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Fujitsu Siemens Computers BX600 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Guide BX600 Digital KVM Switch Keyboard/Video/Mouse Switch English...

  • Page 2: Canadian Notification

    USA Notification Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 3 BX600 Digital KVM Switch Edition September 2006...

  • Page 4: Copyright And Trademarks

    DIN EN ISO 9001:2000. Copyright and Trademarks Copyright © 2006 Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH. All rights reserved. Delivery subject to availability; right of technical modifications reserved.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Notational Conventions ... 2 Installation ... 5 Configuring the BX600 Digital KVM Switch ... 5 Setting Up a BX600 Digital KVM Switch in Tiers... 6 2.2.1 Tiering a BX600 Digital KVM Switch from a KVMs3-1621 or KVMs2-0411 Console Switch ... 8 Analog Operation ...
  • Page 6 Mapping a Generic Mass Storage Device ... 32 4.3.1.2 Mapping a CD/DVD Device ... 33 4.3.1.3 Viewing the Mapped Device Status... 33 BX600 Graphical User Interface ... 35 DKVM Blade Folder Contents ... 35 Blade Info ... 35 Network Configuration ... 36 Console Redirection ... 37 Virtual Media ...

  • Page 7: Product Overview

    In addition, through virtual media, you can control your remote servers as if you were physically present. You can also connect cables from the BX600 Digital KVM Switch to a KVM appliance such as the Fujitsu Siemens s3-1621 Console Switch. This capability allows you to create large combinations of servers and switches that you can manage from a common access point or over your IP network.

  • Page 8: Oscar Graphical User Interface

    1.1.3 Control of Virtual Media The BX600 Digital KVM Switch allows you to view, move, or copy data from your client machine to any blade server. This feature enables you to manage remote systems by allowing you to install operating systems, recover hard drives, and back up servers, to name a few examples.
  • Page 9 Product Overview This indicates information, which if not heeded, may jeopardize your Title health, the functioning of your system or the security of your data. This indicates a step that you have to perform. - and • These characters symbolize itemized lists. This indicates user inputs in examples.
  • Page 10 Notational Conventions Product Overview 590-673-501A...

  • Page 11: Installation

    OSCAR interface. Configuring the BX600 Digital KVM Switch Before using the BX600 Digital KVM Switch or configuring it into tiers, you must first set it up for basic use. Figure 2 displays a basic configuration for the BX600 Digital KVM Switch.

  • Page 12: Setting Up A Bx600 Digital Kvm Switch In Tiers

    NOTE: The supported KVM appliances can be: KVMs1-1602, KVMs2-0801, KVMs2-0411 or KVMs3-1621. Tiering is limited to 2 levels: Level 1 is the BX600 Digital KVM switch. Level 2 is any of the KVM appliances mentioned Place the BX600 blade chassis and the KVM appliance in the desired location.
  • Page 13 Installation Setting Up a BX600 Digital KVM Switch in Tiers NOTE: If the KVM appliance is powered on before the BX600 blade chassis, it may result in only 1 blade sever displaying in the KVM appliance interface instead of 10.

  • Page 14: Tiering A Bx600 Digital Kvm Switch From A Kvms3-1621 Or Kvms2-0411 Console Switch

    BX600 Digital KVM Switch is now attached should be expanded to display each of the slot locations of the servers in the BX600 blade chassis. For example, if the BX600 Digital KVM Switch is attached to slot 1, it would now be displayed as 01-01 to 01-10.
  • Page 15 KVM menu. When the local system is set up, you will need to resynchronize the server list in the s3-1621 Console Switch software in order to see the list of BX600 blade chassis server blades. See your s3-1621 Console Switch documentation.
  • Page 16 Tiering a BX600 Digital KVM Switch from a KVMs3-1621 or 590-673-501A...

  • Page 17: Analog Operation

    Use the Main dialog box to view, configure, and control server modules connected to the BX600 Digital KVM Switch. You can view your server modules by name or by slot, but by default, you will see a Name list when you first launch OSCAR.

  • Page 18: Selecting Server Modules

    Table 1: OSCAR Status Symbols 3.2.0.1 Selecting Server Modules When you select a Server Module, the BX600 Digital KVM Switch reconfigures the keyboard and mouse to the proper settings for that Server Module. To select server modules: Double-click the Server Module name or slot number.

  • Page 19: Oscar Navigation Basics

    (Name is depressed), type the first few characters of the name of the Server Module to establish it as unique and press Enter. To switch back to the previous Server Module, press Print Screen then Backspace. OSCAR Navigation Basics Table 2 describes how to use the keyboard and mouse to navigate OSCAR.

