Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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3. Click on the name of a BMC port. The BMC Identity window will open.
4. Click Credentials in the side navigation bar. The BMC Credentials window will open.
5. Type a new username (0-16 characters) and a new password (0-16 characters) that will be used
for communication with the BMC. If these fields are left blank, anonymous authentication will
be used for communication with the BMC.
6. Click Save and then click Close . The Appliance BMC Ports window will open.
To delete BMCs:
NOTE: Users must have Configure Unit Settings rights to delete BMCs. See About Access Rights on page 120.
1. In a Units View window (see Accessing Units View windows on page 88), click on the name of
a DSI5100 appliance. The Unit Overview window will open.
2. Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar, and then click BMCs . The Appliance BMC
Ports window will open.
3. Click the checkbox to the left of the BMCs you want to delete. To select all BMCs on the page,
click the checkbox to the left of Name at the top of the list.
4. Click Delete . A confirmation dialog box will appear.
5. Confirm or cancel the deletion.
Controlling IPMI target device power
You may also create a task to control IPMI target device power; see Task: Sending an IPMI chassis
control command to target devices on page 287.
To control the power of one or more IPMI target devices:
1. In a Units View window containing IPMI target devices (see Accessing Units View windows
on page 88), click the checkboxes next to the IPMI target devices you want to power up, power
down, power cycle or shutdown. To select all units on the page, click the checkbox to the left
of Name at the top of the list.
2. Click Operations , then select IPMI Power On, IPMI Power Off, IPMI Power Cycle or IPMI
Power Shutdown from the drop-down menu.
3. If you are prompted to confirm the action, confirm or cancel the action.
See Multiple unit operations from a Units View window on page 92 for information about
viewing results.
Displaying Sensor Information Using the IPMI Viewer
The IPMI Viewer window is used to graphically display reported sensor information in the
DSView 3 management software. When you click
IPMI Session in a Units View window, the IPMI
Viewer window appears in a separate web browser window.