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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 1

What's New in Help ........................................................................................................................ 1

Package Contents .......................................................................................................................... 2

KX III Device Photos and Features ................................................................................................ 2

Hardware ............................................................................................................................. 2

Software ............................................................................................................................... 3

Dominion KX3-832............................................................................................................... 4

Dominion KX3-864............................................................................................................... 6

Supported Users and Ports per Model ................................................................................ 7

KX III Remote and Local Console Interfaces ................................................................................. 7

KX III KVM Client Applications ....................................................................................................... 7

KX III Online Help .......................................................................................................................... 8

Chapter 2 Getting Started

Install and Configure KX III ............................................................................................................ 9

Allow Pop-Ups ............................................................................................................................... 9

Security Warnings and Validation Messages ................................................................................ 9

Java Validation and Access Warning .................................................................................. 9

Additional Security Warnings ............................................................................................. 10

Installing a Certificate................................................................................................................... 10

Example 1: Import the Certificate into the Browser ........................................................... 11

Example 2: Add the KX III to Trusted Sites and Import the Certificate ............................. 13

Logging In to the KX III ................................................................................................................ 14

Chapter 3 KX III Interface and Navigation

Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 16

KX III Remote Console Interface ................................................................................................. 16

Port Access Page (Remote Console Display) ................................................................... 17

Port Action Menu ............................................................................................................... 20

Left Panel ........................................................................................................................... 23

KX III Console Navigation .................................................................................................. 25

Summary of Contents for dominion kx III

Page 2: ...adio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential environment may cause harmful interference VCCI Information Japan Raritan is not responsible for damage to this product resulting from accident disaster misuse abuse non Raritan modification of the product or other events outside of Raritan s reasonable control or not arising under normal operating conditions If a power cable is incl...

Page 3: ...rted 9 Install and Configure KX III 9 Allow Pop Ups 9 Security Warnings and Validation Messages 9 Java Validation and Access Warning 9 Additional Security Warnings 10 Installing a Certificate 10 Example 1 Import the Certificate into the Browser 11 Example 2 Add the KX III to Trusted Sites and Import the Certificate 13 Logging In to the KX III 14 Chapter 3 KX III Interface and Navigation 16 Overvie...

Page 4: ...f and Cycling Power 46 USB Profiles 47 Overview 47 CIM Compatibility 48 Available USB Profiles 48 Selecting Profiles for a KVM Port 54 User Management 54 User Groups 54 Users 62 Authentication Settings 66 Changing a Password 78 Device Management 79 Network Settings 79 Configuring Ports 84 Device Services 122 Power Supply Setup 142 Connect and Disconnect Scripts 144 Port Group Management 149 Changi...

Page 5: ...Dual Video Support 200 Dual Port Video Group Usability Notes 200 Permissions and Dual Video Port Group Access 201 Example Dual Port Video Group Configuration 202 Dual Port Video Configuration Steps 203 Raritan Client Navigation when Using Dual Video Port Groups 206 Direct Port Access and Dual Port Video Groups 207 Dual Port Video Groups Displayed on the Ports Page 207 Updating the LDAP Schema 207 ...

Page 6: ...iew Status Bar 241 Scaling 242 Full Screen Mode 242 Virtual Media 243 Prerequisites for Using Virtual Media 243 Mounting Local Drives 244 Supported Tasks Via Virtual Media 244 Supported Virtual Media Types 245 Supported Virtual Media Operating Systems 245 Number of Supported Virtual Media Drives 246 Connecting and Disconnecting from Virtual Media 246 Virtual Media in a Windows XP Environment 248 V...

Page 7: ... 262 AKC Supported Microsoft NET Framework 263 AKC Supported Operating Systems 263 AKC Supported Browsers 264 Prerequisites for Using AKC 264 Allow Cookies 264 Include KX III IP Address in Trusted Sites Zone 264 Disable Protected Mode 264 Enable AKC Download Server Certificate Validation 264 Chapter 7 KX III Local Console KX III End User Help 265 Overview 265 Accessing a Target Server 265 Local Co...

Page 8: ...III 288 Appendix C Managing KX III in dcTrack 289 Overview 289 Locate Space in a Cabinet for the KX III 290 Add KX III Devices to dcTrack 291 Manually Add a KX III to dcTrack 291 Import KX III Devices into dcTrack 292 Clone Existing KX III Devices 292 Build Data and Power Circuits for the KX III 293 Submit an Add Item Request for the KX III 293 Manage the KX III Work Order 293 Visualize the KX III...

Page 9: ...9 Events Captured in the Audit Log and Syslog 320 Appendix E Informational Notes 321 Overview 321 Java Runtime Environment JRE Notes 321 Disable Java Caching and Clear the Java Cache 321 Java Not Loading Properly on Mac 322 IPv6 Support Notes 323 Operating System IPv6 Support Notes 323 AKC Download Server Certification Validation IPv6 Support Notes 323 Dual Stack Login Performance Issues 324 CIM N...

Page 10: ...vers 335 Mac Keyboard Keys Not Supported for Remote Access 335 Mouse Notes 335 Mouse Pointer Synchronization Fedora 335 Single Mouse Mode when Connecting to a Target Under CC SG Control 336 Audio 336 Audio Playback and Capture Issues 336 Audio in a Linux Environment 337 Audio in a Windows Environment 337 Smart Card Notes 337 Virtual KVM Client VKC Smart Card Connections to Fedora Servers 337 CC SG...

Page 11: ... Servers 352 Installation 354 Local Port KX IIII 356 Extended Local Port 357 Dual Power Supplies 358 Intelligent Power Distribution Unit PDU Control 358 Ethernet and IP Networking 359 Local Port Consolidation Tiering and Cascading 361 Computer Interface Modules CIMs 363 Security 364 Smart Cards and CAC Authentication 366 Manageability 367 Documentation and Support 368 Miscellaneous 369 Index 371 ...

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Page 13: ...mart card CAC blade server support and mobile access Deploy KX III individually or with Raritan s CommandCenter Secure Gateway CC SG What s New in Help KX III supports DVI video monitors Also added for this release Ability to extend the KX III s reach by connecting to Raritan s Cat5 Reach DVI see Connecting a KX III and Cat5 Reach DVI Provide Extended Local Port Functionality on page 278 Changes t...

Page 14: ...ords 1 Set of 4 rubber feet for desktop use 1 Application note 1 Warranty card KX III Device Photos and Features Hardware Integrated KVM over IP remote access 1U or 2U rack mountable brackets included Dual power supplies with failover autoswitching power supply with power failure warning Support for the following CIMs For virtual media and Absolute Mouse Synchronization use one of the following CI...

Page 15: ...se ports One front and three back panel USB ports for supported USB devices Fully concurrent local and remote user access Local graphical user interface GUI for administration Centralized access security Integrated power control LED indicators for dual power status network activity and remote user status Hardware Reset button Note Release KX III 3 0 0 does not provide modem support but will in a f...

Page 16: ... video and virtual media LDAP Active Directory RADIUS or internal authentication and authorization DHCP or fixed IP addressing Smart card CAC authentication SNMP SNMP3 and Syslog management IPv4 and IPv6 support Power control associated directly with servers to prevent mistakes Integration with Raritan s CommandCenter Secure Gateway CC SG management unit CC Unmanage feature to remove device from C...

Page 17: ...Diagram key Dual Power AC 100V 240V Local USB Ports DVI D Port 32 KVM Ports UTP Cabling Cat5 5e 6 Dual 10 100 1000 Ethernet Access Tier Port Note Release KX III 3 0 0 does not provide modem support but will in a future release ...

Page 18: ...r 1 Introduction 6 Dominion KX3 864 KX3 864 Photos KX3 864 Features Diagram key Dual Power AC 100V 240V Local USB Ports DVI D Port 64 KVM Ports UTP Cabling Cat5 5e 6 Dual 10 100 1000 Ethernet Access Tier Port ...

Page 19: ...Remote and Local Console Interfaces Use the Remote Console interface to configure and manage the KX III over a network connection The Local Console interface provides access to the KX III while at the rack See KX III Remote Console Interface on page 16 and KX III Local Console Interface on page 26 respectively KX III KVM Client Applications KX III works with the Virtual KVM Client VKC and the Acti...

Page 20: ...online help Online help is accompanied by the KX III Quick Setup Guide which can be found on the Raritan Firmware Upgrades and Documentation page of Raritan s website http www raritan com support firmware and documentation The Firmware Upgrades and Documentation page also contains a PDF version of the end user sections of online help including KVM Client help Local Console Help Remote Console Help...

Page 21: ...ch the KX III Remote Console Security Warnings and Validation Messages When logging in to KX III security warnings and application validation message may appear These include Java security warnings and requests to validate KX III See Java Validation and Access Warning on page 9 and Installing a Certificate on page 10 Additional security warnings based on your browser and security settings See Addi...

Page 22: ...g Always trust content from this publisher Installing a Certificate You may be prompted by the browser to accept and validate the KX III s SSL certificate Depending on your browser and security settings additional security warnings may be displayed when you log in to KX III It is necessary to accept these warnings to launch the KX III Remote Console For more information see Security Warnings and V...

Page 23: ...Open an IE browser then log in to KX III Click More Information on the first Java security warning Click View Certificate Details on the More Information dialog You are prompted to install the certificate Follow the wizard steps Note If you are not prompted by the browser manually select Tools Internet Options to open the Internet Options dialog ...

Page 24: ...ou through each step File to Import Browse to locate the Certificate Certificate Store Select the location to store the Certificate Click Finish on the last step of the Wizard The Certificate is imported Close the success message Click OK on the Internet Options dialog to apply the changes then close and reopen the browser ...

Page 25: ...rowser then select Tools Internet Options to open the Internet Options dialog Click the Security tab Click on Trusted Sites Disable Protected Mode and accept any warnings Click Sites to open the Trusted Sites dialog Enter the KX III URL then click Add Deselect server verification for the zone if applicable Click Close Click OK on the Internet Options dialog to apply the changes then close and reop...

Page 26: ...n page 11 Logging In to the KX III Log in to your KX III Remote Console from any workstation with network connectivity that has Microsoft NET and or Java Runtime Environment installed Logging in and using KX III requires you to allow pop ups For information on security warnings and validation messages and steps to reduce or eliminate them see Security Warnings and Validation Messages on page 9 To ...

Page 27: ...igned to your KX III You can also use HTTPS or the DNS name of the KX III assigned by your administrator if applicable You are always redirected to the IP address from HTTP to HTTPS 3 Enter your username and password then click Login 4 Accept the user agreement if applicable 5 If security warnings appear accept and or allow access ...

Page 28: ...ts connected to the KX III and to remotely administer the KX III The KX III Remote Console provides a digital connection to your connected KVM target servers When you log into a KVM target server using the KX III Remote Console a Virtual KVM Client window opens There are many similarities among the KX III Local Console and the KX III Remote Console graphical user interfaces and where there are dif...

Page 29: ...III physical port Four tabs are provided on the page allowing you to view by port view by group view by search and scan ports You can sort by Port Number Port Name Status Up and Down and Availability Idle Connected Busy Unavailable and Connecting by clicking on the column heading Use the Set Scan tab to scan for up to 32 targets that are connected to the KX III See Scanning Ports Remote Console Ti...

Page 30: ...y ports that are a part of the port group appear on the Port Access page as Dual Port P and Dual Port S respectively For example if the CIM type is DCIM DCIM Dual Port P is displayed When you access a dual port video group from the remote client you connect to the primary port which opens a KVM connection window to both the primary and secondary ports of the dual port group Note The dual video pri...

Page 31: ...groups View by Search Tab The View by Search tab allows you to search by port name The search feature supports the use of an asterisk as a wildcard and full and partial names Set Scan Tab The port scanning feature is accessed from the Set Scan tab on the Port Access page The feature allows you to define a set of targets to be scanned Thumbnail views of the scanned targets are also available Select...

Page 32: ...menu Connect Connect Creates a new connection to the target server For the KX III Remote Console a new Virtual KVM Client page appears For the KX III Local Console the display switches to the target server and switches away from the local user interface On the local port the KX III Local Console interface must be visible in order to perform the switch Hot key switching is also available from the l...

Page 33: ...s menu item is available only for KVM targets and only when a Virtual KVM Client is opened Note This menu item is not available on the KX III Local Console Disconnect Disconnect Disconnects this port and closes the Virtual KVM Client page for this target server This menu item is available only when the port status is up and connected or up and busy ...

Page 34: ... target and when the user has permission to operate this service Power Off Power Off Powers off the target server through the associated outlets This option is visible only when there are one or more power associations to the target when the target power is on port status is up and when user has permission to operate this service Power Cycle Power Cycle Power cycles the target server through the a...

Page 35: ...tive If idle the application tracks and displays the time the session has been idle Always Your IP The IP address used to access the KX III Always Last Login The last login date and time Always Under CC SG Management The IP address of the CC SG device managing the KX III When the KX III is being managed by CC SG Device Information Information specific to the KX III you are using Always Device Name...

Page 36: ...ing a tiering configuration this indicates if the KX III you are accessing is the base device or a tiered device When the KX III is part of a tiered configuration Port States The statuses of the ports being used by the KX III Always Connect Users The users identified by their username and IP address who are currently connected to the KX III Always Online Help Links to online help Always Favorite D...

Page 37: ...the blue arrow again to expand it KX III Console Navigation The KX III Console interfaces provide many methods for navigation and making your selections To select an option use any of the following Click on a tab A page of available options appears Hover over a tab and select the appropriate option from the menu Click the option directly from the menu hierarchy displayed breadcrumbs To scroll thro...

Page 38: ...rface There are many similarities among the KX III Local Console and the KX III Remote Console graphical user interfaces Where there are differences they are noted in the help For details on using the Local Console see KX III Local Console KX III End User Help on page 265 ...

Page 39: ...ormed by KX III application administrators such as installing and configuring KX III managing user groups and users managing security and so on Administrator functions are typically performed in the KX III Remote Console and or from the Local Console Functions typically performed by end users using the Virtual KVM Client or Active KVM Client and some functions performed from the Remote Console or ...

Page 40: ... in a standard 19 equipment rack Note The Raritan device depicted in the rack mounting diagrams is for example purposes only and may not depict your device The mounting instructions are specific to your device Forward Mount The steps correspond to the numbers shown in the front rackmount diagrams 1 Secure the cable support bar to the back end of the side brackets using two of the included screws 2...

Page 41: ...de brackets with its rear panel facing the cable support bar until its front panel is flush with the back edges of the side brackets 3 Secure the KX III to the side brackets using the remaining included screws three on each side 4 Mount the entire assembly in your rack and secure the side brackets ears to the rack s front rails with your own screws bolts cage nuts and so on 5 When connecting cable...

Page 42: ...000 Allow network and firewall communication on TCP Port 5000 to enable remote access to the KX III Alternatively configure the KX III to use a different TCP port then allow communication on that port TCP Port 443 Allow access to TCP Port 443 Standard HTTPS so you can access KX III via a web browser TCP Port 80 Allow access to TCP Port 80 Standard HTTP to enable automatic redirection of HTTP reque...

Page 43: ...upported on servers with USB ports and is the default mode for Virtual Media CIMs Absolute Mouse Synchronization requires the use of a virtual media CIM D2CIM VUSB D2CIM DVUSB D2CIM DVUSB DVI D2CIM DVUSB HDMI D2CIM DVUSB DP Additional Supported Mouse Settings These settings are configured on your target operating system unless otherwise indicated Mouse Settings Following are the mouse settings for...

Page 44: ...cking Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2008 Mouse Settings Configure these mouse settings in Windows XP Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 Configure the Motion settings Set the mouse motion speed setting to exactly the middle speed Disable the Enhance pointer precision option Disable the Snap To option Disable transition effects Deselect the Use the following transition effect for menus and tooltips opt...

Page 45: ...ick on the target name to open the Port page 4 Expand Select USB Profiles for Port section 5 Select Mac OS X 10 4 9 and later from the Available box then click Add to add it to the Selected box 6 Click on Mac OS X 10 4 9 and later in the Selected box This automatically adds it to the Preferred Profile drop down 7 Select Mac OS X 10 4 9 and later from the Preferred Profile drop down then check the ...

Page 46: ...o the KX III and plug it into an AC power outlet 2 For dual power failover protection attach the second included AC power cord to the KX III and plug it into a different power source than the first power cord LED Statuses During KX III Boot Up When you boot up the KX III the LED lights behave as follows When first powered up All Channel LEDs are on The Power LED is off At the boot phase All Channe...