  • Page 20: Configuring Oscar

    Table 2: Keyboard and Mouse Navigation (Continued) Configuring OSCAR You can configure your BX600 Digital KVM Switch from the Setup menu within OSCAR. Click Names when initially setting up your BX600 Digital KVM Switch system to identify server modules by unique names. Select the other setup features to manage routine tasks for your server modules from the OSCAR menu.

  • Page 21: Assigning Server Module Names

    The mouse cursor will change into an hourglass during the update and the system will not accept mouse or NOTE: The BX600 Digital KVM Switch stores the Server Module names. If you move a Server Module to a new slot or chassis, the name will not move with it, so the module must be reassigned a name in the new location.

  • Page 22: Changing The Display Behavior

    Changing the Display Behavior Figure 11: Name Modify Dialog Box Type a name in the New Name field. Names of server modules may be up to 15 characters long. Allowable characters include: A-Z, a-z, Ø-9, space and hyphen. Click OK to transfer the new name to the Names dialog box. Your selection is not saved until you click OK in the Names dialog box.

  • Page 23: Controlling The Status Flag

    Print Screen. Entering Ø will instantly launch OSCAR with no delay. Click OK. Setting a time to delay display of OSCAR allows you to complete a soft switch without OSCAR displaying. To perform a soft switch, see “Soft Switching” on page 12.

  • Page 24: Setting Console Security

    3.4.4 Setting Console Security OSCAR enables you to set security on your BX600 Digital KVM Switch console. You can establish a screen saver mode that engages after your console remains unused for a specified delay time. Once engaged, your console will remain locked until you press any key or move the mouse.
  • Page 25 Figure 15: Security Dialog Box To set or change the password: CAUTION: There is no master password. The BX600 appliance must be sent to Fujitsu Siemens in the case of a Single-click and press Enter or double-click in the New text box.
  • Page 26 To enable the screen saver mode with no password protection: CAUTION: There is no master password. The BX600 appliance must be sent to Fujitsu Siemens in the case of a If your console does not require a password to gain access to the Security dialog box, continue to the next step.

  • Page 27: Displaying Version Information

    Press Print Screen. The Main dialog box will appear. Click Commands and then click Display Versions. The Version dialog box appears. The top half of the box lists the subsystem versions in the BX600 Digital KVM Switch. Figure 16: Version Dialog Box Click X or press Escape to close the Version dialog box.
  • Page 28 Scanning Your System Figure 17: Scan Dialog Box The dialog box contains a listing of all the server modules attached to your unit. Click to enable the check box next to the server modules you wish to scan. -or- Double-click on a Server Module's name or slot. -or- Press Alt+ the number of the Server Module you wish to scan.
  • Page 29 Analog Operation Figure 18: Command Dialog Box 3 Select Scan Enable in the Command dialog box. To cancel scan mode: Select a Server Module if OSCAR is open. -or- Move the mouse or press any key on the keyboard if OSCAR is not open. Scanning will stop at the currently selected Server Module.
  • Page 30 Scanning Your System Analog Operation 590-673-501A...

  • Page 31: Digital Operation

    Fujitsu Siemens Management Blade (MMB) Point your browser to the IP address of the MMB to access the BX600 Digital KVM Switch. You may then access the video viewer and manipulate virtual media. Figure 19: Fujitsu Siemens Management Blade (MMB) Home Page To access the Video Viewer application: From your browser, type in the correct URL to bring up the MMB interface.

  • Page 32: Using The Video Viewer

    Using the Video Viewer Click on the plus sign (+) next to the DKVM folder in the left column to display the folder’s contents. On the left side, select Console Redirection. On the right side, select the Server Blade from the drop-down list. Click on Launch.

  • Page 33: Viewer Window Features

    Digital Operation 4.2.2 Viewer Window Features Figure 20: Video Viewer Application 4.2.3 Expanding and Refreshing Your Viewer You can adjust your view of the remote system’s monitor using the buttons at the bottom of the Viewer window. The buttons allow you to set video adjustments, refresh the screen, capture screen images, get help and close the Video Viewer application.

  • Page 34: Adjusting The Viewer Window

    Adjusting the Viewer Window To close the Video Viewer application: Click Close on the viewer toolbar. 4.2.4 Adjusting the Viewer Window You can adjust both the size and quality of the server’s Viewer. You can also expand your Viewer to fit the entire screen or refresh the view at any time. 4.2.5 Adjusting Keyboard Macros Allows you to select and type a number of keystroke combinations that cannot be...

