Dell PowerEdge 180AS User Manual page 83

Table 4-4. Preemption Scenarios
Current User
Remote Administrator
Local User
Local User
Preemption of a Remote User by a Remote Administrator
If a remote administrator attempts to access a server that is being accessed by
a remote user, a message appears asking that the administrator wait while the
user is informed that they will be preempted. The remote user cannot reject
the preemption request and will be disconnected. The time period given
before disconnection is defined by the Video session preemption timeout
setting in the Session dialog box.
NOTE:
No time period will be displayed in cases where the server being viewed is
attached to an Avocent switch.
Preemption of a Local User/Remote Administrator by a Remote Administrator
If an administrator attempts to access a server that is being accessed by the
local user or by another remote administrator with equal privileges, the
currently connected user can accept or reject the preemption request. A
message appears asking the connected local user or remote administrator
whether they want to accept the preemption request. If the preemption
request is rejected a message appears informing the remote administrator that
their request has been rejected and that they cannot access the server.
NOTE:
If the server being viewed is attached to an Avocent switch, the user is not
given the option to accept or reject preemption.
NOTE:
In scenarios where a preemption request can be rejected, the Session
Preemption Request dialog box will appear. This dialog allows you to accept the
preemption request by clicking the Accept button or to reject the preemption
request by clicking the Reject button or by closing the dialog box.
To preempt the current user, complete the following steps:
1 Click the Devices button in the Explorer.
2 Complete one of the following steps:
Preempted by
Remote Console Switch
Administrator
Remote Administrator
Remote Console Switch
Administrator
Preemption can be rejected
No
Yes
Yes
Using the Viewer
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