Page 47: ...tomatic Failover on the KX III Network Configuration page C Local User Port Local Console To connect the keyboard and mouse Connect a USB keyboard and mouse to the respective Local User ports on the back of the KX III Use the KX III Local User port for administrative and target server access at the rack via a graphical user interface The Local User port is required for installation and setup but i...

Page 48: ...ot included with the KX III Contact Raritan Sales for information E Connect Target Servers to the KX III To connect a target server to the KX III 1 Connect the keyboard mouse and video plugs on the CIM to the corresponding ports on the target server 2 Connect the CIM to an available target server port on the back of the KX III via a Cat5 5e 6 cable F Tiering Optional See Configuring and Enabling T...

Page 49: ...ce Name for your KX III device Up to 32 alphanumeric and valid special characters no spaces between characters 3 Next configure the IPv4 IPv6 and DNS settings Configure the IPv4 Settings 1 In the IPv4 section enter or select the appropriate IPv4 specific network settings a Enter the IP Address if needed The default IP address is 192 168 0 192 b Enter the Subnet Mask The default subnet mask is 255 ...

Page 50: ...ique IP Address This is the IP address assigned to the KX III c Enter the Prefix Length This is the number of bits used in the IPv6 address d Enter the Gateway IP Address e Link Local IP Address This address is automatically assigned to the device and is used for neighbor discovery or when no routers are present Read Only f Zone ID Identifies the device the address is associated with Read Only g S...

Page 51: ...d whether or not DHCP is selected the addresses entered in this section is used to connect to the DNS server Enter the following information if the Following DNS Server Addresses is selected These addresses are the primary and secondary DNS addresses used if the primary DNS server connection is lost due to an outage a Primary DNS Server IP Address b Secondary DNS Server IP Address 3 When finished ...

Page 52: ... two right most power supply at the back of the device select the Powerln2 Auto Detect option 4 Click OK If either of these checkboxes is selected and only power input is connected the power LED on the front of the device is Red Configure Date Time Settings Optional Optionally configure the date and time settings The date and time settings impact SSL certificate validation if LDAPS is enabled To s...

Page 53: ...r the remote authentication server LDAP LDAPS or RADIUS configured on the KX III They will not be authenticated against the CC SG user database For additional information about CC SG authentication see the CommandCenter Secure Gateway User Guide Administrator Guide or Deployment Guide which can be downloaded from the Support section of the Raritan website http www raritan com Supported Protocols T...

Page 54: ...ned to your KX III You can also use HTTPS or the DNS name of the KX III assigned by your administrator if applicable 3 You are always redirected to the IP address from HTTP to HTTPS 4 Enter your username and password Click Login Access and Control Target Servers Remotely The KX III Port Access page provides a list of all KX III ports as well as the connected target servers their status and availab...

Page 55: ...rver On the Port Access page click the port name of the target you want to disconnect from then click Disconnect on Port Action menu when it appears Or Close the KVM client window Step 6 Configuring the Keyboard Language Optional Note This step is not required if you are using the US International language keyboard If you are using a non US language the keyboard must be configured for the appropri...

Page 56: ...Change mode The text window displays Raritan Computer Inc Current keyboard layout code 22h US5 UNIX 3 Type the layout code desired for example 31 for the Japanese keyboard Press Enter 4 Shut down the device and power on once again The DCIM SUSB performs a reset power cycle 5 Verify that the characters are correct Step 7 Create and Install an SSL Certificate Raritan strongly recommends you install ...

Page 57: ...ns In the case of tiered configurations the Powerstrip page will display both rack PDUs attached to the base and tiered KX IIIs for which the user has been granted appropriate port access permissions Note For information on setting up a PX see the Raritan PX User Guide From the Powerstrip page you are able to turn the outlets on and off as well as cycle their power You are also able to view the fo...

Page 58: ...lets On Off and Cycling Power To turn an outlet on 1 Click the Power menu to access the Powerstrip page 2 From the Powerstrip drop down select the PX rack PDU power strip you want to turn on 3 Click Refresh to view the power controls 4 Click On next to the outlet you want to power on 5 Click OK to close the Power On confirmation dialog The outlet will be turned on and its state will be displayed a...

Page 59: ...e are also a number of profiles designated by platform name and BIOS revision to enhance virtual media function compatibility with the target server for example when operating at the BIOS level USB profiles are configured on the Device Settings Port Configuration Port page of the KX III Remote and Local Consoles Administrators configure the port with the USB profiles that best meet the needs of th...

Page 60: ...ile or Generic profile for Dell PowerEdge 1950 2950 2970 6950 R200 BIOS Restrictions None BIOS Dell OptiPlex Keyboard and Mouse Only Dell OptiPlex BIOS Access Keyboard and Mouse Only Use this profile to have keyboard functionality for the Dell OptiPlex BIOS when using D2CIM VUSB When using the new D2CIM DVUSB use Generic profile Notice Optiplex 210L 280 745 GX620 requires D2CIM DVUSB with Generic ...

Page 61: ...Generic profile Notice PowerEdge 650 1650 1750 2600 2650 BIOS do not support USB CD ROM and disk drives as a bootable device PowerEdge 750 850 860 1850 2850 SC1425 BIOS requires D2CIM DVUSB with Generic profile to support virtual media Use BIOS Dell PowerEdge 1950 2950 2970 6950 R200 or Generic profile for PowerEdge 1950 2950 2970 6950 R200 when operating in the BIOS Restrictions USB bus speed lim...

Page 62: ...to full speed 12 MBit s BIOS HP Compaq DC7100 DC7600 BIOS HP Compaq DC7100 DC7600 Use this profile to boot the HP Compaq DC7100 DC7600 series desktops from virtual media Restrictions Virtual CD ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously BIOS IBM ThinkCentre Lenovo IBM Thinkcentre Lenovo BIOS Use this profile for the IBM Thinkcentre Lenovo system board model 828841U during BIOS operations Re...

Page 63: ...d limited to full speed 12 MBit s Absolute mouse synchronization not supported HP Proliant DL360 DL380 G4 Windows 2003 Server Installation HP Proliant DL360 DL380 G4 Windows 2003 Server Installation Use this profile for the HP Proliant DL360 DL380 G4 series server when installing Windows 2003 Server without the help of HP SmartStart CD Restrictions USB bus speed limited to full speed 12 MBit s Lin...

Page 64: ... Virtual CD ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously Supermicro Mainboard Phoenix AwardBIOS Supermicro Mainboard Phoenix AwardBIOS Use this profile for the Supermicro series mainboards with Phoenix AwardBIOS Restrictions Virtual CD ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously Suse 9 2 SuSE Linux 9 2 Use this for SuSE Linux 9 2 distribution Restrictions Absolute mouse synchronization ...

Page 65: ... the original KX3 release with Full Speed for virtual media CIM option checked Useful for BIOS that cannot handle High Speed USB devices Restrictions USB bus speed limited to full speed 12 MBit s Use Full Speed for Keyboard and Mouse USB This profile will set the Keyboard and Mouse USB interface on the Dual VM CIM to Full Speed Useful for devices that cannot operate properly with the Low Speed USB...

Page 66: ...files to a KVM port makes those profiles available to a user when connected to a KVM target server If required the user can select a USB profile from the USB Profile menu in Virtual KVM Client VKC For information about assigning USB profiles to a KVM port see Configuring USB Profiles Port Page on page 115 User Management User Groups The KX III stores an internal list of all user and group names to...

Page 67: ...ied by the in the Group Name The individual group allows a user account to have the same rights as a group Up to 254 user groups can be created in the KX III Up to 254 user groups can be created in the KX III User Group List User groups are used with local and remote authentication via RADIUS or LDAP LDAPS It is a good idea to define user groups before creating individual users since when you add ...

Page 68: ... other features Adding a New User Group To add a new user group 1 Select User Management Add New User Group or click Add on the User Group List page 2 Type a descriptive name for the new user group into the Group Name field up to 64 characters 3 Select the checkboxes next to the permissions you want to assign to all of the users belonging to this group See Setting Permissions 4 Specify the server ...

Page 69: ...s when Local Access is enabled for the device in CC SG The device can be accessed from the When a device is accessed directly while it is under CC SG management access and connection activity is logged on the KX III User authentication is performed based on KX III authentication settings Note The Admin user group has this permission by default Device Settings Network settings date time settings po...

Page 70: ...are PC Share IP ACL User Management User and group management remote authentication LDAP LDAPS RADIUS login settings If you are using a tiered configuration in which a base KX III device is used to access multiple other tiered devices user user group and remote authentication settings must be consistent across all devices See Configuring and Enabling Tiering for more information on tiering Setting...

Page 71: ...wer control to the target server Access Full permission to power control on a target server For blade chassis the port access permission will control access to the URLs that have been configured for that blade chassis The options are Deny or Control In addition each blade housed within the chassis has its own independent Port Permissions setting If you are using a tiered configuration in which a b...

Page 72: ...es priority Important The IP address 127 0 0 1 is used by the KX III Local Port and cannot be blocked Use the IP ACL section of the Group page to add insert replace and delete IP access control rules on a group level basis To add append rules 1 Type the starting IP address in the Starting IP field 2 Type the ending IP address in the Ending IP field 3 Choose the action from the available options Ac...

Page 73: ... number you want to delete 2 Click Delete 3 When prompted to confirm the deletion click OK Important ACL rules are evaluated in the order in which they are listed For instance in the example shown here if the two ACL rules were reversed Dominion would accept no communication at all Tip The rule numbers allow you to have more control over the order in which the rules are created Modifying an Existi...

Page 74: ...ose a group from among those listed by checking the checkbox to the left of the Group Name 2 Click Delete 3 When prompted to confirm the deletion click OK Users Users must be granted user names and passwords to gain access to the KX III This information is used to authenticate users attempting to access your KX III Up to 254 users can be created for each user group If you are using a tiered config...

Page 75: ...s on page 153 To add a new user 1 Select User Management Add New User or click Add on the User List page 2 Type a unique name in the Username field up to 16 characters 3 Type the person s full name in the Full Name field up to 64 characters 4 Type a password in the Password field and retype the password in the Confirm Password field up to 64 characters 5 Choose the group from the User Group drop d...

Page 76: ...he list of users Choose User Management User List The User List page opens View Users by Port The User By Ports page lists all authenticated local and remote users and ports they are being connected to Only permanent connections to ports are listed Ports being accessed when scanning for ports are not listed If the same user is logged on from more than one client their username appears on the page ...

Page 77: ...rt 1 Choose User Management Users by Port The Users by Port page opens 2 Select the checkbox next to the username of the person you want to disconnect from the target 3 Click Disconnect User from Port 4 Click OK on the confirmation message to disconnect the user 5 A confirmation message is displayed to indicate that the user was disconnected Logging Users Off the KX III Force Logoff If you are an ...

Page 78: ...onfigured for remote authentication the external authentication server is used primarily for the purposes of authentication not authorization If you are using a tiered configuration in which a base KX III device is used to access multiple other tiered devices the base device and the tiered devices must using the same authentication settings From the Authentication Settings page you can configure t...

Page 79: ...ctive Directory functions natively as an LDAP LDAPS authentication server To use the LDAP authentication protocol 1 Click User Management Authentication Settings to open the Authentication Settings page 2 Select the LDAP radio button to enable the LDAP section of the page 3 Click the icon to expand the LDAP section of the page Server Configuration 4 In the Primary LDAP Server field type the IP add...

Page 80: ...ing for user information Up to 64 characters can be used An example base search value might be cn Users dc raritan dc com Consult your authentication server administrator for the appropriate values to enter into these fields 10 Enter the Distinguished Name of the Administrative User in the DN of Administrative User field up to 64 characters Complete this field if your LDAP server only allows admin...

Page 81: ...racters LDAP LDAP Secure 12 Select the Enable Secure LDAP checkbox if you would like to use SSL This will enable the Enable LDAPS Server Certificate Validation checkbox Secure Sockets Layer SSL is a cryptographic protocol that allows KX III to communicate securely with the LDAP LDAPS server 13 The default Port is 389 Either use the standard LDAP TCP port or specify another port 14 The default Secu...

Page 82: ...ot CA Certificate File This field is enabled when the Enable Secure LDAP option is selected Consult your authentication server administrator to get the CA certificate file in Base64 encoded X 509 format for the LDAP LDAPS server Use Browse to navigate to the certificate file If you are replacing a certificate for the LDAP LDAPS server with a new certificate you must reboot the KX III in order for ...

Page 83: ...stered through the standard KX III policies and user group privileges that are applied locally to AD user groups IMPORTANT If you are an existing Raritan Inc customer and have already configured the Active Directory server by changing the AD schema the KX III still supports this configuration and you do not need to perform the following operations See Updating the LDAP Schema for information about...

Page 84: ...authentication protocol 1 Click User Management Authentication Settings to open the Authentication Settings page 2 Click the RADIUS radio button to enable the RADIUS section of the page 3 Click the icon to expand the RADIUS section of the page 4 In the Primary Radius Server and Secondary Radius Server fields type the IP address of your primary and optional secondary remote authentication servers r...

Page 85: ...uthentication Type from among the options in the drop down list PAP With PAP passwords are sent as plain text PAP is not interactive The user name and password are sent as one data package once a connection is established rather than the server sending a login prompt and waiting for a response CHAP With CHAP authentication can be requested by the server at any time CHAP provides more security than...

Page 86: ...rs Required Network Resources Users and Identity Stores Internal Identity Stores Users Configure Default Network access to enable CHAP Protocol Optional Policies Access Services Default Network Access Create authorization policy rules to control access Required Policy Elements Authorization and Permissions Network Access Authorization Profiles Dictionary Type RADIUS IETF RADIUS Attribute Filter ID...

Page 87: ...ser belongs and Dial Back Number is the number associated with the user account that the KX III modem will use to dial back to the user account RADIUS Communication Exchange Specifications The KX III sends the following RADIUS attributes to your RADIUS server Attribute Data Log in Access Request 1 NAS Port Type 61 VIRTUAL 5 for network connections NAS IP Address 4 The IP address for the KX III Use...

Page 88: ...ng Request 4 Acct Status 40 Stop 2 Stops the accounting NAS Port Type 61 VIRTUAL 5 for network connections NAS Port 5 Always 0 NAS IP Address 4 The IP address for the KX III User Name 1 The user name entered at the login screen Acct Session ID 44 Session ID for accounting ...

Page 89: ...Chapter 4 KX III Administrator Help 77 User Authentication Process Remote authentication follows the process specified in the flowchart below ...

Page 90: ...ew password in the Confirm New Password field Passwords can be up to 64 characters in length and can consist of English alphanumeric characters and special characters 4 Click OK 5 You will receive confirmation that the password was successfully changed Click OK Note If strong passwords are in use this page displays information about the format required for the passwords For more information about ...

Page 91: ... The Network Settings page opens 2 Update the Network Basic Settings See Network Basic Settings on page 79 3 Update the LAN Interface Settings See LAN Interface Settings on page 82 4 Click OK to set these configurations If your changes require rebooting the device a reboot message appears To reset to factory defaults Click Reset to Defaults Network Basic Settings These procedures describe how to a...

Page 92: ...server With this option network parameters are assigned by the DHCP server If DHCP is used enter the Preferred host name DHCP only Up to 63 characters 4 If IPv6 is to be used enter or select the appropriate IPv6 specific network settings in the IPv6 section a Select the IPv6 checkbox to activate the fields in the section b Enter a Global Unique IP Address This is the IP address assigned to the KX ...

Page 93: ...utomatically if DHCP is selected and Obtain DNS Server Address is enabled When Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically is selected the DNS information provided by the DHCP server will be used 6 If Use the Following DNS Server Addresses is selected regardless of whether DHCP is selected or not the addresses entered in this section will be used to connect to the DNS server Enter the following inform...

Page 94: ...y set the network parameters which results in network issues In these instances setting the KX III LAN Interface Speed Duplex field to 100 Mbps Full Duplex or whatever option is appropriate to your network addresses the issue See the Network Settings on page 79 page for more information LAN Interface Settings The current parameter settings are identified in the Current LAN interface parameters fie...

Page 95: ... network port if the active network port fails Note Because a failover port is not activated until after a failover has actually occurred Raritan recommends that you not monitor the port or monitor it only after a failover occurs When this option is enabled the following two fields are used Ping Interval seconds Ping interval determines how often the KX III checks the status of the network path to...

