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Viewing Server Status
The right columns of the Main dialog box indicates the server status in the chassis. The following table describe the
status symbols.
Table 33. OSCAR Interface Status Symbols
Symbols
Selecting Servers
Use the Main dialog box to select the servers. When you select a server, the iKVM reconfigures the keyboard and
mouse to the proper settings for that server.
• To select servers, do one of the following:
– Double-click the server name or the slot number.
– If the display order of your server list is by slot (that is, the Slot button is depressed), type the slot
number and press <Enter>.
– If the display order of your server list is by name (that is, the Name button is depressed), type the first
few characters of the server name, establish it as unique, and press <Enter> twice.
• To select the previous server, press <Print Screen> and then <Backspace>. This key combination toggles
between the previous and current connections.
• To disconnect the user from a server, do one of the following:
– Press <Print Screen> to access OSCAR and then click Disconnect.
– Press <Print Screen> and then <Alt> <0>. This leaves you in a free state, with no server selected. The
status flag on your desktop, if active, displays Free. See Setting Status Flag Display
Soft Switching
Soft switching is switching between servers using a hotkey sequence. Press <Print Screen> to soft switch to a server
and then type the first few characters of its name or number. If you have previously set a delay time (the number of
seconds before the Main dialog box is displayed after <Print Screen> is pressed) and if you press the key sequences
before that time has elapsed, the OSCAR interface does not display.
Related Links
Configuring Soft Switching
Soft Switching to a Server
Configuring Soft Switching
To configure OSCAR for soft switching:
1. Press <Print Screen> to launch the OSCAR interface.
Description
Server is online.
Server is offline or absent from chassis.
Server is not available.
Server is being accessed by the user channel indicated by the
letter:
• A=rear panel
• B=front panel
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