40
F2 PULL-DOWN MENU TO SELECT A DEVICE PORT, PART 2
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│
SELECT SERVER
│
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│
01 – DEVICE_1 02 - DEVICE_2
│
│
03 - DEVICE_3 04 - DEVICE_4
│
│
05 - 06 -
│
│
07 - 08 -
│
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
To select a device port, the user must type
SELECT
along with a device port
name or number, or select
CONNECT TO SERVER
from the pull down menu, and
then select the device port to be connected. The user must also have permission
to connect to a device port as defined by the system administrator in their user
profile. For example, to connect to a server named Alpha on device port 2, the
user may either type
SELECT Alpha
,
SELECT 2
, or select
CONNECT TO
SERVER
and then select
Alpha
from the next menu that appears. If the system
administrator has determined that the user does not have permission to access a
server, the ConsoleServer 800 will display the message
NO ACCESS TO
DEVICE CHANNEL
, and the connection will not be made.
The user may exit from their current device port first by using the
EXIT
command or selecting
EXIT FROM SERVER
from the pull-down menu to free the
device port for use by other users. A user may not select a server that is already
selected by another user. When a server has been selected, the prompt will
change to show which server has been selected by displaying the user ID, a
dash, and then the server name in the general form
USER_NAME-
SERVER_NAME>
. For example, if the user GEORGE selects Alpha, the prompt
would read
GEORGE-Alpha>
.
When this prompt is displayed, the user is in monitor mode. There is no direct
communication between the user and the server. Any output from the server is
saved to a buffer that may be accessed by the user (see Section 5.10, Using the
Buffer), but the user may issue no commands to the server. If the user desires to
issue commands to the server, they must enter direct mode (see Section 5.9,
Direct Mode).