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Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 23
Chapter 3: Local Port Operation
Controlling Your System at the Local Port
All DSR models include a local port on the back of the appliance. This port
allows you to connect a keyboard, monitor and mouse to the appliance for
direct access. The DSR uses OSCAR
®
, Avocent’s On-Screen Configuration
and Activity Reporting interface, which has intuitive menus to configure your
system and select computers. Computers can be identified by name or number,
allowing you to customize server names.
Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers
Use the Main dialog box to view, configure and control servers in the DSR
system. You may view your servers by name, port or by the unique Electronic
ID number (EID) embedded in each DSRIQ. You will see an OSCAR-generated
port list by default when you first launch OSCAR.
The Port column indicates the ARI port to which a server is connected. If you
connect a legacy KVM switch to the DSR appliance, the port numbering
displays the ARI port first, then the switch port to which the server is
connected. For example, in Figure 3.1, all the servers except Darrell and Ebert
are connected to legacy switches.
To access the Main dialog box:
Press Print Screen to launch OSCAR. The Main dialog box will appear.
Figure 3.1: Main Dialog Box