NOTE: Performing a factory reset will remove all custom settings.
Active sessions
If your model of the appliance supports KVM connections, click
Targets - KVM
Management
to view KVM connections.
The following fields are displayed in the Active Sessions window:
•
Session Mode - Displays the type of session. Options are normal and exclusive. Normal is an interactive session
that may be shared with other users. Exclusive is a private session that does not allow sharing by other users.
•
Type - Session type, which may be KVM, virtual media or serial.
•
Name - The name of the target.
•
User - User who initiated the session, which may be a user, a local port user or a user with a local user account.
•
Duration - Current length of the console session.
•
Client - IP address of the client computer connected to the session.
•
EID - Displays the unique electronic ID embedded in the module.
To view or terminate active sessions:
1.
Click
Active Sessions
.
2.
Select the box(es) next to the session(s) you wish to terminate. Click
Terminate
.
Default settings
KVM default settings are global settings that will apply to new UMIQ modules. These settings have no effect on existing
UMIQ modules. However, you can apply the default settings to existing UMIQ modules by performing a factory reset.
General
Under the General heading, you have the option to delete offline modules or automatically upgrade modules. By default,
both settings are disabled. For more information see
You can also set the Session Connection Timeout from this heading. The appliance can actively establish one KVM session
for a given client IP address. The appliance must wait for that session to be established or time out before it can try to
establish another session. The Session Connection Timeout sets the maximum amount of time allowed to try to establish a
KVM session before timing out, when another session is waiting to be connected.
Under most circumstances, the default Normal is the preferred setting. Using Normal will ensure the system is responsive
and will avoid Path Blocked warnings. The longer time-out settings can be used for special circumstances, such as in a
system where the Network Address Translation (NAT) is used and multiple clients appear as a single IP address to the
appliance.
Sharing
Under the Sharing heading, you can enable and select the level of sharing. Options include: Automatic, Exclusive and
Stealth.
•
Automatic is a sharing option that will automatically allow another user to share a target session. The user
establishing the new session is prompted to share while the existing user is not.
•
Exclusive is a private sharing option that does not allow sharing by other users.
•
Stealth is a sharing option that starts a Video Viewer window session, but you will only be able to view what
occurs on the target without controlling the keyboard or mouse. The user who is currently active will not be
notified that access is being shared and no request to authorize sharing will be made. If the user's preemption
level is higher than or equal to yours, the stealth connection may not be permitted.
When you attempt to connect to a session already in use by another user, a dialog box states the target is not available for
viewing along with the name of the current user(s). At this point, you may request to share access to the target, preempt the
user or use stealth mode, if it has been enabled.
•
Share a connection - When you are prompted to share a connection and you click
Share with the other user.
When sharing a target, all users may monitor and take control it if no other user is active.
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