Page 96: ...he Port page for KVM and blade chassis ports is opened For rack PDUs the Port page for rack PDUs power strips is opened From this page you can name the rack PDUs and their outlets Port Configuration Page The Port Configuration page displays a list of the KX III ports When a port s status is down Not Available is displayed as its status A port may be down when the port s CIM is removed or powered d...

Page 97: ...lts by selecting Reset to Defaults When a CIM is attached the CIM name will be used Note Do not use apostrophes for the Port CIM Name After you have renamed the port use the Reset to Default function at any time to return it to its default port name When you reset a port name to its default any existing power associations are removed and if the port is a part of a port group it is removed from the...

Page 98: ...scription of connecting the equipment 2 Choose Device Settings Port Configuration The Port Configuration page opens 3 Click the Port Name of the target server you want to rename The Port Page opens 4 Select Standard KVM Port as the subtype for the port 5 Assign a name to identify the server connected to that port The name can be up to 32 characters and alphanumeric and special characters are allow...

Page 99: ...quence 6 Enter the Maximum Number of Target Ports 2 32 7 In the KVM Switch Name field enter the name you want to use to refer to this port connection 8 Activate the targets that the KVM switch hot key sequence will be applied to Indicate the KVM switch ports have targets attached by selecting Active for each of the ports 9 In the KVM Managed Links section of the page you are able to configure the ...

Page 100: ... KX III To configure a CIM 1 Choose Device Settings Port Configuration The Port Configuration page opens 2 Click the Port Name of the target server you want to rename The Port Page opens 3 Select Standard KVM Port as the subtype for the port 4 Assign a name to identify the server connected to that port The name can be up to 32 characters and alphanumeric and special characters are allowed 5 In the...

Page 101: ...affected Connecting a Rack PDU Raritan PX series rack PDUs power strips are connected to the Dominion device using the D2CIM PWR CIM To connect the rack PDU 1 Connect the male RJ 45 of the D2CIM PWR to the female RJ 45 connector on the serial port of the rack PDU 2 Connect the female RJ 45 connector of the D2CIM PWR to any of the available female system port connectors on the KX III using a straig...

Page 102: ...me fields are prepopulated Note The CIM Type cannot be changed The following information is displayed for each outlet on the rack PDU Outlet Number Name and Port Association Use this page to name the rack PDU and its outlets Names can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters and can include special characters Note When a rack PDU is associated with a target server port the outlet name is replaced by th...

Page 103: ...Chapter 4 KX III Administrator Help 91 3 Click OK ...

Page 104: ...d another name to the outlet 1 On the Port Configuration page select the target server you are associating the PDU with 2 Choose the rack PDU from the Power Strip Name drop down list 3 For that rack PDU choose the outlet from the Outlet Name drop down list 4 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all desired power associations 5 Click OK A confirmation message is displayed Remove a Power Association When discon...

Page 105: ...cess page along with standard target servers and rack PDUs If the type is not supported the blade must be configured manually The blade chassis must be configured as a blade chassis subtype For more information on how blades are displayed see Port Access Page Remote Console Display on page 17 Blade Chassis Configuration Options With the exception of HP and Cisco UCS blade chassis the generic IBM a...

Page 106: ...e following When a new blade server is added to the chassis When an existing blade server is removed from the chassis Note In the case of IBM Blade Center Models E and H the KX III only supports auto discovery for AMM 1 as the acting primary management module Hot Key Sequences to Access Blade Chassis The use of hot key sequences to switch KVM access to a blade chassis is also supported For blade c...

Page 107: ...Important When the CIM connecting the blade chassis to the Dominion device is powered down or disconnected from the Dominion device all established connections to the blade chassis will be dropped When the CIM is reconnected or powered up you will need to re establish the connection s Generic Blade Chassis Configuration The Generic Blade Chassis selection provides only a manual configuration mode ...

Page 108: ...ed 8 Indicate the blades that are installed in the blade chassis by checking the Installed checkbox next to each slot that has a blade installed Alternatively use the Select All checkbox If needed change the blade server names 9 In the Blade Chassis Managed Links section of the page you are able to configure the connection to a blade chassis web browser interface if one is available Click the Blad...

Page 109: ... issues when the target is using this resolution 12 Select Use international keyboard for scan code set 3 if connecting to the target with a DCIM PS2 and require the use of scan code set 3 with an international keyboard Select the CIMs native display resolution from the Display Native Resolution drop down This is the preferred resolution and timing mode of the digital CIM Once a resolution is sele...

Page 110: ...available on the blade chassis is automatically entered c Administrative Module Primary IP Address Host Name Enter the primary IP address for the blade chassis Required for auto discovery mode d Port Number The default port number for the blade chassis is 22 Change the port number if applicable Required for auto discovery mode e Username Enter the username used to access the blade chassis Required...

Page 111: ...b URL Enter the URL to the interface See Blade Chassis Sample URL Formats on page 114 for sample configurations for the Dell M1000e c Username Enter the username used to access the interface d Password Enter the password used to access the interface Note Leave the username and password fields blank for DRAC ILO and RSA web applications or the connection will fail e The Username Field and Password ...

Page 112: ...The default maximum number of slots available on the blade chassis is automatically entered c Administrative Module Primary IP Address Host Name Not applicable d Port Number The default port number for the blade chassis is 22 Not applicable e Username Not applicable f Password Not applicable 2 Change the blade chassis name if needed 3 Indicate the blades that are installed in the blade chassis by ...

Page 113: ...eld names for the username and password fields used on the login screen for the web application You can view the HTML source of the login screen to find the field names not the field labels See Tips for Adding a Web Browser Interface on page 105 for tips on adding a web browser interface 5 USB profiles do not apply to Dell chassis 6 Click OK to save the configuration IBM Blade Chassis Configuratio...

Page 114: ...username used to access the blade chassis Required for auto discovery mode f Password Enter the password used to access the blade chassis Required for auto discovery mode 2 If you want the KX III to auto discover the chassis blades select the Blade Auto Discovery checkbox and then click Discover Blades on Chassis Now Once the blades are discovered they will be displayed on the page 3 Change the bl...

Page 115: ...nection will fail e The Username Field and Password Field which are both optional contain the labels that are expected to be associated with the username and password entries It is in these fields you should enter the field names for the username and password fields used on the login screen for the web application You can view the HTML source of the login screen to find the field names not the fie...

Page 116: ...de Chassis Managed Links icon to expand the section on the page The first URL link is intended for use to connect to the blade chassis Administration Module GUI Note Access to the URL links entered in this section of the page is governed by the blade chassis port permissions a Active To activate the link once it is configured select the Active checkbox Leave the checkbox deselected to keep the lin...

Page 117: ...olution drop down This is the preferred resolution and timing mode of the digital CIM Once a resolution is selected it is applied to the CIM 1 If no selection is made the default 1024x1280 60Hz resolution is used 2 Click OK to save the configuration Tips for Adding a Web Browser Interface You can add a Web Browser Interface to create a connection to a device with an embedded web server A Web Brows...

Page 118: ...een for the web application You must view the HTML source of the login screen to find the field names not the field labels Tip for locating field names In the HTML source code for the login page of the web application search for the field s label such as Username and Password When you find the field label look in the adjacent code for a tag that looks like this name user The word in quotes is the ...

Page 119: ...ed KVM modules in a blade chassis are configured as blade chassis subtypes These ports are eligible to be included in port groups When KX III ports are connected to integrated KVM modules in a blade chassis and not to individual blades the ports are configured as blade chassis subtypes These ports are not eligible to be included in port groups and will not appear in the Select Port for Group Avail...

Page 120: ...on to a port on the KX III 5 Click on a port in the Available box in the Select Ports for Group section Click Add to add the port to the group The port will be moved to the Selected box 6 Click OK to add the port group To edit port group information 1 On the Port Group Management page click on the link of the port group you want to edit The Port Group page opens 2 Edit the information as needed 3 ...

Page 121: ...rofile Cisco UCS Configure using Port Group Management functions See HP and Cisco UCS Blade Chassis Configuration Port Group Management on page 107 Dell PowerEdge 1855 1955 Dell PowerEdge 1855 1955 Dell PowerEdge M1000e Dell PowerEdge M1000e IBM BladeCenter S IBM Other IBM BladeCenter H IBM BladeCenter H IBM BladeCenter T IBM Other IBM BladeCenter HT IBM Other IBM BladeCenter E IBM BladeCenter E H...

Page 122: ...de DCIM USBG2 D2CIM VUSB D2CIM DVUSB Dell PowerEdge 1855 Includes one of the three KVM modules Analog KVM Ethernet switch module standard Digital Access KVM switch module optional KVM switch module standard on systems sold prior to April 2005 These switches provide a custom connector that allows two PS 2 and one video device to be connected to the system Source Dell PowerEdge 1855 User Guide DCIM ...

Page 123: ...de DCIM USBG2 D2CIM VUSB D2CIM DVUSB for standard KVM port operation IBM BladeCenter S The Advanced Management Module AMM provides system management functions and keyboard video mouse KVM multiplexing for all blade chassis The AMM connections include a serial port video connection remote management port Ethernet and two USB v2 0 ports for a keyboard and mouse Source Implementing the IBM BladeCente...

Page 124: ...ry IBM BladeCenter Models H and E must use AMM with firmware version BPET36K or later Note In the case of IBM Blade Center Models E and H the KX III only supports auto discovery for AMM 1 as the acting primary management module Note Audio is disabled for all KVM switch targets Required and Recommended Blade Chassis Configurations This table contains information on limitations and constraints that ...

Page 125: ...C CLI from iKVM is not selected during iKVM configuration via the Dell CMC GUI To avoid having the iKVM GUI display upon connecting to the blade chassis set the Screen Delay Time to 8 seconds Recommend that Timed and Displayed be selected during iKVM GUI Flag Setup This will allow you to visually confirm the connection to the desired blade slot Dell PowerEdge 1855 1955 Disable the iKVM GUI screens...

Page 126: ...edia Tray MT at the front of the unit This will require a USB extension cable Cisco UCS Server Chassis The Cisco KVM cable N20 BKVM enables you to perform server blade administration configuration and diagnostic procedures by connecting video and USB devices directly to the server blade Source Cisco UCS 5108 Server Chassis Installation Guide DCIM USBG2 D2CIM VUSB D2CIM DVUSB Note All IBM BladeCent...

Page 127: ... 176 The profiles available to assign to a port appear in the Available list on the left The profiles selected for use with a port appear in the Selected list on the right When you select a profile in either list a description of the profile and its use appears in the Profile Description field In addition to selecting a set of profiles to make available for a KVM port you can also specify the pref...

Page 128: ...Preferred Profile is selected this preferred USB is also used as active profile To remove selected USB profiles 1 In the Select USB Profiles for Port section select one or more profiles from the Selected list Shift Click and drag to select several continuous profiles Ctrl Click to select several discontinuous profiles 2 Click Remove The selected profiles appear in the Available list These profiles...

Page 129: ...Local Port to enable it Deselect the checkbox to disable it By default the standard local port is enabled but can be disabled as needed The browser is restarted when this change is made Note If you are using the tiering feature the Standard Local Port feature will be turned off since both features cannot be used at the same time Enable Local Port Device Tiering 1 If you are using the tiering featu...

Page 130: ...the Display Interval 10 255 sec field specify the number of seconds you want the target that is in focus to display in the center of the Port Scan window In the Interval Between Ports 10 255 sec field specify the interval at which the device should pause between ports Select the Local Console Keyboard Type 1 Choose the appropriate keyboard type from among the options in the drop down list The brow...

Page 131: ...through the Active KVM Client AKC It is not supported by other Raritan clients Select the Local Port Hotkey 1 Choose the local port hotkey The local port hotkey is used to return to the KX III Local Console interface when a target server interface is being viewed The default is to Double Click Scroll Lock but you can select any key combination from the drop down list Hot key Take this action Doubl...

Page 132: ...he target and return to the local port GUI Once the local port connect key is created it will appear in the Navigation panel of the GUI so you can use it as a reference See Connect Key Examples on page 267 for examples of connect key sequences The connect key works for both standard servers and blade chassis Configure the Power Save Feature Optional 1 If you would like to use the power save featur...

Page 133: ...ted Select the Local User Authentication 1 Choose the type of local user authentication Local LDAP RADIUS This is the recommended option For more information about authentication see Remote Authentication None There is no authentication for Local Console access This option is recommended for secure environments only ...

Page 134: ...TTP port 80 for another purpose changing the port will ensure the device does not attempt to use it To change the HTTP and or HTTPS port settings 1 Choose Device Settings Device Services The Device Service Settings page opens 2 Enter the new ports in the HTTP Port and or HTTPS Port fields 3 Click OK Entering the Discovery Port The KX III discovery occurs over a single configurable TCP Port The def...

Page 135: ...rts Tiering also supports the use of KVM switches to switch between servers See Configuring KVM Switches on page 87 Once configured base and tiered devices are displayed on the Port Access Page See Tiered Devices Port Access Page on page 17 Before Creating a Tiering Configuration Before creating a tiering configuration review Permitted KX III Tiering Configurations on page 124 and Unsupported and ...

Page 136: ...imited Features on Tiered Targets The following features are not supported on tiered targets Blade chassis on tiered devices Audio on tiered devices Smart cards on tiered devices Virtual media tiered devices MCCAT as a tiered device Port group management is limited to creating port groups of members directly attached to the base Dual Video port targets attached to a tier device should not be conne...

Page 137: ...o Tiered device Tier port connection Connect one end of a Cat5 5e 6 cable into a target server port on the KX III Base device Connect the other end of the cable into the Tier port on the KX III Tiered device Tiered device connection to the target server keyboard video mouse ports Connect one end of a Cat5 5e 6 cable into a target server port on the KX III Tiered device and the other end into a sup...

Page 138: ...nfigured they appear on the Port Access page When the KX III is configured to function as a base device or tiered device they will be displayed as Configured As Base Device in the Device Information section of the left panel of the KX III interface for base devices Configured As Tier Device in the Device Information section of the left panel of the KX III interface for tiered devices The base devi...

Page 139: ...log and Port Access page This feature also provides the ability to enter a username and password directly to proceed to the target if the username and password is not contained in the URL Direct Port Access URL Syntax for the Virtual KVM Client VKC If you are using the Virtual KVM Client VKC and direct port access use one of the following syntaxes for standard ports https IPaddress dpa asp usernam...

Page 140: ...on the dual port video group feature see Creating a Dual Video Port Group on page 151 Direct Port Access URL Syntax for the Active KVM Client AKC If you are using the Active KVM Client AKC and direct port access use https IPaddress dpa asp username username password passwo rd port port number client akc Or https IPaddress dpa asp username username password passwo rd port port name client akc For b...

Page 141: ...KVM Client VKC is used as the client If you are accessing a target that is part of a dual port video group direct port access uses the primary port to launch both the primary and secondary ports Direct port connections to the secondary port are denied and usual permission rules apply For information on the dual port video group feature see Creating a Dual Video Port Group on page 151 Enable Direct...

Page 142: ...ertificate Validation all Dominion device users and CC SG Bookmark and Access Client users must Ensure the cookies from the IP address of the device that is being accessed are not currently being blocked Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 2008 server users should ensure that the IP address of the device being accessed is included in their browser s Trusted Sites Zone and that Protected Mode is no...

Page 143: ...erate the certificate is either CN fd07 02fa 6cff 2500 020d 5dff fe00 01c0 when there is a leading 0 or CN fd07 02fa 6cff 2500 020d 5dff 0000 01c0 when there is no zero compression Configuring SNMP Agents SNMP compliant devices called agents store data about themselves in Management Information Bases MIBs and return this data to the SNMP managers See Viewing the KX III MIB on page 140 for informat...

Page 144: ...e the following fields for SNMP v3 if needed a Select Use Auth Passphrase if one is needed If the Privacy Passphrase is required the Use Auth Passphrase allows you to have the same passphrase for both without having to re enter the Auth Passphrase b Security Name the username or service account name of the entity communicating with the SNMP agent up to 32 characters c Authentication Protocol the M...

Page 145: ...ap is configured are selected on the Event Management Destination page See Configuring Event Management Destinations on page 141 To reset to factory defaults Click Reset To Defaults All items on the page are set back to their defaults WARNING When using SNMP traps over UDP it is possible for the KX III and the router that it is attached to fall out of synchronization when the KX III is rebooted pr...

Page 146: ...e the hh mm format using a 24 hour clock Synchronize with NTP Server use this option to synchronize the date and time with the Network Time Protocol NTP Server 5 For the Synchronize with NTP Server option a Enter the IP address of the Primary Time server b Enter the IP address of the Secondary Time server Optional 6 Click OK Event Management The KX III Event Management feature allows you enable an...

