Managing Multiple Server Connections with the Access WindowOne KVM over IP user can make up to four KVM server connections from one work station, can control servers through separate AlterPath Viewer windows, and can use the Access window to manage each active KVM connection. The tabs of the Access Window dynamically change status information and viewer event messages as the connection information changes.For example, if a regular user is connected to two ports, two tabs are activated on the Access Window: These tabs are labeled with the name of the port. The following figure displays an example of what the Access Window looks like when two port connections are made to Port_1 and Port_4.Once connected to a server through a KVM port, you may want do one or more of the tasks listed in the following table with links to more detailed information.
Make direct connections to other servers without returning to the WMI Port Connection form. Quit the port connection and close the AlterPath Viewer for the selected session. Access a KVM port that is already in use by another user. Power on, power off, or reboot the connected server.
• Server Name – The alias of the port to which the connection is made
• Physical ID – The name of the port
• Username – Name of the user connected to the port
• Permission – The permissions that the user has on the current port
• Connections – Hardware and software version of the Cyclades Terminator used to connect the server to the KVM/netPlus
• Outlets – The power status of the outlets on an PM that the connected server is plugged into
• Brightness – The brightness level of the AlterPath Viewer
• Cable Length Adjustment – Compensates for the length of the cable running from the KVM/netPlus to the KVM Terminator that is connected to the server.To Connect to Another Port Using the Current AlterPath Viewer and Access Window TabThis changes the port connection of the selected session; changes the contents of the Viewer; and updates the Port Information and tab identification to correspond with the newly selected port.Initiating a server cycle changes the contents of the AlterPath Viewer so that the server connected to each available port is viewed for a fixed period of time.The system initiates the cycle from the first authorized server, and the servers connected to all authorized ports appear for a few moments in the AlterPath Viewer.Talk to the KVM/netPlus administrator if you want to change the period of time that each server appears during the cycle.To Connect to the Previous or Next Authorized Port Without Opening a New AlterPath Viewer
1. On the Access window under Server, click Previous or Next adjacent to the port drop-down list.The display in the AlterPath Viewer and the active tab changes from the currently connected port to the next or previous authorized port in the ports list.