S y s t e m C o n f i g u r a t i o n G u i d e
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Configuring OSCAR
You can configure the KVM system from the
Setup
menu within OSCAR. Click
Names
when initially setting up your KVM switch to identify servers by unique names. Select the
other setup features to manage routine tasks for your servers from the OSCAR menu.
To access the
Setup
menu:
1
Press <Print Screen> to launch OSCAR.
The
Main
dialog box appears.
2
Click
Setup
.
The
Setup
dialog box appears.
Table 1-5 shows the features that you can use to manage server modules. For detailed
information about configuring OSCAR, see the online help.
Assigning Server Names
Use the
Names
dialog box to identify individual server modules by slot number. The
Names
list is always sorted by slot order.
To access the
Names
dialog box:
1
Press <Print Screen>.
The
Main
dialog box appears.
2
Click
Setup-Names
.
The
Names
dialog box appears.
NOTE:
If the server list changes, the mouse cursor turns into an hourglass as the list is
automatically updated. No mouse or keyboard input is accepted until the list update is
complete.
Ta b l e 1 - 5 .
S e t u p Fe a t u r e s t o M a n a g e S e r v e r M o d u l e s
Feature
Purpose
Menu
Changes the listing between numerically by slot, numerically by
EID, or alphabetically by name.
Security
Sets the security for accessing the modules.
Flag
Changes the display, timing color, or location of the status flag.
Scan
Sets up a custom scan pattern for server modules.
Names
Identifies server modules by unique names.
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