Page 147: ...ging Enabled checkbox to enable to remaining checkboxes in the section Required 3 Select either or both SNMP v1 v2c Traps Enabled and SNMP Trap v3 Enabled At least one option must be selected Once selected all related fields are enabled Required 4 Complete the following fields for SNMP v1 v2c if needed a Destination IP Hostname the IP or hostname of the SNMP manager Up to five 5 SNMP managers can ...

Page 148: ...onsole and are using a screen resolution lower than 1280x1024 the Privacy Passphrase column may not be displayed on the page If this occurs hide the KX III s left panel See Left Panel 6 Click OK to create the SNMP traps Use the Link to SNMP Agent Configuration link to quickly navigate to the Devices Services page from the Event Management Settings page The events that are captured once an SNMP tra...

Page 149: ...ry defaults Click Reset To Defaults WARNING When using SNMP traps over UDP it is possible for the KX III and the router that it is attached to fall out of synchronization when the KX III is rebooted preventing the reboot completed SNMP trap from being logged List of KX III SNMP Traps SNMP provides the ability to send traps or notifications to advise an administrator when one or more conditions hav...

Page 150: ...re validation failed groupAdded A group has been added to the KX III system groupDeleted A group has been deleted from the system groupModified A group has been modified ipConflictDetected An IP Address conflict was detected ipConflictResolved An IP Address conflict was resolved networkFailure An Ethernet interface of the product can no longer communicate over the network networkParameterChanged A...

Page 151: ...has been added to the system userAuthenticationFailure A user attempted to log in without a correct username and or password userConnectionLost A user with an active session has experienced an abnormal session termination userDeleted A user account has been deleted userForcedLogout A user was forcibly logged out by Admin userLogin A user has successfully logged into the KX III and has been authent...

Page 152: ...gement Settings page opens 2 Click the Click here to view the Dominion KX3SNMP MIB link The MIB file opens in a browser window Note If you have Read Write privileges to the MIB file use a MIB editor to make changes to the file SysLog Configuration To configure the Syslog enable Syslog forwarding 1 Select Enable Syslog Forwarding to log the device s messages to a remote Syslog server 2 Type the IP ...

Page 153: ...nt Management Settings page See Configuring Event Management Settings on page 134 To select events and their destinations 1 Choose Device Settings Event Management Destinations The Event Management Destinations page opens System events are categorized by Device Operation Device Management Security User Activity and User Group Administration 2 Select the checkboxes for those event line items you wa...

Page 154: ...hould a power supply fail For example if power supply number one fails the power LED at the front of the unit will turn red To enable automatic detection for the power supplies in use 1 Choose Device Settings Power Supply Setup The Power Supply Setup page opens 2 If you are plugging power input into power supply number one left most power supply at the back of the unit then select the Powerln1 Aut...

Page 155: ...wer LED at the front of the unit turns red To turn off the automatic detection Deselect the checkbox for the appropriate power supply To reset to factory defaults Click Reset To Defaults Note The KX III does NOT report power supply status to CommandCenter Dominion I generation 1 however does report power supply status to CommandCenter ...

Page 156: ...u can import existing connection scripts in XML file format Scripts that you create in KX III can also be exported in XML file format A total of 16 scripts can be accommodated on the KX III Applying and Removing Scripts To apply a script to targets 1 Click Device Settings Connection Scripts The Connection Scripts page opens 2 In the Available Connection Scripts section select the script to be appl...

Page 157: ... Exporting Scripts on page 148 To create script 1 Click Device Settings Connection Scripts The Connection Scripts page opens 2 In the Available Connection Scripts section click Add The Add Connection Script page opens 3 Enter a name for the script up to 32 characters in length This name is displayed in the Available Connection Scripts section of the Configure Scripts page once the script is create...

Page 158: ...select Letters from the Key Set drop down and add a letter key to the script 8 Optionally add text that will display when the script is executed a Click Construct Script from Text to open the Construct Script From Text page b Enter the script in the text box For example enter Connected to Target c Click OK Construct Script From Text page 9 Click OK to create the script ...

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Page 160: ... However once an imported script is associated with a port it cannot be modified Remove the script from the port to modify it See Applying and Removing Scripts on page 144 To import a script 1 Click Device Settings Connection Scripts The Connection Scripts page opens 2 In the Available Connection Scripts section click Import The Import Connection Scripts page opens 3 Select the import setting Skip...

Page 161: ...file it is saved to your default Download folder Port Group Management Port group management refers to the following Blade Server Group the aggregation of ports connected to certain types of blades into a group representing the blade chassis See HP and Cisco UCS Blade Chassis Configuration Port Group Management on page 107 for details Dual Video Port Group the creation of port groups that provide ...

Page 162: ...n of power control Port Groups are restored using the Backup and Restore option see Backup and Restore on page 173 Note See HP and Cisco UCS Blade Chassis Configuration Port Group Management on page 107 for information on creating port groups for blade chassis and Creating Dual Port Video Groups for information on creating dual video port groups To create a port group 1 Select Device Settings Port...

Page 163: ... configuration applied to the primary port is applied to all secondary ports in the group If a port is removed from the group it is considered an independent port and a new configuration can be applied to it When you access a dual port video group from the remote client you connect to the primary port which opens a KVM connection window to both the primary and secondary ports of the dual port grou...

Page 164: ...ormation on how port permissions affect dual video port groups 5 Click on the port that you are designating as the secondary port and click Add to add it to the Selected text box 6 Select the orientation of the page The orientation you select depends on what works best with your monitor setup 7 Click OK to create the port group Dual video port groups appear on the Port Access page as Dual Port typ...

Page 165: ...n additional level of security Raritan web server certificates are self signed Java applet certificates are signed by a VeriSign certificate Encryption guarantees that your information is safe from eavesdropping and these certificates ensure that you can trust that the entity is Raritan Inc To configure the security settings 1 Choose Security Security Settings The Security Settings page opens 2 Up...

Page 166: ...limitation When selected only one login per user name is allowed at any time When deselected a given user name password combination can be connected into the device from several client workstations simultaneously Enable password aging When selected all users are required to change their passwords periodically based on the number of days specified in Password Aging Interval field This field is enab...

Page 167: ...ter the amount of time you specify in the After 1 365 minutes field If there is no activity from the keyboard or mouse all sessions and all resources are logged out If a virtual media session is in progress however the session does not timeout The After field is used to set the amount of time in minutes after which an idle user will be logged out This field is enabled when the Log Out Idle Users o...

Page 168: ... enabled and required Field Description Minimum length of strong password Passwords must be at least 8 characters long The default is 8 but administrators can change the minimum to 63 characters Maximum length of strong password The default minimum length is 8 but administrators can set the maximum to a default of 16 characters The maximum length of strong passwords is 63 characters Enforce at lea...

Page 169: ...he criteria by which users are blocked from accessing the system after the specified number of unsuccessful login attempts The three options are mutually exclusive Option Description Disabled The default option Users are not blocked regardless of the number of times they fail authentication ...

Page 170: ...utes and the default is 5 minutes Note Users in the role of Administrator are exempt from the timer lockout settings Deactivate User ID When selected this option specifies that the user will be locked out of the system after the number of failed login attempts specified in the Failed Attempts field Failed Attempts The number of unsuccessful login attempts after which the user s User ID will be dea...

Page 171: ...elected a warning appears stating that if your browser does not support the selected mode you will not be able to connect to the KX III The warning states When the Encryption Mode is specified please ensure that your browser supports this encryption mode otherwise you will not be able to connect to the KX III Encryption mode Description Auto This is the recommended option The KX III autonegotiates...

Page 172: ... KX III using AES 128 encryption 2 Apply Encryption Mode to KVM and Virtual Media When selected this option applies the selected encryption mode to both KVM and virtual media After authentication KVM and virtual media data is also transferred with 128 bit encryption 3 For government and other high security environments enable FIPS 140 2 Mode by selecting the Enable FIPS 140 2 checkbox See Enabling...

Page 173: ...CIM AUSBDUAL or P2CIM APS2DUAL to attach a target to two KX IIIs if Private access to the targets is required both KVM switches must have Private set as their PC Share Mode See Supported Paragon CIMS and Configurations see Supported Paragon II CIMS and Configurations on page 283 for additional information on using Paragon CIMs with the KX III Checking Your Browser for AES Encryption If you do not ...

Page 174: ... communications once in FIPS 140 2 mode The FIPS cryptographic module is used for encryption of KVM session traffic consisting of video keyboard mouse virtual media and smart card data 3 Reboot the KX III Required Once FIPS mode is activated FIPS Mode Enabled will be displayed in the Device Information section in the left panel of the screen For additional security you can also create a new Certif...

Page 175: ... System Cryptography Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption hashing and signing 4 Reboot the client computer To enable FIPS 140 2 in Internet Explorer 1 In Internet Explorer select Tools Internet Options and click on the Advanced tab 2 Select the Use TLS 1 0 checkbox 3 Restart the browser Configuring IP Access Control Using IP access control you control access to your KX III Note that IP acc...

Page 176: ...sk or IPv6 Prefix Length field Note The IP address should be entered using CIDR Classless Inter Domain Routing notation in which the first 24 bits are used as a network address 2 Choose the Policy from the drop down list 3 Click Append The rule is added to the bottom of the rules list To insert a rule 1 Type a rule A rule is required when using the Insert command 2 Type the IP address and subnet m...

Page 177: ...lf and a connected client When establishing a connection the KX III has to identify itself to a client using a cryptographic certificate It is possible to generate a Certificate Signing Request CSR and install a certificate signed by the Certificate Authority CA on the KX III The CA verifies the identity of the originator of the CSR The CA then returns a certificate containing its signature to the...

Page 178: ...ser displays a security warning when the KX III is accessed using HTTPS b Organizational unit This field is used for specifying to which department within an organization the KX III belongs c Organization The name of the organization to which the KX III belongs d Locality City The city where the organization is located e State Province The state or province where the organization is located f Coun...

Page 179: ...ays for the validity range Ensure the KX III date and time are correct otherwise an invalid date may be used to create the certificate s valid from and to range c Click Create d A confirmation dialog is displayed Click OK to close it e Reboot the KX III to activate the self signed certificate To generate a CSR to send to the CA for certification a Click Create b A message containing all of the inf...

Page 180: ...ement before they can access the KX III The information provided in a security banner will be displayed in a Restricted Service Agreement dialog after users access KX III using their login credentials The security banner heading and wording can be customized or the default text can be used Additionally the security banner can be configured to require that a user accepts the security agreement befo...

Page 181: ... following a Edit the text by manually typing in the text box Click OK b Upload the information from txt file by selecting the Restricted Services Banner File radio button and using the Browse feature to locate and upload the file Click OK Once the file is uploaded the text from the file will appear in the Restricted Services Banner Message text box Note You cannot upload a text file from the loca...

Page 182: ... III 1 Choose Maintenance Audit Log The Audit Log page opens The Audit Log page displays events by date and time most recent events listed first The Audit Log provides the following information Date The date and time that the event occurred based on a 24 hour clock Event The event name as listed in the Event Management page Description Detailed description of the event To save the audit log Note S...

Page 183: ...evice Information page opens The following information is provided about the KX III Model Hardware Revision Firmware Version Serial Number MAC Address The following information is provided about the CIMs in use Port number Name Type of CIM DCIM PCIM Rack PDU VM DVM DP DVM HDMI DVM DVI Firmware Version Serial Number of the CIM this number is pulled directly from the supported CIMs P2CIM PS2 P2CIM A...

Page 184: ...DVUSB HDMI D2CIM DVUSB Note Only the numeric portion of the serial numbers are displayed for the DCIM USB DCIM PS2 and DCIM USB G2 CIMs For example XXX1234567 is displayed The serial number prefix GN is displayed for CIMs that have field configured serial numbers ...

Page 185: ...X III You can also set up one KX III and copy its configuration to multiple KX III devices To access the Backup Restore page Choose Maintenance Backup Restore The Backup Restore page opens Note Backups are always complete system backups Restores can be complete or partial depending on your selection If you are using Internet Explorer 7 or later to back up your KX III 1 Click Backup A File Download...

Page 186: ...mplete restore of the entire system Generally used for traditional backup and restore purposes Protected Restore Everything is restored except device specific information such as IP address name and so forth With this option you can setup one KX III and copy the configuration to multiple KX III devices Custom Restore With this option you can select User and Group Restore Device Settings Restore or...

Page 187: ...le Management page opens To upload a custom profile to your KX III 1 Click Browse A Choose File dialog appears 2 Navigate to and select the appropriate custom profile file and click Open The file selected is listed in the USB Profile File field 3 Click Upload The custom profile will be uploaded and displayed in the Profile table Note If an error or warning is displayed during the upload process fo...

Page 188: ...d_GenericUSBProfile5 You can delete the existing profile if needed See USB Profile Management on page 175 for more information Upgrading CIMs Use this procedure to upgrade CIMs using the firmware versions stored in the memory of your KX III device In general all CIMs are upgraded when you upgrade the device firmware using the Firmware Upgrade page To upgrade CIMs using the KX III memory 1 Choose M...

Page 189: ...twork drive 3 Choose Maintenance Firmware Upgrade The Firmware Upgrade page opens 4 Click Browse to navigate to the directory where you unzipped the upgrade file 5 Click Upload from the Firmware Upgrade page Information about the upgrade and version numbers is displayed for your confirmation if you opted to review CIM information that information is displayed as well Note At this point connected u...

Page 190: ...btained by clicking the show link for an upgrade The CIM information provided is Type The type of CIM Port The port where the CIM is connected User The user who performed the upgrade IP IP address firmware location Start Time Start time of the upgrade End Time end time of the upgrade Previous Version Previous CIM firmware version Upgrade Version Current CIM firmware version CIMs Upgraded CIMs Resu...

Page 191: ...Chapter 4 KX III Administrator Help 179 To reboot your KX III 1 Choose Maintenance Reboot The Reboot page opens 2 Click Reboot You are prompted to confirm the action Click Yes to proceed with the reboot ...

Page 192: ... You must have the appropriate permissions to end CC SG management of the KX III Additionally the Stop CC SG Management option will not be provided unless you are currently using CC SG to manage the KX III To stop CC SG management of the KX III 1 Click Maintenance Stop CC SG Management A message indicating that the device is being managed by CC SG will be displayed An option to remove the device f...

Page 193: ...stics Network Interface The Network Interface page opens The following information is displayed Whether the Ethernet interface is up or down Whether the gateway is pingable or not The LAN port that is currently active To refresh this information Click Refresh Network Statistics Page The KX III provides statistics about your network interface To view statistics about your network interface 1 Choose...

Page 194: ...Chapter 4 KX III Administrator Help 182 Statistics Produces a page similar to the one displayed here Interfaces Produces a page similar to the one displayed here ...

Page 195: ...ation is displayed in the Result field Ping Host Page Ping is a network tool used to test whether a particular host or IP address is reachable across an IP network Using the Ping Host page you can determine if a target server or another KX III is accessible To ping the host 1 Choose Diagnostics Ping Host The Ping Host page appears ...

Page 196: ...en to the provided hostname or IP address To trace the route to the host 1 Choose Diagnostics Trace Route to Host The Trace Route to Host page opens 2 Type either the IP address or host name into the IP Address Host Name field Note The host name cannot exceed 232 characters in length 3 Choose the maximum hops from the drop down list 5 to 50 in increments of 5 4 Click Trace Route The trace route co...

Page 197: ...stic log for a snapshot of diagnostics messages from the KX III device to the client This encrypted file is then sent to Raritan Technical Support Only Raritan can interpret this file Note This page is accessible only by users with administrative privileges To run the KX III System diagnostics 1 Choose Diagnostics KX III Diagnostics The KX III Diagnostics page opens 2 To execute a diagnostics scri...

Page 198: ...aritan Technical Support KX III Local Console The KX III provides at the rack access and administration via its local port Access to KX III features are provided via the Local Console The majority of administrative functions performed from the KX III Remote Console are also performed from the Local Console This section is specific to Administrator tasks For end user tasks performed from the Local ...

Page 199: ... mouse and video display to the local ports at the back of the KX III 2 Start the KX III The KX III Local Console interface displays Configuring KX III Local Port Settings from the Local Console The standard local port can be configured from the Remote Console on the Port Configuration page or from the Local Console on the Local Port Settings page From the Local Port Settings page you can customiz...

