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Chapter 8. Port Access
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The column headings and their meanings are described in the table, below:
Note: The sort order of the information displayed can be changed by clicking
the column headings.
Port Level
When a port is selected in the Sidebar tree, the Connections page changes to
display the port’s attributes and connection options:
Console UI
Port Attributes:
The port attributes
are read only, and
are for your
reference. The
attributes are
configured on the
Port Access
Properties page (see
page 90).
Heading Meaning
Port Number The port’s number on the switch.
Port Name If a name has been assigned to a port it displays here.
Status The current status of the port – online, or offline:
If the port is online, the word On appears.
If the port is offline, a dash (Console UI) or the word
Off (Browser UI) appears.
KVM Adapter The type of KVM Adapter Cable connected to the port.
(See KVM Adapter Cables, page 5, for adapter cable
models and usage.)
Operation (Console UI only) Connect means you can access the port by double
clicking anywhere on its line entry.
VM (Browser UI only) Indicates the status of Virtual Media on the server
connected to the port. Mapped means that a virtual
media device has been mapped from the console
module’s USB port to the server connected to the port; if
virtual media is not active, a dash appears. See Vm
Mount:, page 80, for mounting details.