or alphabetically by name.
Sets the security for accessing the modules.
Changes the display, timing color, or location of the status flag.
Sets up a custom scan pattern for server modules.
Identifies server modules by unique names.
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