Page 200: ...pported at this time for KX III Local Console functions Note If using a Turkish keyboard you must connect to a target server through the Active KVM Client AKC It is not supported by other Raritan clients Select the Local Port Hotkey 1 Choose the local port hotkey The local port hotkey is used to return to the KX III Local Console interface when a target server interface is being viewed The default...

Page 201: ...onnect Key 1 Select the Local Port Connect key Use a connect key sequence to connect to a target and switch to another target You can then use the hot key to disconnect from the target and return to the local port GUI Once the local port connect key is created it will appear in the Navigation panel of the GUI so you can use it as a reference See Connect Key Examples on page 267 for examples of con...

Page 202: ...amount of time in minutes in which Power Save Mode will be initiated Select the Local User Authentication 1 Choose the type of local user authentication Local LDAP RADIUS This is the recommended option For more information about authentication see Remote Authentication None There is no authentication for Local Console access This option is recommended for secure environments only ...

Page 203: ...t give examples of these commands The following common commands can be used from all levels of the CLI to the preceding figure top history log off quit show and help Accessing the KX III Using CLI Access the KX III by using one of the following methods SSH Secure Shell via IP connection A number of SSH clients are available and can be obtained from the following locations Putty http www chiark gre...

Page 204: ...uses the default configuration port 22 4 Click Open The login as prompt appears See Logging In on page 192 SSH Access from a UNIX Linux Workstation To open an SSH session from a UNIX Linux workstation and log in as the user admin enter the following command ssh l admin 192 168 30 222 The Password prompt appears See Logging In on page 192 Logging In To log in enter the user name admin as shown 1 Lo...

Page 205: ...try unique and press the Tab key to complete the entry CLI Syntax Tips and Shortcuts Tips Commands are listed in alphabetical order Commands are not case sensitive Parameter names are single word without underscore Commands without arguments default to show current settings for the command Typing a question mark after a command produces help for that command A pipe symbol indicates a choice within...

Page 206: ...from the factory with default factory settings When you first power up and connect to the device you must set the following basic parameters so the device can be accessed securely from the network 1 Reset the administrator password All KX III devices are shipped with the same default password Therefore to avoid security breaches it is imperative that you change the admin password from raritan to o...

Page 207: ...gain if this is done The KX III now has the basic configuration and can be accessed remotely via SSH GUI or locally using the local serial port The administrator needs to configure the users and groups services security and serial ports to which the serial targets are attached to the KX III CLI Prompts The Command Line Interface prompt indicates the current command level The root portion of the pr...

Page 208: ...t Return to previous menu stop Return to the root menu Security Issues Elements to consider when addressing security for console servers Encrypting the data traffic sent between the operator console and the KX III device Providing authentication and authorization for users Security profile The KX III supports each of these elements however they must be configured prior to general use Administering...

Page 209: ...nterface command is interface ipauto none dhcp ip ipaddress mask subnetmask gw ipaddress mode mode Set Get ethernet parameters ipauto none dhcp IP auto configuration none dhcp ip ipaddress IP Address mask subnetmask Subnet Mask gw ipaddress Gateway IP Address mode mode Set Ehternet Mode auto 10hdx 10fdx 100hdx 100fdx 1000fdx Interface Command Example The following command enables the interface num...

Page 210: ...01 db8 290c 1291 17 prefixlen 128 gw 2001 db8 290c 1291 1 Dual Video Port Groups Servers with dual video cards can be remotely accessed with an extended desktop configuration which is available to remote users This is done by creating dual port video groups Extended desktop configurations allow you to view the target server desktop across two monitors vs the standard single monitor view Once a dua...

Page 211: ...lient Launch Settings will be applied to dual port video displays Select standard display or full screen Window mode when launching KVM client Enable video scaling Enable pinning menu toolbar when in full screen mode The use of single mouse mode is not recommended when displaying dual video ports in full screen mode on a single client monitor This will require exiting single mouse mode in order to...

Page 212: ...ion regarding digital CIMs See Supported Computer Interface Module CIMs Specifications for CIM specifications If the original CIM attached to a primary or secondary video port is disconnected and replaced with another CIM the port is removed from the dual port video group If needed re add the port to the group Note The CIM you use depends on your target server requirements Dual Port Video Group Us...

Page 213: ... port window Permissions and Dual Video Port Group Access Ideally the permissions applied to each port in the port group should be the same If they are not the permissions of the port with the most restrictive permissions are applied to the port group For example if VM Access Deny is applied to one port and VM Access Read Write is applied to another port VM Access Deny is applied to the port group...

Page 214: ...deo ports Target server video port 1 as the primary port and target server video port 2 as the secondary port A KX3 832 device A D2CIM DVUSB DP CIMs A target server and remote client running the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system Intelligent mouse mode An extended desktop view on the target server and remote client so we are configuring the KX III to support a Horizontal Primary Left Secondary R...

Page 215: ...hat the connecting client have the same screen orientation whenever possible For information on display orientations and mouse modes review Dual Video Port Group Display Orientation Alignment and Mouse Modes Note See your target server or operating system user documentation for exact steps on configuring display settings To configure target server display and mouse settings 1 At the target server ...

Page 216: ... output ports then connect the USB cables to available USB ports on the target 3 Connect each CIM to the KX III using a CAT5 6 cable 4 If you have not already done so a Connect the KX III to an AC power source using the provided power cable b Connect to the KX III network port and local port if needed c Configure the KX III See Getting Started on page 9 for the steps needed to begin using the devi...

Page 217: ...ng Standard Target Servers After the ports are configured they can be grouped in a dual video port group Note Existing ports do not have to be configured if you have already done so when creating dual port video groups See Creating a Dual Video Port Group on page 151 Configure the target server mouse mode after you connect to the target See Dual Video Port Group Supported Mouse Modes on page 199 S...

Page 218: ...aunch a dual port group On the Port Access page click on the primary port name then click Connect Both connections are launched at once and displayed in two different windows Once the windows are displayed they can be moved based on the display setup you are using For example if you are using extended desktop mode the port windows can be moved between monitors Raritan Client Navigation when Using ...

Page 219: ... direct port access see Enabling Direct Port Access via URL Dual Port Video Groups Displayed on the Ports Page Note The dual video primary port is defined when the port group is created Note Two KVM channels are required to remotely connect to the dual video port group by clicking primary port If two channels are not available the Connect link is not displayed For dual video port groups the primar...

Page 220: ...entication server administrator to enable this attribute In addition for Microsoft Active Directory the standard LDAP memberOf is used From Microsoft Active Directory Note This should be attempted only by an experienced Active Directory administrator Returning user group information from Microsoft s Active Directory for Windows 2000 operating system server requires updating the LDAP LDAPS schema S...

Page 221: ...ema 1 Right click the Active Directory Schema root node in the left pane of the window and then click Operations Master The Change Schema Master dialog appears 2 Select the Schema can be modified on this Domain Controller checkbox Optional 3 Click OK Creating a New Attribute To create new attributes for the rciusergroup class 1 Click the symbol before Active Directory Schema in the left pane of th...

Page 222: ...e LDAP Display Name field 6 Type 1 3 6 1 4 1 13742 50 in the Unique x5000 Object ID field 7 Type a meaningful description in the Description field 8 Click the Syntax drop down arrow and choose Case Insensitive String from the list 9 Type 1 in the Minimum field 10 Type 24 in the Maximum field 11 Click OK to create the new attribute Adding Attributes to the Class To add attributes to the class 1 Cli...

Page 223: ...KX III Administrator Help 211 2 Scroll to the user class in the right pane and right click it 3 Choose Properties from the menu The user Properties dialog appears 4 Click the Attributes tab to open it 5 Click Add ...

Page 224: ...ributes for User Members To run the Active Directory script on a Windows 2003 server use the script provided by Microsoft available on the Windows 2003 server installation CD These scripts are loaded onto your system with a Microsoft Windows 2003 installation ADSI Active Directory Service Interface acts as a low level editor for Active Directory allowing you to perform common administrative tasks ...

Page 225: ...KX III Administrator Help 213 3 Go to the directory where the support tools were installed Run adsiedit msc The ADSI Edit window opens 4 Open the Domain 5 In the left pane of the window select the CN Users folder ...

Page 226: ...the right pane Right click the user name and select Properties 7 Click the Attribute Editor tab if it is not already open Choose rciusergroup from the Attributes list 8 Click Edit The String Attribute Editor dialog appears 9 Type the user group created in the KX III in the Edit Attribute field Click OK ...

Page 227: ...oard 223 Video Properties 227 Mouse Options 231 Tool Options 235 View Options 241 Virtual Media 243 Smart Cards 251 Digital Audio 254 Version Information Virtual KVM Client 261 Overview Whenever you access a target server from the Port Access page of KX III the Remote Console a Virtual KVM Client VKC window opens Chapter 5 Virtual KVM Client VKC Help ...

Page 228: ...pported operating systems and browsers Keyboard macros created in AKC cannot be used in VKC Direct port access configuration see Enabling Direct Port Access via URL AKC server certification validation configuration see Prerequisites for Using AKC on page 264 Connect to a Target Server Once you have logged on to the KX III Remote access target servers via the Virtual KVM Client VKC or Active KVM Cl...

Page 229: ...t Connection Properties The Virtual KVM Client VKC and Active KVM Client AKC support connection property management Connection properties manage streaming video performance over remote connections to target servers The properties are applied only to your connection they do not impact the connection of other users accessing the same target servers via VKC or AKC If you make changes to connection pr...

Page 230: ...ideal for general IT and computer applications such as performing server administration Video Mode defaults to Full Color 2 Video frames transmit in high quality 24 bit color This setting is suitable where a high speed LAN is used Noise Filter defaults to 2 The noise filter setting does not often need to be changed Click Reset on the Connection Properties dialog at any time to return to the defaul...

Page 231: ... slight contrast boost is provided and text is sharper In lower quality video modes bandwidth is decreased at the expense of accuracy Color Accuracy When Color Accuracy is selected all video modes are rendered in full color with flat color response This setting applies to viewing video streams such as movies or other broadcast streams In lower quality video modes sharpness of fine detail such as t...

Page 232: ...um Click Reset on the Connection Properties dialog at any time to return to the default settings Noise Filter Unless there is a specific need to do so do not change the noise filter setting The default setting is designed to work well in most situations The Noise Filter controls how much interframe noise is absorbed by the KX III Moving the Noise Filter slider to the left lowers the filter thresho...

Page 233: ... III Name The name of the KX III IP Address The IP address of the KX III Port The KVM communication TCP IP port used to access the KX III Data In Second Data rate received from the KX III Data Out Second Data rate sent to the KX III Connect Time The duration of the current connection FPS Video frames per second transmitted received from the KX III Horizontal Resolution The target server horizontal...

Page 234: ...by clicking USB Profile in the menu then selecting from the menu choices Select a USB profile that best applies to the KVM target server For example if the server is running Windows operating system it would be best to use the Generic profile Or to change settings in the BIOS menu or boot from a virtual media drive depending on the target server model a BIOS profile may be more appropriate For det...

Page 235: ...VM switch you are connected to Setting CIM Keyboard Mouse Options To access the DCIM USBG2 setup menu 1 Put the mouse focus on a window such as Note Pad Windows operating system or an equivalent 2 Select Set CIM Keyboard Mouse options This is the equivalent of sending the Left Control and Num Lock to the target The CIM setup menu options are then displayed 3 Set the language and mouse settings 4 E...

Page 236: ...Click Add The Add Keyboard Macro dialog appears 3 Type a name for the macro in the Keyboard Macro Name field This name appears in the Keyboard menu after it is created 4 From the Hot Key Combination field select a keyboard combination from the drop down list This allows you to execute the macro with a predefined keystroke Optional 5 In the Keys to Press drop down list select each key you would lik...

Page 237: ...gned to the macro Import Macros To import macros 1 Choose Keyboard Import Keyboard Macros to open the Import Macros dialog Browse to the folder location of the macro file 2 Click on the macro file and click Open to import the macro a If too many macros are found in the file an error message is displayed and the import terminates once OK is selected b If the import fails an error dialog appears and...

Page 238: ...cess proceeds If the name that is entered is a duplicate of a macro an alert appears and you are required to enter another name for the macro b If during the import process the number of allowed imported macros is exceeded a dialog appears Click OK to attempt to continue importing macros or click Cancel to stop the import process The macros are then imported If a macro is imported that contains a ...

Page 239: ...mmand automatically detects the target server s video settings The Calibrate Color command calibrates the video to enhance the colors being displayed In addition you can manually adjust the settings using the Video Settings command To refresh the video settings do one of the following Choose Video Refresh Screen or click the Refresh Screen button in the toolbar Auto Sense Video Settings The Auto s...

Page 240: ...he effects are immediately visible a PLL Settings Clock Controls how quickly video pixels are displayed across the video screen Changes made to clock settings cause the video image to stretch or shrink horizontally Odd number settings are recommended Under most circumstances this setting should not be changed because the autodetect is usually quite accurate Phase Phase values range from 0 to 31 an...

Page 241: ...itor j Vertical Offset Controls the vertical positioning of the target server display on your monitor 3 Select Automatic Color Calibration to enable this feature 4 Select the video sensing mode Best possible video mode The device will perform the full Auto Sense process when switching targets or target resolutions Selecting this option calibrates the video for the best image quality Quick sense vi...

Page 242: ...eenshot You are able to take a screenshot of a target server using the Screenshot from Target server command If needed save this screenshot to a file location of your choosing as a bitmap JPEG or PNG file To take a screenshot of the target server 1 Select Video Screenshot from Target or click the Target Screenshot button on the toolbar 2 In the Save dialog choose the location to save the file name...

Page 243: ...ual mouse mode When there are two mouse cursors the device offers several mouse modes Absolute Mouse Synchronization Intelligent Mouse Mode Standard Mouse Mode When the mouse pointer lies within the KVM Client target server window mouse movements and clicks are directly transmitted to the connected target server While in motion the client mouse pointer slightly leads the target mouse pointer due t...

Page 244: ... D2CIM DVUSB DP To enter Absolute Mouse Synchronization Choose Mouse Absolute Note that the black connector on the DVUSB CIMs are used for the keyboard and mouse The gray connector is used for virtual media Keep both plugs of the CIM connected to the device The device may not operate properly if both plugs are not connected to the target server Intelligent Mouse Mode In Intelligent Mouse mode the ...

Page 245: ...n using the intelligent mouse synchronization function having a file icon or folder icon located in the upper left corner of your desktop may cause the function not to work properly To be sure to avoid any problems with this function Raritan recommends you do not have file icons or folder icons in the upper left corner of your desktop After autosensing the target video manually initiate mouse sync...

Page 246: ...t improve the mouse synchronization for Linux UNIX and Solaris KVM target servers a Open a terminal window b Enter the following command xset mouse 1 1 c Close the terminal window 4 Click the KVM Client mouse synchronization button Synchronize Your Mouse In dual mouse mode the Synchronize Mouse command forces realignment of the target server mouse pointer with KVM Client mouse pointer To synchroni...

Page 247: ...e Single Mouse Cursor Click the Single Double Mouse Cursor button in the toolbar To exit single mouse mode 1 Press Ctrl Alt O on your keyboard to exit single mouse mode Tool Options General Settings To set the tools options 1 Click Tools Options The Options dialog appears 2 Select the Enable Logging checkbox only if directed to by Technical Support This option creates a log file in your home direc...

Page 248: ... key used for exiting this mode Exit Single Cursor Mode Hotkey When you enter single cursor mode only the target server mouse cursor is visible This is the hot key used to exit single cursor mode and bring back the client mouse cursor Disconnect from Target Hotkey Enable this hotkey to allow users to quickly disconnect from the target For hotkey combinations the application does not allow you to a...

Page 249: ...limitation Language Configuration on Linux Because the Sun JRE on Linux has problems generating the correct Key Events for foreign language keyboards configured using System Preferences Raritan recommends that you configure foreign keyboards using the methods described in the following table Language Configuration method US Intl Default French Keyboard Indicator German System Settings Control Cent...

Page 250: ...nch Settings tab To configure the target window settings a Select Standard sized to target Resolution to open the window using the target s current resolution If the target resolution is greater than the client resolution the target window covers as much screen area as possible and scroll bars are added if needed b Select Full Screen to open the target window in full screen mode To configure the m...

Page 251: ...d b Select Enable Scale Video to automatically scale the display on the target server when it is accessed c Select Pin Menu Toolbar if you want the toolbar to remain visible on the target when it is in Full Screen mode By default while the target is in Full Screen mode the menu is only visible when you hover your mouse along the top of the screen 3 Click OK ...

