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Chapter 4. OSD Operation
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F5: SKP
Clicking the F5 field or pressing [F5] invokes Skip (SKP) mode. This function
enables you to easily skip backward or forward – switching the console focus
from the currently active computer port to the previous or next accessible one.
Š
The selection of computers available for skip mode switching is made with
the
Scan–Skip mode setting under the F3: SET function (see page 31).
Š
When you are in skip mode:
press [
←
] to skip to the previous accessible port on the list
press [
→ ]
to skip to the next accessible port on the list
press [
↑
] to skip to the next accessible port. If the next accessible port has
cascaded a switch, then it skips to the first accessible port of that switch
press [
↓
] to skip to the previous accessible port. If the previous accessible
port has cascaded a switch, then it skips to the last accessible port of that
switch
Note: When you skip, you only skip to the the previous or next accessible
computer that is in the
Scan–Skip mode selection (page 32).
Š If a port has been selected for Scan–Skip mode, when the focus switches to
that port a left/right triangle symbol appears before its port ID display.
When the port ID with the triangle symbol displays, the background screen
is blank.
Š While skip mode is in effect, the console will not function normally. You
must exit skip mode in order to regain control of the console.
Š When the selected port displays, skip mode is automatically disabled.
Š To exit skip mode, press [Spacebar] or [Esc] .
F6: BRC
F6 is an administrator only function. Clicking the F6 field, or pressing [F6] ,
invokes Broadcast (BRC) mode. When this function is in effect, commands
sent from the console are broadcast to to all available computers on the
installation.
This function is particularly useful for operations that need to be performed on
multiple computers, such as performing a system wide shutdown, installing or
upgrading software, etc.