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SERVSWITCH™ OCTET INSTALLER/USER GUIDE
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2. Type ddctable ‘[servername]’ default and press Enter to set the Octet server
access module with the specified servername to use the default DDC table.
3. Type
ddctable ‘[servername]’ nVidia
and press
Enter
to set the Octet server
access module with the specified servername to use the nVidia DDC table.
NOTE:
The servername is the name of the Octet server access module and should be entered exactly as it
displays in the target list. Single quotes are required before and after the servername. The following is an
example of the command for a typical configuration DDC table: ddctable ‘Server 43’ nVidia.
4.10 Forcing a Connection to a Target Device
From the user station, you can force any user station in the switching system to connect to
a target device. The host user station sends force connect and disconnect commands.
When using Serial Force mode, the host user station must be connected to the serial
device. The target user station receives the command and force connects to or disconnect
from a target device. Any user station in the switching system, including the host, may act
as the target user station.
You can force a connection using any of the following methods:
• Forcing a connection using the Command Line
• Forcing a connection using Serial Force mode
• Forcing a connection using SNMP
Guidelines
NOTE:
The following guidelines do not apply when forcing a connection using SNMP.
All forced connections are done in Shared mode. For optimum operation of the force
connection feature, observe the following guidelines:
• Both the user entering the command and the user at the target user station must have
rights to the target device.
• All user stations and Octet server access modules must have unique names.
• If the host and target user stations are connected to different Octet switches, the Octet
switching system must be synchronized using the Octoware software.
• (Serial Force mode only) To prevent the host user station from automatically logging
out, the Inactivity Timer Disconnect function must be disabled. See
Persistent mode
on page 71 for more information.
• (Serial Force mode only) If Force User Login is enabled, a user must be logged in.
See
Administering security settings on page 61 for more information.
Force connect and force disconnect commands
The force connect and force disconnect commands contain two user-defined variables: the
[TargetUserStationName] and the [servername]. Single quotes are required before and
after each variable. The following is an example of a force connect command:
fc ‘User
Station 3’ ‘Server 43’
.
• [TargetUserStationName] - the name of the user station that you wish to connect to or
disconnect from the target device.
• To determine the name of the user station, launch the OSD and click the ? tab. Press
the
End
key to view the unit name at the bottom of the screen. When entering a force