Page 252: ...ominion devices and KVM switch ports Configure scan settings from either the Virtual KVM Client VKC or Active KVM Client AKC See Scanning Ports Remote Console Use the Scan Settings tab to customize the scan interval and default display options Configure Port Scan To set scan settings 1 Click Tools Options The Options dialog appears 2 Select the Scan Settings tab 3 In the Display Interval 10 255 se...

Page 253: ...th or without the toolbar display To toggle the display of the toolbar on and off Choose View View Toolbar View Status Bar By default the status bar is displayed at the bottom of the target window To hide the status bar Click View Status Bar to deselect it To restore the status bar Click View Status Bar to select it ...

Page 254: ...ode is specified in the Options dialog see Tool Options on page 235 While in Full Screen mode moving your mouse to the top of the screen displays the Full Screen mode menu bar If you want the menu bar to remain visible while in Full Screen mode enable the Pin Menu Toolbar option from the Tool Options dialog See Tool Options on page 235 To enter full screen mode Choose View Full Screen or click the...

Page 255: ...III Prerequisites For users requiring access to virtual media the KX III permissions must be set to allow access to the relevant ports as well as virtual media access VM Access port permission for those ports Port permissions are set at the group level A USB connection must exist between the device and the target server If you want to use PC Share Security Settings must also be enabled in the Secu...

Page 256: ... this option for hard drives and external drives only It does not include network drives CD ROM or DVD ROM drives Notes on Mounting Local Drives KVM target servers running the Windows XP operating system may not accept new mass storage connections after an NTFS formatted partition for example the local C drive has been redirected to them If this occurs close the Remote Console and reconnect before...

Page 257: ...irtual media Read Write is not available in the following situations For Linux and Mac clients When the drive is write protected When the user does not have Read Write permission Port Permission Access is set to None or View Port Permission VM Access is set to Read Only or Deny Supported Virtual Media Operating Systems The following client operating systems are supported Windows 7 operating system...

Page 258: ...ile supports it To use virtual media connect attach the media to the client or network file server that you want to access from the target server This need not be the first step but it must be done prior to attempting to access this media Connecting and Disconnecting from Virtual Media Access a Virtual Media Drive on a Client Computer To access a virtual media drive on the client computer 1 From t...

Page 259: ...button The Map Virtual Media CD ISO Image dialog appears 2 For internal and external CD ROM or DVD ROM drives a Choose the Local CD DVD Drive option b Choose the drive from the Local CD DVD Drive drop down list All available internal and external CD and DVD drive names will be populated in the drop down list c Click Connect 3 For ISO images a Choose the ISO Image option Use this option when you wa...

Page 260: ...ocal CD DVD Drive or Local or Remote ISO Image To view the Local CD DVD Drive or Local or Remote ISO Image in this folder select Tools Folder Options View and deselect Hide empty drives in the Computer folder Note You cannot access a remote ISO image via virtual media using an IPv6 address due to third party software technical limitations Disconnect from Virtual Media Drives To disconnect the virt...

Page 261: ...ssion Requirement Your virtual media connection can be closed if you mount a CD ROM from a Linux client to a target and then unmount the CD ROM To avoid these issues you must be a root user Virtual Media in a Mac Environment Active System Partition You cannot use virtual media to mount active system partitions for a Mac client Drive Partitions The following drive partition limitations exist across...

Page 262: ...ia from the Remote Console The File Server Setup page opens 2 Check the Selected checkbox for all media that you want accessible as virtual media 3 Enter information about the file server ISO images that you want to access IP Address Host Name Host name or IP address of the file server Image Path Full path name of the location of the ISO image For example sharename0 path0 image0 iso sharename1 pat...

Page 263: ...lowing Smart Card Minimum System Requirements on page 308 Supported Computer Interface Module CIMs Specifications on page 302 Supported and Unsupported Smart Card Readers Authentication When Accessing a Smart Card Reader When accessing a server remotely you can select an attached smart card reader and mount it onto the server Smart card authentication is used with the target server it is not used ...

Page 264: ...sessions Mount a Smart Card Reader When mounted onto the target server the card reader and smart card will cause the server to behave as if they had been directly attached Removal of the smart card or smart card reader will cause the user session to be locked or you will be logged out depending on how the card removal policy has been setup on the target server OS When the KVM session is terminated...

Page 265: ...as been attached to the client PC Send Smart Card Remove and Reinsert Notifications To send smart card remove and reinsert notifications to the target Select the smart card reader that is currently mounted and click the Remove Reinsert button Unmount Remove a Smart Card Reader To unmount a smart card reader Select the smart card reader to be unmounted and click the Unmount button ...

Page 266: ...supported by virtual media so they do not work with the audio feature Before you begin using the audio feature Raritan recommends you review the audio related information documented in the following sections of Help Supported Audio Device Formats on page 254 Recommendations for Dual Port Video on page 199 Supported Mouse Modes see Dual Video Port Group Supported Mouse Modes on page 199 CIMs Requir...

Page 267: ... device to the same target User A s playback session is interrupted and the audio application may need to be restarted The interruption occurs because the USB device needs to be re enumerated with the new device configuration It may take some time for the target to install a driver for the new device Audio applications may stop playback completely go to the next track or just continue playing The ...

Page 268: ...mmended client settings that reduce the impact of video on audio quality at lower bandwidths Connect audio playback at the lower quality formats The impact of video consuming bandwidth is much less notable at 11k connections than at 44k Set the connection speed under Connection Properties to a value that best matches the client to server connection Under Connection Properties set the color depth t...

Page 269: ... feature while running PC Share mode and VM Share mode so multiple users can access the same audio device on a target at once the audio device settings of the user who initiates the session are applied to all users who join the session So when a user joins an audio session the target machine settings are used See Connecting to Multiple Targets from a Single Remote Client on page 257 Connecting to ...

Page 270: ...feature while running PC Share mode and VM Share mode see Audio Playback and Capture Recommendations and Requirements on page 255 for important information See also Connecting to Multiple Targets from a Single Remote Client on page 257 Connect to a Digital Audio Device To connect to an audio device 1 Connect the audio device to the remote client PC prior to launching the browser connection to the ...

Page 271: ... names listed in the Connect Recording Device drop down are truncated to a maximum of 30 characters for Java clients 8 Select the device that you wish to connect from the drop down list 9 Select the audio format for the recording device from the Format drop down 10 Click OK If the audio connection is established a confirmation message appears Click OK If the connection was not established an error...

Page 272: ... audio is being used When the Speaker icon and Microphone icon are displayed in the status bar the session is being captured as it is streamed Disconnect from an Audio Device To disconnect from the audio device Click the Audio icon in the toolbar and select OK when you are prompted to confirm the disconnect A confirmation message appears Click OK ...

Page 273: ... buffer size can be adjusted whenever needed including during an audio session Audio settings are configured in VKC or AKC Adjust Audio Settings To adjust audio settings 1 Select Audio Settings from the Audio menu The Audio Settings dialog opens 2 Adjust the capture and or playback buffer size as needed Click OK Version Information Virtual KVM Client This menu command provides version information ...

Page 274: ... Keyboard macros created in AKC cannot be used in VKC Direct port access configuration see Enabling Direct Port Access via URL AKC server certification validation configuration see Prerequisites for Using AKC on page 264 AKC automatically loads favorites VKC does not See Managing Favorites For details on using the features see Virtual KVM Client VKC Help on page 215 Connect to a Target Server Once...

Page 275: ...ta operating system up to 64 bit Windows 7 operating system up to 64 bit Windows 8 operating system up to 64 bit Note You must be using Windows 7 if WINDOWS PC FIPs is turned on and you are accessing a target using AKC and a smartcard Since NET is required to run AKC if you do not have NET installed or you have an unsupported version of NET installed you will receive a message instructing you to c...

Page 276: ...ess of the device being accessed is included in their browser s Trusted Sites Zone Disable Protected Mode Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 2008 server users should ensure that Protected Mode is not on when accessing the KX III Enable AKC Download Server Certificate Validation If the device or CC SG administrator has enabled the Enable AKC Download Server Certificate Validation option Administra...

Page 277: ...the KX III Using the Reset Button on the Device 276 Overview The Local Console interface provides access to the KX III while at the rack This section contains help on tasks performed by end users at the Local Console Accessing a Target Server To access a target server 1 Click the Port Name of the target you want to access The Port Action Menu is displayed 2 Choose Connect from the Port Action menu...

Page 278: ...60 For a list of supported Local Console video resolutions see Supported KX III Local Port DVI Resolutions on page 302 Considering also reviewing Video Mode and Resolution Notes on page 331 for additional information Simultaneous Users The KX III Local Console provides an independent access path to the connected KVM target servers Using the Local Console does not prevent other users from simultane...

Page 279: ...Release Left ALT Switch between ports Switch from target port 5 to port 11 Press Left ALT Press and Release 1 Press and Release 1 Release Left ALT Disconnect from a target and return to the local port GUI Disconnect from target port 11 and return to the local port GUI the page from which you connected to target Double Click Scroll Lock Blade chassis Connect key action Key sequence example Access a...

Page 280: ...r s special keys operate on the local port These special are available from the Keyboard menu when you connect to a Sun target server Sun key Local port key combination Again Ctrl Alt F2 Props Ctrl Alt F3 Undo Ctrl Alt F4 Stop A Break a Front Ctrl Alt F5 Copy Ctrl Alt F6 Open Ctrl Alt F7 Find Ctrl Alt F9 Cut Ctrl Alt F10 Paste Ctrl Alt F8 Mute Ctrl Alt F12 Compose Ctrl Alt KPAD Vol Ctrl Alt KPAD V...

Page 281: ...rgets blade servers tiered Dominion devices and KVM switch ports For dual video port groups the primary port is included in a port scan but the secondary port is not included when connecting from a remote client Both ports can be included in the scan from the Local Port Click on the thumbnail of any target server to exit scan mode and connect to the target or use the Local Port ConnectKey sequence...

Page 282: ...the focus of the slide show displays in the center of the page The name of the target is displayed below its thumbnail and in the task bar at the bottom of the window If a target is busy a blank screen is displayed instead of the target server access page Configure the time between the slide show thumbnail rotation and the thumbnail focus interval on the Local Port Settings page See Configure Loca...

Page 283: ...Chapter 7 KX III Local Console KX III End User Help 271 ...

Page 284: ...as not scanned connecting scanned skipped Configure Local Console Scan Settings Do the following to configure Local Console scan port options Note Configure scan settings for the Remote Console from either the Virtual KVM Client VKC or Active KVM Client AKC See Configuring Port Scan Settings in VKC and AKC on page 240 To configure the Local Console scan port settings 1 On the Local Console select ...

Page 285: ...to the KX III using one of the USB ports located on the KX III Once a smart card reader is plugged in or unplugged from the KX III the KX III autodetects it For a list of supported smart cards and additional system requirements see Supported and Unsupported Smart Card Readers and Smart Card Minimum System Requirements on page 308 When mounted onto the target server the card reader and smart card w...

Page 286: ...ted 4 Click OK Once the smart card reader is added a message will appear on the page indicating you have completed the operation successfully A status of either Selected or Not Selected will appear in the left panel of the page under Card Reader To update the Card Readers Detected list Click Refresh if a new smart card has been mounted The Card Readers Detected list will be refreshed to reflect th...

Page 287: ...vailable for a port appear in the Select Profile To Use field after the port is selected The profiles selected for use with a port appear in the Profile In Use field To apply a USB profile to a local console port 1 In the Port Name field select the port you want to apply the USB profile to 2 In the Select Profile To Use field select the profile to use from among those available for the port 3 Clic...

Page 288: ... Reset Resets the network parameters of the device back to the default values click Device Settings Network Settings to access this information 3 Click Reset to continue You will be prompted to confirm the factory reset because all network settings will be permanently lost 4 Click OK proceed Upon completion the KX III device is automatically restarted Resetting the KX III Using the Reset Button on...

Page 289: ...cal Console KX III End User Help 277 2 Use a pointed object to press and hold the Reset button 3 While continuing to hold the Reset button power the KX III device back on 4 Continue holding the Reset button for 10 seconds ...

Page 290: ... Once connected to the Cat5 Reach DVI the KX III can be accessed up 500 feet 152 m away Connecting the KX III to the Cat5 Reach DVI by daisy chaining Ethernet switches extends can extend the KX III s reach up to 3000 feet 914 m About the Cat5 Reach DVI For details on the Cat5 Reach DVI see the Cat5 Reach DVI online help available on the Raritan Support page http www raritan com support Contact Rar...

Page 291: ...Keyboard Mouse Video Source in Cat5 Reach DVI Help for more information To connect a KX III and Cat5 Reach DVI 1 If you have not already done so set up the local and remote consoles with the Cat5 Reach DVI transmitter and receiver respectively See Basic Installation in Cat5 Reach DVI Help for more information 2 Use a Cat5e 6 cable to connect the transmitter and receiver 3 Connect the transmitter a...

Page 292: ...lustration below To increase the distance between two tiered KVM switches 1 Set up a remote console by connecting the receiver to a KVM switch a Connect a USB CIM to the receiver b Connect this USB CIM to any channel port on the KVM switch via a Cat5 cable 2 Use a Cat5e 6 cable to connect the transmitter and receiver 3 Connect the transmitter and receiver to an appropriate power source respectivel...

Page 293: ... computer and a KVM switch 1 Set up an optional local console with the transmitter 2 Set up a remote console by connecting the receiver to a KVM switch 3 Use a Cat5e 6 cable to connect the transmitter and receiver 4 Connect the transmitter and receiver to an appropriate power source respectively 5 Connect the computer to the transmitter 6 Turn on the computer ...

Page 294: ...is managed by CC SG so that Paragon II is accessible from CC SG This diagram indicates the configuration integrating KX III Note The images are for example purposes only and may not look exactly like your device The Paragon II system involving Paragon II switches servers and user stations The user station with a DCIM USB G2 attached KX III Appendix B Accessing a Paragon II from the KX III ...

Page 295: ...ization will delay the keyboard response for seconds See Supported Paragon II CIMS and Configurations on page 283 for additional information Supported Paragon II CIMS and Configurations The KX III supports the P2CIM APS2DUAL and P2CIM AUSBDUAL CIMs which provide two RJ45 connections to different KVM switches Support of these CIMs provides a second path to access the target in the event that one of...

Page 296: ...IM AUSBDUAL Servers with USB or Sun USB type keyboard and mouse ports Automatic skew compensation when the CIMs are connected to Paragon II not from a KX III Intelligent Mouse mode Standard Mouse mode Virtual media Smart cards Absolute Mouse mode Use with blade chassis Cascaded KVM configurations ...

Page 297: ...SBDUAL with the KX III CIM Name Updates The P2CIM APS2 and P2CIM AUSB names are stored within the CIM s memory There are two memory locations provided to accommodate the Paragon naming convention 12 characters and the KX III naming convention 32 characters When first connected to a KX III the Paragon name will be retrieved from memory and written into the CIM memory location used by KX III Subsequ...

Page 298: ...ond connection is attempted the user is notified that they cannot connect and access is denied When a port name change is initiated via the CC SG Port Profile pane the changed name is pushed to the managed KX III The corresponding port name of the other KX III will not be updated in CC SG until a connection is attempted to the target port via the other KX III s oob kvm interface KX III to Paragon ...

Page 299: ...This mode cannot be used when connecting the CIM to a Paragon II and the KX III The Paragon II uses Yellow to indicate it is in P View mode CIM Name Updates CIM names updated from Paragon II are stored and retrieved from the CIM memory location corresponding to the Paragon naming convention CIM names updated from the KX III are stored and retrieved from the CIM memory location corresponding to the...

Page 300: ... upgrading 2 Plug a compatible DCIM USB into the USB and video ports on the Paragon II user station If the system is a two or three tier system ensure the Paragon II user station is connected to the base KX III device first tier 3 Connect the Paragon II user station to a KX III device via a Cat5 UTP cable up to 150 feet 45 m Plug one end of the cable to the DCIM s RJ 45 port and the other end to o...

Page 301: ... the Floor Map 294 Managing the KX III Lifecycle 295 Overview Raritan s dcTrack is a complete Data Center Infrastructure Management DCIM solution that provides you with real time information about your facilities networks and IT dcTrack visualizes your infrastructure to help data center and facilities managers manage placement of IT equipment make informed capacity management decisions and keep ac...

