Raritan PARAGON II Series, User Manual

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Chapter 6: Operation - User Functions
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Blocked Channels Identification in Private Mode
When the system is set to Private mode, “Blocked Channels Identification”
is activated automatically.
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When a blocked channel is detected, it will be displayed in light blue on
the Selection Menu (whether in order of channel number or name) to
distinguish from a channel that is active and available to access (in
green).
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When a blocked switch is detected, it will be displayed in red on the
Selection Menu (in order of channel number only) to distinguish from a
switch that has available path reach (in purple).
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The 'Blocked Channels Identification' is user station dependent. User
login at different user stations may see different blocked channels.
Definition of a blocked channel:
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Channel that is active and unoccupied by a user.
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User is unable to switch to that channel because there is no available
path in the upper tier.
Definition of a blocked switch:
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All tier paths from lower tier switches to that switch are occupied.
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User is unable to switch to servers that are connected to channel ports
of the switch.
The identification of blocked channels is fully supported whether in a
single-base or multiple-base regular Paragon configuration with some
limitations as below.
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Blocked Channels Identification only functions within a regular
Paragon configuration (no diamond connection and triangle
connection inside). There is no guarantee that it will function correctly
in the diamond or triangle configuration (For additional information
about these two configurations, see
Non-Standard Tiered
Configurations (on page 148)). However, from user's perspective,
the user behavior on the light blue channel (the blocked one) is the
same as that on the green channel (the active and unoccupied one).
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Blocked channel/switch identification are only activated in the Private
mode. This feature will be disabled when in PC Share or P-View
modes.