HP 1x1x16 - IP Console Switch KVM, User Manual

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Adding and discovering console switches 33
Managing multiple connections
A server that has connections to more than one console switch managed by the HP IP Console Viewer
usually appears as two different servers in the main window when the console switches are initially
discovered. For example, a server can have a serial console port connected to a serial console switch, in
addition to being connected to a kvm console switch.
You can configure such a server to appear only once, and the main window provides the valid
connection methods for accessing the server (for example, the Launch KVM Session and Launch Serial
Session task buttons). To configure a server to appear only once, the serial console switch port name and
the KVM console switch interface adapter must be set to the same name. You can rename the interface
adapter, or serial port, through the Servers category in the Manage Console Switch window.
To rename an interface adapter through the HP IP Console Viewer:
1.
Access the console switch (" Accessing console switches " on page 36 ).
2.
Select Servers.
3.
Highlight the server in the Servers column that you want to modify. You can modify only one server
at a time.
4.
Click Modify. The Modify dialog box appears with the current name of the server as stored in both
the console switch and the client database (not necessarily the same).
5.
Enter the new name of the server in the New Name: field.
6.
Click OK to change the server name.
7.
Repeat steps 1 through 5 for every server name that you want to change.
8.
Click Apply to save any changes. This process dynamically updates the HP IP Console Viewer
database, the console switch and the interface adapter simultaneously.
To rename the serial ports on the serial console switch through the HP IP Console Viewer:
1.
Access the serial console switch (" Accessing console switches " on page 36 ).
2.
Select Servers.
3.
Select the server in the Servers column that you want to modify. You can modify only one server at a
time.
4.
Click Modify. The Modify dialog box appears with the current name of the server as stored in both
the console switch and the client database (not necessarily the same).
5.
Enter the new name of the server in the New Name: field.
6.
Click OK to change the server name.
7.
Repeat steps 1 through 5 for every server name that you want to change.
8.
Click Apply to save any changes. This process dynamically updates the HP IP Console Viewer
database, the console switch and the interface adapter simultaneously.
To rename the server locally:
1.
Using the serial console switch CLI, issue a Port Set command with the Name parameter. For
example, if you want the server connection to the serial console switch to have the same name as its
KVM console switch connection, change the name using the serial console switch CLI. For more
information on CLI commands, see the documentation included with the serial console server.
2.
Using the KVM console switch OSD, configure the server name with the Names dialog box. For
more information on the OSD, see the user guide included with your KVM console switch.