Page 302: ... Space in a Cabinet for the KX III Use dcTrack s Capacity Management functionality to locate space in a cabinet in your data center for the KX III Search by Rack units dcTrack looks for a cabinet with enough rack units open to accommodate the KX III ...

Page 303: ...ement Locating and Reserving Cabinet Space for an Item in dcTrack Help Add KX III Devices to dcTrack Begin managing KX III devices in dcTrack by adding them to the application There are various ways to add devices to dcTrack based on your needs Manually Add a KX III to dcTrack Manually add a KX III if you are adding one or just a few devices See Manually Creating New Items in dcTrack in dcTrack He...

Page 304: ...t which is provided by Raritan with the KX III information then import the spreadsheet into dcTrack using the Import Wizard See Adding New Items to dcTrack Using the Import Wizard in dcTrack Help Clone Existing KX III Devices Use cloning if you have already added a KX III and want to clone it along with its power and data circuits if you have created them ports custom fields and so on ...

Page 305: ...me After the circuits are created issue a request to create them in the data center See Building New Circuits for Items in dcTrack Help Submit an Add Item Request for the KX III Once you have added a KX III to dcTrack submit an Install Item Request The request sets off the change control process beginning with a work order to physically install the KX III in the data center See Submit an Install I...

Page 306: ...location the cabinet belongs to has a floor map associated with it and the cabinet the KX III is housed in is linked to a cabinet object on the floor map you can access the floor map from the KX III page in dcTrack See Open a Floor Map from an Item s Page in dcTrack Help Once on the floor map page view the location of the cabinet the KX III is housed in on the floor map and in the Items List ...

Page 307: ...e a KX III Submit a request to move a KX III from One cabinet to another cabinet One location to another location One rail position to another rail position See Move Item Requests in dcTrack Help Power On or Off a KX III Submit requests to power the KX III on or off as needed See Submitting Requests to Power On or Off Devices in dcTrack Help Take a KX III On or Off Site Submit requests to take the...

Page 308: ... if you plan to temporarily move it to an off site location See Submit a Request to Decommission an Item to Storage in dcTrack Help Decommission a KX III to Archive Submit a request to decommission the KX III to archive to remove it from your inventory for disposal See Decommissioning an Installed Item to Archive in dcTrack Help ...

Page 309: ...m 3 9kg 32º 113º F DKX3 116 16 server ports 1 remote user 1 local port for use at the rack Dual Power 110V 240V 50 60Hz 1 8A 60W 52 KCAL 17 3 x 13 15 x 1 73 8 60lbs 0º 45º C 0 85 RH 439x334x44 mm 3 9kg 32º 113º F DKX3 132 32 server ports 1 remote user 1 local port for use at the rack Dual Power 110V 240V 50 60Hz 1 8A 60W 52 KCAL 17 3 x 13 15 x 1 73 8 60lbs 0º 45º C 0 85 RH 439x334x44 mm 3 9kg 32º ...

Page 310: ...240V 50 60Hz 1 8A 60W 52 KCAL 17 3 x 13 15 x 1 73 9 08lbs 0º 45º C 0 85 RH 439x334x44 mm 4 12kg 32º 113º F DKX3 432 32 server ports 4 remote users 1 local port for use at the rack Dual Power 110V 240V 50 60Hz 1 8A 60W 52 KCAL 17 3 x 13 15 x 1 73 9 08lbs 0º 45º C 0 85 RH 439x334x44 mm 4 12kg 32º 113º F DKX3 464 64 server ports 4 remote users 1 local port for use at the rack Dual Power 110V 240V 50 ...

Page 311: ...rver ports 8 remote users 1 local port for use at the rack Dual Power 110V 240V 50 60Hz 1 8A 60W 52 KCAL 17 3 x 13 15 x 1 73 9 96lbs 0º 45º C 0 85 RH 439x334x44 mm 4 52kg 32º 113º F DKX3 864 64 server ports 8 remote users 1 local port for use at the rack Dual Power 110V 240V 50 60Hz 1 8A 60W 52 KCAL 17 3 x 13 3 x 3 5 12 39lbs 0º 45º C 0 85 RH 439x338x89 mm 5 62kg 32º 113º F ...

Page 312: ...480 72Hz 640x480 75Hz 640x480 85Hz 720x400 70Hz 720x400 84Hz 720x400 85Hz 800x600 56Hz 800x600 60Hz 800x600 70Hz 800x600 72Hz 800x600 75Hz 800x600 85Hz 800x600 90Hz 800x600 100Hz 832x624 75 1Hz 1024x768 60Hz 1024x768 70Hz 1024x768 72Hz 1024x768 85Hz 1024x768 75Hz 1024x768 90Hz 1024x768 100Hz 1152x864 60Hz 1152x864 70Hz 1152x864 75Hz 1152x864 85Hz 1152x870 75 1Hz 1280x720 60Hz ...

Page 313: ...mental conditions and user expectations The following table summarizes the maximum target server distance for various video resolutions and refresh rates Target server video resolution Maximum distance 1024x768 60Hz and below 150 45 m 1280x1024 60Hz 100 30 m 1280 720 60Hz 75 22 m 1600x1200 60Hz 50 15 m 1920x1080 60Hz 50 15 m See KX III Supported Target Server Video Resolutions on page 300 for the ...

Page 314: ...uter Interface Module CIMs Specifications Digital CIMs support Display Data Channels DDC and Enhanced Extended Display Identification Data E EDID CIM model Description Dimensions WxDxH Weight D2CIM DVUS B Dual USB CIM for BIOS virtual media smartcard CAC audio and Absolute Mouse Synchronization 1 7 x 3 5 x 0 8 43 x 90 x 19mm 0 25lb 0 11kg D2CIM VUSB USB CIM for virtual media and Absolute Mouse Syn...

Page 315: ...es digital to analog conversion and support for virtual media smartcard CAC audio Absolute and Relative Mouse Synchronization 1 7 x 3 5 x 0 8 43 x 90 x 19mm 0 25lb 0 11kg D2CIM DVUS B HDMI Digital CIM that provides digital to analog conversion and support for virtual media smartcard CAC audio Absolute and Relative Mouse Synchronization 1 7 x 3 5 x 0 8 43 x 90 x 19mm 0 25lb 0 11kg DCIM PS2 CIM for ...

Page 316: ...o CIM to connect to the following Mac ports Mac port CIM DVI D2CIM DVUSB DVI HDMI D2CIM DVUSB HDMI DisplayPort or Thunderbolt D2CIM DVUSB DP If the Mac s HDMI or DisplayPort video has a mini connector a passive adapter cable may be required to connect to the full sized HDMI and DisplayPort plugs on the digital CIMs Alternatively use the Mac VGA adapter with the D2CIM VUSB or D2CIM DVUSB Note that ...

Page 317: ...Hz See Configuring CIM Ports on page 88 in online help for more information Digital CIM Established and Standard Modes The following additional established and standard resolutions and timing modes are supported by the KX III 3 0 0 and later Digital CIM Established Modes 720x400 70Hz IBM VGA 640x480 60Hz IBM VGA 640x480 67Hz Apple Mac II 640x480 72Hz VESA 640x480 75Hz VESA 800x600 56Hz VESA 800x60...

Page 318: ...ort Selecting this mode ensures a good video quality from the targets See Configuring CIM Ports on page 88 in online help Supported Remote Connections Remote connection Details Network 10BASE T 100BASE T and 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet Protocols TCP IP UDP SNTP HTTP HTTPS RADIUS LDAP LDAPS Network Speed Settings KX III network speed setting Network switch port setting Auto 1000 Full 100 Full 100 H...

Page 319: ...ull 10 Half 10 Half No Communica tion No Communica tion No Communicat ion KX III 10 Full Switch 10 Half 10 Half Legend Does not function as expected Supported Functions not recommended NOT supported by Ethernet specification product will communicate but collisions will occur Per Ethernet specification these should be no communication however note that the KX III behavior deviates from expected beh...

Page 320: ...equirements When using smart card readers the basic requirements for interoperability at the target server are The IFD smart card reader Handler must be a standard USB CCID device driver comparable to the generic Microsoft USB CCID driver A digital CIM or D2CIM DVUSB Dual VM CIM is required and must be using firmware version 3A6E or later Blade chassis server connections where a CIM per blade is u...

Page 321: ...bility at the remote client are The IFD smart card reader Handler must be a PC SC compliant device driver The ICC smart card Resource Manager must be available and be PC SC compliant The JRE Java 1 7 with smart card API must be available for use by the Raritan client application Remote Linux Client Requirements If you are using a Linux client the following requirements must be met to use smart car...

Page 322: ...vIdentity ActivIdentity USB Reader v2 0 Verified on local and remote USB ActivIdentity ActivIdentity USB Reader v3 0 Verified on local and remote USB Gemalto GemPC USB SW Verified on local and remote USB Keyboard Card reader combo Dell USB Smart Card Reader Keyboard Verified on local and remote USB Keyboard Card reader combo Cherry GmbH G83 6744 SmartBoard Verified on local and remote USB reader f...

Page 323: ...e Vendor Model Notes USB Keyboard Card reader Combo HP ED707A No interrupt endpoint not compatible with Microsoft driver USB Keyboard Card reader Combo SCM Microsystems SCR338 Proprietary card reader implementation not CCID compliant USB Token Aladdin eToken PRO Proprietary implementation Audio Playback and Capture Recommendations and Requirements Audio Level Set the target audio level to a mid ra...

Page 324: ...B device needs to be re enumerated with the new device configuration It may take some time for the target to install a driver for the new device Audio applications may stop playback completely go to the next track or just continue playing The exact behavior is dependent on how the audio application is designed to handle a disconnect reconnect event Bandwidth Requirements The table below details th...

Page 325: ... connection Under Connection Properties set the color depth to as lowt value as possible Reducing the color depth to 8 bit color considerably reduces the bandwidth consumed Set Smoothing to High This will improve the appearance of the target video by reducing displayed video noise Under Video settings set the Noise Filter to its highest setting of 7 highest value so less bandwidth is used for targ...

Page 326: ...of America and most of English speaking countries for example Canada Australia and New Zealand US Keyboard layout US English International United States of America and most of English speaking countries for example Netherlands US Keyboard layout UK English United Kingdom UK layout keyboard Chinese Traditional Hong Kong S A R Republic of China Taiwan Chinese Traditional Chinese Simplified Mainland ...

Page 327: ... startup Start up from a bootable CD or DVD such as the Mac OS X Install disc Press D during startup Start up in Apple Hardware Test AHT May need BIOS Mac profile for the mouse to work May need BIOS Mac profile for mouse to work May need BIOS Mac profile for the mouse to work Press Option Command P R until you hear startup sound a second time Reset NVRAM Press Option during startup Start up in Sta...

Page 328: ... connecting a Windows keyboard directly to the Mac TCP and UDP Ports Used Port Description HTTP Port 80 This port can be configured as needed See HTTP and HTTPS Port Settings on page 122 By default all requests received by the KX III via HTTP port 80 are automatically forwarded to HTTPS for complete security The KX III responds to Port 80 for user convenience relieving users from having to explici...

Page 329: ...e KX III is configured to remotely authenticate user logins via the RADIUS protocol either port 1812 will be used but the system can also be configured to use any port of your designation Optional RADIUS Accounting on Configurable Port 1813 If the KX III is configured to remotely authenticate user logins via the RADIUS protocol and also employs RADIUS accounting for event logging port 1813 or an a...

Page 330: ...31 Windows Server 2012 Standard 64 bit Internet Explorer 10 Firefox 25 Chrome 31 Windows XP Home Edition with SP 3 Internet Explorer 10 Firefox 25 Chrome 31 openSUSE 11 4 Celadon x86_64 Firefox 16 0 2 Fedora 18 Speherical Cow Firefox 24 RHEL 6 4 Firefox 21 OS X Mountain Lion 10 8 5 Firefox 25 recommended Safari 6 1 Solaris 10 64 bit Firefox 3 6 23 Mac 10 7 5 Safari 6 0 5 Firefox 25 Note Upon upgra...

Page 331: ...accept all security warnings in order to use KX III Certain versions of Safari block Java for security reasons Since Java is required to use KX III Raritan recommends you use Firefox instead Additionally you may be required to navigate through a number of messages Select Do Not Block if these messages are displayed Java and Microsoft NET Requirements Java 1 7 or higher or Microsoft NET 3 5 or late...

Page 332: ... A CIM was disconnected Connection Lost The connection to the target was lost Disconnected User A user was disconnected from a port End CC Control CC SG management ended Login Failed User login failed Password Changed Password change occurred Port Connect Port was connected Port Disconnect Port was disconnected Port Status Change Change in the port status Scan Started A target scan was started Sca...

Page 333: ...k in the KX III Remote Console interface Note Some topics in this section reference other multiple Raritan devices because various devices are impacted by the information Java Runtime Environment JRE Notes Disable Java Caching and Clear the Java Cache It is highly recommended that you disable Java caching in Microsoft Windows and clear the Java cache To disable Java caching and clear the cache 1 F...

Page 334: ...te c Click OK Java Not Loading Properly on Mac If you are using a Mac and see the following message when connecting to a device from the KX III Port Access Table Java is not loaded properly Error while getting the list of open targets please try again in a few seconds If this occurs check your Java installation from this website http www java com en download testjava jsp http www java com en downl...

Page 335: ...when using IPv6 For detailed information refer to http www bieringer de linux IPv6 IPv6 HOWTO IPv6 HOWTO html Windows Windows XP and Windows 2003 users will need to install the Microsoft IPv6 service pack to enable IPv6 For AKC with IPv6 on Windows XP add the executable kxgui exe to your firewall exception list View your log file on the client to identify the full path for the location of the file...

Page 336: ...ectly in the KX III in order to avoid delays when logging in See Tips for Adding a Web Browser Interface on page 105 for information on configuring your DNS in KX III CIM Notes Windows 3 Button Mouse on Linux Targets When using a 3 button mouse on a Windows client connecting to a Linux target the left mouse button may get mapped to the center button of the Windows client 3 button mouse ...

Page 337: ...neering department has developed a configuration which supports the Safely Remove Hardware icon and avoids this Windows message This configuration requires the use of the D2CIM DVUSB virtual media adapter and the Troubleshooting 3 USB Profile that configures the D2CIM DVUSB as a non composite USB device supporting a single virtual media connection Raritan has successfully tested this configuration...

Page 338: ...10 8 5 client running Safari 6 1 with Java 1 7 and cannot write to from a file on a target server or access virtual media do the following to correct this 1 In Safari select Preferences 2 Under the Security tab select Manage Website Settings 3 Click on Website for KX3 4 Select Run in safe mode from the drop down 5 Restart Safari ...

Page 339: ...ccess via VKC and AKC when running in a Windows environment The features are broken down by client and the virtual media features that are accessible to each Windows user role Windows XP If you are running VKC and AKC in a Windows XP environment users must have Administrator privileges to access any virtual media type other than CD ROM connections ISOs and ISO images Windows Vista and Windows 7 If...

Page 340: ...vable disk dev sdb is not available for the user For Linux users if there is dev sdb but no dev sdb1 dev sdb is used as a removable device For Mac users dev disk1 and dev disk1s1 is used Target BIOS Boot Time with Virtual Media The BIOS for certain targets may take longer to boot if media is mounted virtually at the target To shorten the boot time 1 Close the Virtual KVM Client to completely relea...

Page 341: ...e used at the same time Therefore a dual VM CIM cannot be used on DL360 servers However as a workaround a USB2 hub can be attached to the USB port on the back of the device and a dual VM CIM can be attached to the hub Help Choosing USB Profiles When you are connected to a KVM target server via the Virtual KVM Client VKC you can view information about USB profiles via the Help on USB Profiles comma...

Page 342: ...en operating at the BIOS level Add Other Profiles provides access to other profiles available on the system Profiles selected from this list will be added to the USB Profile Menu This includes a set of trouble shooting profiles intended to help identify configuration limitations The USB Profile Menu selections are configurable via the Console Device Settings Port Configuration page Should none of ...

Page 343: ...device Afterward the target will select the driver correctly Video Mode and Resolution Notes Video Image Appears Dark when Using a Mac If you are using a Mac with an HDMI video port and the video seems too dark enable DVI Compatibility Mode on the CIM to help resolve the issue See Configuring CIM Ports on page 88 Black Stripe Bar s Displayed on the Local Port Certain servers and video resolutions ...

Page 344: ...ly 3 Restart the X server With this change the internal video mode timing from the X server is used and corresponds exactly with the VESA video mode timing resulting in the proper video display on the KX III Keyboard Notes French Keyboard Caret Symbol Linux Clients Only The Virtual KVM Client VKC do not process the key combination of Alt Gr 9 as the caret symbol when using French keyboards with Li...