  • Page 35: Manual Video Adjust Dialog Box Options

    Digital Operation 4.2.9 Manual Video Adjust Dialog Box Options Figure 21: Manual Video Adjust Dialog Box A Pixel Sampling Fine Adjustment B Image Capture Horizontal Position C Image Capture Vertical Position D Contrast E Brightness F Pixel Noise Threshold G Automatic Video Adjustment H Refresh Image I Scroll Bar (for active button) J Three Color Video Test Pattern...

  • Page 36: Improving Screen Background Color Display

    Improving Screen Background Color Display condition is minimized by using a black background. If a color background is used, a small number of pixels on the screen will be discolored or white. To minimize remote video pixel discoloration: In the Viewer, click Calibrate. The Auto Video Adjust dialog box appears. Click the Manual Video Adjust button.

  • Page 37: Create Snapshot Images

    Digital Operation Intellipoint Drivers (Only for Windows based Operating Systems): Select Start then select Settings and then select Control Panel. Double-click the Mouse icon. Cycle through the tabs until the pointer speed slider is displayed. Adjust the mouse speed to the exact midpoint of the slider bar. Click Advanced.

  • Page 38: Mapping A Generic Mass Storage Device

    Virtual Media Dialog Box Figure 22: Virtual Media page of the MMB menu To access a server: Click the Select Device drop-down list in the list of servers. Select the server on which you want to attach your virtual media. The launch button will become active.

  • Page 39: Mapping A Cd/Dvd Device

    Digital Operation 4.3.1.2 Mapping a CD/DVD Device The CD/DVD Devices or Filesystem panel allows you to select a CD/DVD device from the attached CD/DVD drives. You can also select the ISO Image option to select a single CD/DVD image file. If you do not want to select either of these options you can select the No CD/DVD option.
  • Page 40 Virtual Media Dialog Box Digital Operation 590-673-501A...

  • Page 41: Bx600 Graphical User Interface

    BX600 Blade Server using a Graphical User Interface (GUI). To access the Fujitsu Siemens Management Blade (MMB) GUI: Point your browser to the IP address of the MMB to access the BX600 Digital KVM Switch. When the Fujitsu Siemens Management Blade GUI is called up, the first screen that appears has a list of folders in the left hand column that consist of the following: •...

  • Page 42: Network Configuration

    Assign an IP address to the BX600 Digital KVM switch by filling in the boxes in the KVM IP Address field. NOTE: The IP address of the BX600 Digital KVM switch must be in the same subnet as the Fujitsu Siemens BX600 Enter the default gateway address by filling in the boxes in the Default Gateway field.

  • Page 43: Console Redirection

    BX600 Graphical User Interface Figure 24: DKVM Network Configuration Page of the MMB Menu Console Redirection The Console Redirection page is the page that you use to launch the Video Viewer application. To redirect the console to a Video Viewer of your selected blade server: Select Console Redirection from inside the DKVM Blade folder in the left column.

  • Page 44: Virtual Media

    Virtual Media Virtual Media The BX600 Digital KVM switch allows you to use media on your local workstation as if it were installed on the remote blade server. This feature is known as virtual media. To launch the Virtual Media Dialog Box: Select Virtual Media from inside the DKVM Blade folder in the left column.

  • Page 45: Appendices

    Appendices Technical Publications Server Module Slots Number Plug and Play Video Resolution Ethernet Port Number Connectors Analog Port Number Type Connectors Table 1: Technical Specifications Minimum Requirements for Video Viewer and Virtual Media Interface Successful operation of the video viewer and the remote client for virtual media requires the following minimum configuration on the client machine: •...

  • Page 46: Oscar Refresh Rates

    OSCAR Refresh Rates • Java JRE version 1.4.2 or later OSCAR Refresh Rates On-Screen Configuration and Activity Reporting interface (OSCAR®) synchronizes to the following refresh rates. Resolution 640 x 480 640 x 480 640 x 480 640 x 480 800 x 600 800 x 600 800 x 600 800 x 600...

  • Page 47: Technical Support

    Appendices Resolution 1600 x 1200 Table 2: Refresh Rates (Continued) Technical Support Our Technical Support staff is ready to assist you with any installation or operating issues you encounter with your Fujitsu Siemens product. If an issue should develop, follow the steps below for the fastest possible service: Check the pertinent section of this manual to see if the issue can be resolved by following the procedures outlined.
  • Page 48 Before you call Appendices 590-673-501A...

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