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Chapter 3: Multiple Users Accessing a Chassis
How Does the Multi-User Feature Work?
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In SmartWindow, with SMB-600 and SMB-6000B Multi-Users
When on-line, the SmartWindow front panel displays virtual images of installed modules.
Modules you have ownership of have an off-white background. Modules displayed with a
gray background are unreserved or owned by another user.
Figure 3-2. Ownership Status Indicator for the SMB-600
The ownership status indicator, located in the bottom left corner, displays the ownership of
the card in a multi-user environment, and is explained as follows:
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Blue – the card is reserved to you
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Green – the card is available to other users
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Red – the card is reserved to another user
The ownership status light only reflects the status of the modules as of the most recent
refresh. It is possible in a multi-user environment for a module to be reserved by another
user in the time between the last refresh and your attempt to reserve the module.
Important: You cannot use a module unless you have reserved it. Note that once you
have connected to a chassis, the chassis link is independent of any modules reserved.
Therefore, even if no cards are reserved by you and all cards have been released or
reserved by other users, the chassis link will remain until disconnected.
Ownership Status
Indicator