Page 345: ...mbol From the Virtual KVM Client VKC the key combination of Alt Gr 2 does not produce the tilde symbol when using a French keyboard To obtain the tilde symbol Create a macro consisting of the following commands Press right Alt Press 2 Release 2 Release right Alt Keyboard Language Preference Fedora Linux Clients Because the Sun JRE on Linux has problems generating the correct KeyEvents for foreign ...

Page 346: ...arian keyboard from a Linux client the Latin letter U with Double Acute and the Latin letter O with Double Acute work only with JRE 1 6 and later There are several methods that can be used to set the keyboard language preference on Fedora Linux clients The following method must be used in order for the keys to be mapped correctly from the Virtual KVM Client VKC To set the keyboard language using S...

Page 347: ...Mac is used as the client the following keys on the Mac keyboard are not captured by the Java Runtime Environment JRE F9 F10 F11 F14 F15 Volume Up Volume Down Mute Eject As a result the Virtual KVM Client VKC are unable to process these keys from a Mac client s keyboard Mouse Notes Mouse Pointer Synchronization Fedora When connected in dual mouse mode to a target server running Fedora 7 if the tar...

Page 348: ...res while connected to an audio device your audio connection may be interrupted Raritan recommends you do not use these features if you are connected to an audio device Video Auto Sense Extensive use of the local port Adding users Issues when Using a Capture Device and Playback Device Simultaneously on a Target On some targets the simultaneous connection of capture devices and playback devices may...

Page 349: ...he audio feature with a Fedora Core 13 target set to mono 16 bit 44k may cause considerable interference during playback Audio in a Windows Environment On Windows 64 bit clients only one playback device is listed on the Connect Audio panel when accessing the device through the Virtual KVM Client VKC The audio device is the default device and is listed on the Connect Audio panel as Java Sound Audio...

Page 350: ...within one minute CC SG may display an error message If you resume management the display will be updated Browser Notes Resolving Issues with Firefox Freezing when Using Fedora If you are accessing Firefox and are using a Fedora server Firefox may freeze when it is opening To resolve this issue install the libnpjp2 so Java plug in on the server ...

Page 351: ...rt KX IIII 356 Extended Local Port 357 Dual Power Supplies 358 Intelligent Power Distribution Unit PDU Control 358 Ethernet and IP Networking 359 Local Port Consolidation Tiering and Cascading 361 Computer Interface Modules CIMs 363 Security 364 Smart Cards and CAC Authentication 366 Manageability 367 Documentation and Support 368 Miscellaneous 369 General FAQs Appendix F Frequently Asked Question...

Page 352: ...e next generation version of the KX II Featuring a modern hardware design with increased computing power and storage the KX III provides KVM over IP access for IT administration as well as high performance IP access for broadcast applications KX III includes virtually all KX II features with the following advancements The KX III s new video processing engine supports a broad range of applications ...

Page 353: ... be up and running nor does it require any special software to be installed on the managed server Out of band Even if the managed server s own network connection is unavailable it can still be managed through Dominion KX III BIOS level access Even if the server is hung at boot up requires booting to safe mode or requires system BIOS parameters to be altered Dominion KX III still works flawlessly t...

Page 354: ...their iPhone or iPad Can two people look at the same server at the same time Yes Actually up to eight people can access and control any single server at the same time Can two people access the same server one remotely and one from the local port Yes The local port is completely independent of the remote ports The local port can access the same server using the PC Share feature In order to access D...

Page 355: ... you have a Windows KVM Client Yes We have a native NET Windows Client called the Raritan Active KVM Client AKC See Active KVM Client AKC Help on page 262 Do you have a non Windows KVM Client Yes The Virtual KVM Client VKC allows non Windows users to connect to target servers in the data center See Virtual KVM Client VKC Help on page 215 Do your KVM Clients have multi language support Yes The Domi...

Page 356: ...tion Answer Which Dominion KX III models support virtual media All Dominion KX III models support virtual media It is available stand alone and through CommandCenter Secure Gateway Raritan s centralized management appliance Which types of virtual media does the Dominion KX III support Dominion KX III supports the following types of media internal and USB connected CD DVD drives USB mass storage de...

Page 357: ...supported analog VGA video Three new dual virtual media CIMs support digital video formats including DVI HDMI and DisplayPort These are the D2CIM DVUSB DVI D2CIM DVUSB HDMI and D2CIM DVUSB DP Is virtual media secure Yes Virtual media sessions are secured using 256 bit AES 128 bit AES or 128 bit RC4 encryption Does virtual media really support audio Yes Audio playback and recording to a server conn...

Page 358: ...ts can be configured by the administrator to use a specific USB profile in the KX III s port configuration page A USB profile can also be selected in the KX III Client when required See the user guide for more information Do I always need to set a USB profile when I use virtual media No In many cases the default USB profile is sufficient when using virtual media at the OS level or operating at the...

Page 359: ...d mouse activity are significantly less It is important to note that bandwidth is only used when the user is active The amount of bandwidth used is based on the amount of change to the server s video display screen If there are no changes to the video the user is not interacting with the server there is generally little to no bandwidth used If the user moves the mouse or types a character then the...

Page 360: ...et server s video display This is dependent on the user s task and actions Other factors include the server s video resolution networking speed and characteristics the KVM Client Connection Properties client PC resources and video card noise How much bandwidth does KX III use for common tasks Bandwidth primarily depends on the user s task and actions The more the server s video screen changes the ...

Page 361: ...more responsive video and to the right for lower bandwidth Other tips to decrease bandwidth include Use a solid desktop background instead of a complex image Disable screensavers Use a lower video resolution on the target server Uncheck the Show window contents while dragging option in Windows Use simple images themes and desktops e g Windows Classic I want to connect over the Internet What type o...

Page 362: ... DVI A analog and DVI I integrated analog and digital can use Raritan s ADVI VGA inexpensive passive adapter to convert the server s DVI port to a VGA plug that can be connected to a KX III CIM s VGA plug Servers with DVI ports that support DVI I or DVI D digital can use the new D2CIM DVUSB DVI CIM IPv6 Networking Question Answer What is IPv6 IPv6 is the acronym for Internet Protocol Version 6 IPv...

Page 363: ...I The KX III can access external servers via their IPv6 addresses for example an SNMP manager syslog server or LDAP server Using the KX III s dual stack architecture these external servers can be accessed via 1 an IPv4 address 2 IPv6 address or 3 hostname So the KX III supports the mixed IPv4 IPv6 environment many customers will have What if my network doesn t support IPv6 The KX III s default net...

Page 364: ...llowing is included 1 Dominion KX III unit 2 Quick Setup Guide 3 standard 19 rack mount brackets 4 user manual CD ROM 6 localized AC line cord and 7 warranty certificate and other documentation Blade Servers Question Answer Can I connect blade servers to the Dominion KX III Yes Dominion KX III supports popular blade server models from the leading blade server manufacturers HP IBM Dell and Cisco Wh...

Page 365: ... with a KX3 216 with two remote channels we recommend connecting up to four blade server chassis You can of course connect individual servers to the remaining server ports I m an enterprise customer using CommandCenter Secure Gateway Can I access blade servers via CommandCenter Secure Gateway Yes Once blade servers are configured on the Dominion KX III the CommandCenter Secure Gateway user can acc...

Page 366: ...ects to Dominion KX III requires a Dominion or Paragon computer interface module CIM an adapter that connects directly to the keyboard video and mouse ports of the server Which kind of Cat5 cabling should be used in my installation Dominion KX III can use any standard UTP unshielded twisted pair cabling whether Cat5 Cat5e or Cat6 Often in our manuals and marketing literature Raritan will simply sa...

Page 367: ... lower end KVM switches it incorporates more than 15 years of experience and has been deployed to millions of servers worldwide Are there any agents that must be installed on servers connected to Dominion KX III Servers connected to Dominion KX III do not require any software agents to be installed because Dominion KX III connects directly via hardware to the servers keyboard video and mouse ports...

Page 368: ...and can be completely integrated with a Dominion series deployment Local Port KX IIII Question Answer Can I access my servers directly from the rack Yes At the rack Dominion KX III functions just like a traditional KVM switch allowing control of up to 64 servers using a single keyboard monitor and mouse You can switch between servers by the browser based user interface or via a hotkey Can I consol...

Page 369: ...e rack How do I select between servers while using the local port The local port displays the connected servers using the same user interface as the remote client Users connect to a server with a simple click of the mouse or via a hotkey How do I ensure that only authorized users can access servers from the local port Users attempting to use the local port must pass the same level of authenticatio...

Page 370: ...plies fail then the KX III will automatically switch to the other Does the power supply used by Dominion KX III automatically detect voltage settings Yes Dominion KX III s power supply can be used in AC voltage ranges from 100 240 volts at 50 60 Hz If a power supply or input fails will I be notified The Dominion KX III front panel LED will notify the user of a power failure An entry will also be s...

Page 371: ...supplies connected to multiple power strips Four power supplies can be connected per target server Does the Dominion KX III display statistics and measurements from the PDU Yes PDU level power statistics including power current and voltage are retrieved from the PDU and displayed to the user Does remote power control require any special configuration of attached servers Some servers ship with defa...

Page 372: ...standard VPNs Can I use KX III with a proxy server Yes KX III can be used with a SOCKS proxy server assuming the remote client PC is configured appropriately Contact the user documentation or online help for more information How many TCP ports must be open on my firewall in order to enable network access to Dominion KX III Two ports are required TCP port 5000 to discover other Dominion devices and...

Page 373: ... full duplex or the appropriate choice for its network Duplicate IP address If the IP address of the Dominion KX III is the same as another device network connectivity may be inconsistent Port 5000 conflicts If another device is using port 5000 the Dominion KX III default port must be changed or the other device must be changed When changing the IP address of a Dominion KX III or swapping in a new...

Page 374: ...se switch Access via the consolidated port list is available in the data center or even from a remote PC All servers connected to the tiered KX IIIs can be accessed via a hierarchical port list or via search with wildcards Two levels of tiering are supported up to 1024 devices can be accessed in a tiered configuration Remote power control is also supported Virtual media smart card and blade server...

Page 375: ...024 servers from a single console when in the data center Is CC SG required For customers wanting stand alone usage without a central management system multiple Dominion KX III units still interoperate and scale together via the IP network Multiple Dominion KX III switches can be accessed from the KX III Web based user interface Can I connect an existing analog KVM switch to Dominion KX III Yes An...

Page 376: ...orate technology for video transmission of up to 1 000 feet 304 m it is not generally advisable to purchase Paragon CIMs for use with Dominion KX III Also note that when connected to Dominion KX III Paragon CIMs transmit video at a distance of up to 150 feet 46 m the same as Dominion KX III CIMs not at 1 000 feet 304 m as they do when connected to Paragon Does Dominion KX III support Paragon Dual ...

Page 377: ...recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST in the FIPS Standard 197 Does Dominion KX III allow encryption of video data Or does it only encrypt keyboard and mouse data Unlike competing solutions which only encrypt keyboard and mouse data Dominion KX III does not compromise security it allows encryption of keyboard mouse video and virtual media data How does Dominion KX ...

Page 378: ...nally require acceptance My security policy does not allow the use of standard TCP port numbers Can I change them Yes For customers wishing to avoid the standard TCP IP port numbers to increase security the Dominion KX III allows the administrator to configure alternate port numbers Smart Cards and CAC Authentication Question Answer Does Dominion KX III support smart card and CAC authentication Ye...

Page 379: ...reader to the USB port of the Dominion KX III Manageability Question Answer Can Dominion KX III be remotely managed and configured via Web browser Yes Dominion KX III can be completely configured remotely via Web browser Note that this does require that the workstation have an appropriate Java Runtime Environment JRE version installed Besides the initial setting of Dominion KX III s IP address eve...

Page 380: ... an administrator log off a user Yes administrators can view which users are logged into which ports and can log off a user from a specific port or from the device if required Can Dominion KX III s internal clock be synchronized with a timeserver Yes Dominion KX III supports the industry standard NTP protocol for synchronization with either a corporate timeserver or with any public timeserver assu...

Page 381: ...arranty for the KX III The Dominion KX III comes with a standard two year warranty which can be extended to 5 years of warranty coverage Miscellaneous Question Answer What is Dominion KX III s default IP address 192 168 0 192 What is Dominion KX III s default username and password The Dominion KX III s default username and password are admin raritan all lower case However for the highest level of ...

Page 382: ...lease 6 0 supports KX II and KX III switches seamlessly Will my existing KX II CIMs work with Dominion KX III switches Yes Existing KX II CIMs will work with the Dominion KX III switch In addition select Paragon CIMs will work with the KX III This provides an easy migration to KX III for Paragon II customers who wish to switch to KVM over IP However you may want to consider the D2CIM VUSB and D2CI...

Page 383: ...rver Certification Validation IPv6 Support Notes 323 AKC Supported Browsers 264 AKC Supported Microsoft NET Framework 263 AKC Supported Operating Systems 263 Allow Cookies 264 Allow Pop Ups 9 Apple Mac Mouse Settings 33 Applying and Removing Scripts 144 148 Assign the KX III an IP Address 37 Associating Outlets with Target Servers 92 Audio 254 336 Audio in a Linux Environment 337 Audio in a Mac En...

Page 384: ...Configuring Connection Properties 1 217 221 Configuring Date Time Settings 134 166 Configuring Event Management Destinations 133 134 136 141 Configuring Event Management Settings 134 141 Configuring IP Access Control 163 Configuring KVM Switches 87 123 Configuring KX III Local Port Settings 117 123 Configuring KX III Local Port Settings from the Local Console 187 Configuring Modem Settings 133 Con...

Page 385: ...deo Group Usability Notes 200 Dual Port Video Groups Port Access Page 18 Dual Port Video Groups Displayed on the Ports Page 207 Dual Power Supplies 358 Dual Stack Login Performance Issues 324 Dual Video Port Group Supported Mouse Modes 199 205 254 Dual Video Port Groups 198 DVI Compatibility Mode 306 E E Connect Target Servers to the KX III 36 Editing rciusergroup Attributes for User Members 212 E...

Page 386: ...mmand 198 IPv6 Networking 350 IPv6 Support Notes 323 J Java and Microsoft NET Requirements 319 Java Not Loading Properly on Mac 322 Java Runtime Environment JRE Notes 319 321 Java Validation and Access Warning 9 JRE Requirements and Browser Considerations for Mac 319 K Keyboard 223 Keyboard Language Preference Fedora Linux Clients 333 Keyboard Limitations 237 Keyboard Macros 224 Keyboard Notes 332...

Page 387: ...4 Mouse Modes when Using the Mac Boot Menu 51 53 115 Mouse Notes 335 Mouse Options 231 Mouse Pointer Synchronization Fedora 335 Mouse Settings 31 Mouse Synchronization Tips 234 Move a KX III 295 Moving Between Ports on a Device 338 Multi Language Keyboard JRE Requirement 319 N Name Command 198 Name Your Target Servers 39 Naming the Rack PDU Port Page for Power Strips 90 Navigation of the CLI 192 1...

Page 388: ... User Permission Requirement 249 S Saving Audio Settings 257 258 Scaling 242 Scan for Targets Local Console 273 Scanning Port Slide Show Local Console 270 Scanning Ports Local Console 269 Screenshot from Target Command Target Screenshot 230 Security 364 Security and Authentication 187 Security Banner 168 Security Issues 196 Security Management 153 Security Settings 63 153 Security Warnings and Val...

Page 389: ... KX III 287 Supported Digital Video CIMs for Mac 304 Supported KX III Local Port DVI Resolutions 266 302 Supported Operating Systems and Browsers 317 Supported Paragon II CIMS and Configurations 161 283 Supported Protocols 41 Supported Remote Connections 306 Supported Smart Card Readers 310 Supported Tasks Via Virtual Media 244 Supported Users and Ports per Model 7 Supported Virtual Media Operatin...

Page 390: ...ient VKC Help 7 215 262 343 Virtual KVM Client VKC Smart Card Connections to Fedora Servers 337 Virtual KVM Client Version Not Known from CC SG Proxy Mode 337 Virtual Media 243 Virtual Media Connection Failures Using High Speed for Virtual Media Connections 328 Virtual Media File Server Setup File Server ISO Images Only 250 Virtual Media in a Linux Environment 249 Virtual Media in a Mac Environmen...

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