Contents
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Video Properties ................................................................................................................ 63
Mouse Options................................................................................................................... 68
VKC Virtual Media ............................................................................................................. 73
Smart Cards (VKC, AKC and MPC) .................................................................................. 74
Tool Options ...................................................................................................................... 76
View Options ...................................................................................................................... 79
Help Options ...................................................................................................................... 80
Active KVM Client (AKC) ............................................................................................................. 80
Overview ............................................................................................................................ 80
AKC Supported Operating Systems and Browsers ........................................................... 81
Prerequisites for Using AKC .............................................................................................. 82
Multi-Platform Client (MPC) ......................................................................................................... 82
Launching MPC from a Web Browser ............................................................................... 82
Chapter 4 Rack PDU (Power Strip) Outlet Control 84
Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 84
Turning Outlets On/Off and Cycling Power ................................................................................. 85
Chapter 5 Virtual Media 88
Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 89
Prerequisites for Using Virtual Media .......................................................................................... 92
Using Virtual Media via VKC and AKC in a Windows Environment ............................................ 93
Using Virtual Media ...................................................................................................................... 94
File Server Setup (File Server ISO Images Only) ........................................................................ 95
Connecting to Virtual Media ......................................................................................................... 97
Local Drives ....................................................................................................................... 97
Conditions when Read/Write is Not Available ................................................................... 98
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/ISO Images ...................................................................................... 99
Disconnecting Virtual Media ...................................................................................................... 100
Chapter 6 USB Profiles 101
Overview .................................................................................................................................... 101
CIM Compatibility ....................................................................................................................... 102
Available USB Profiles ............................................................................................................... 102
Selecting Profiles for a KVM Port .............................................................................................. 108
Mouse Modes when Using the Mac OS-X USB Profile with a DCIM-VUSB ................... 109
Chapter 7 User Management 110
User Groups ............................................................................................................................... 110
User Group List................................................................................................................ 111
Relationship Between Users and Groups ....................................................................... 111
Adding a New User Group ............................................................................................... 111
Modifying an Existing User Group ................................................................................... 118
Users .......................................................................................................................................... 119
User List ........................................................................................................................... 119