IBM LCM8, Installation And User Manual

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16 Local Console Manager LCM8 and LCM16 Installation and User’s Guide
Viewing and selecting ports and devices
Use the Main dialog box to view, configure, and control devices in the LCM8/LCM16 switching
system. You may view the devices by name, port, or by the unique electronic ID (eID) embedded in
each CO cable. You will see an OSCAR interface-generated port list by default when you first
launch the OSCAR interface.
The Port column indicates the port to which a device is connected.
Selecting a device
Use the Main dialog box to select a device. When you select a device, the LCM8/LCM16 switch
reconfigures the local keyboard and mouse to the settings for the selected device.
To select a device:
Double-click the device name, eID, or port number.
-or-
If the display order of your list is by port (the Port button is depressed), type the port number and
press Enter.
-or-
If the display order of your list is by name or eID (the Name or eID button is depressed), type the
first few letters of the name of the device or the eID number to establish it as unique and press
Enter.
Table 3.1: Main dialog box functions
Button Function
Clear Clear all offline CO cables.
Disconnect Disconnect the KVM session.
Setup Access the Setup dialog box and configure the OSCAR interface.
Commands Access the Commands dialog box.
Name Name of device.
eID Unique electronic ID in a module.
Port The port to which a device is connected.
VMedia Control virtual media connection.