Avocent 2015 manual

590-644- 616 A For T echnical Support: Avocent Corporation 4991 Corporate Drive Huntsville, Alabama 35805-6201 USA Tel: +1 256 430 4000 Fax: +1 256 430 4031 Avocent International Ltd. Avocent House, Shannon Free Zone Shannon, County Clare, Ireland Tel: +353 6 1 7 1 5 292 Fax: +353 6 1 47 1 8 7 1 Avocent Asia Pacific Singapore Branch Office 1 00 T[...]

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AutoV iew ® Switch 1415/1515/2015 Inst aller/User Guide A vocent, the A vocent logo, The Power of Being There, AutoV ie w , OutLook and OSCAR are registered trademarks of A vocent Corporation or its affiliates. A ll other m arks are the property of their respec tive owner s. © 2007 A voc e nt Corporat io n. All rights rese rved. 590 -644 -501C[...]

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v Table of Conten ts List of Figures .................. ............. .................... ............. ................... ............. ................ vii List of Tables .............. ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. .................... .. .. ix Chapter 1: Product Overview .............. .....[...]

vi AutoView 14 15 /151 5/ 2015 Swi tch Inst aller/ User Guide Changing Your Switch Mode .................... ................. ................. ....................... ................. ........ ..... 41 Chapter 4: Advanc ed Operati ons ....... ................... ............. ................... ............. .......... 43 Using Administrator Pr[...]

vii List of Figures Figure 1.1: Examp le of an AutoView Switch Config uration ............ ....................... ................ .......... 4 Figure 2.1: Au toView Switch Horizontal Ins tallation ............... ................. ................. ..................... 8 Figure 2.2: Ba sic AutoView Switch Con f iguration ........ ...............[...]

viii AutoView 14 15/1515/201 5 Switch Installe r/User Guide Figure 4.2: User S etup Menu (Administrator Only)................... ................. ................. ................... 44 Figure 4.3: User Ed it Menu (Administrator Only) ................ ...................... ................. ................. .. 45 Figure 4.4: User Acces s Menu ([...]

ix List of Tables Table 2.1: Legacy Switch Support .................. ................. ...... ................. ..... ................. ...... ..... .... .... 1 2 Table 3.1: OSC AR Interface Status Symbols ................... ....................... ................. ................ ........ 18 Table 3.2: OSC AR Interface Navigation Bas ics .....[...]

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1 CHAPTER 1 Produ ct Overvi ew Features and Benefit s The AutoView ® 1415 /151 5/2015 swit ches integr ate Avocen t fiel d-p rove n analog keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) s witching technology with adva n ced cable management, flexible access for two simultaneous us ers, USB support and a patented, eas y-to-use interface. This AutoView series of K[...]

2 Auto View 1415/15 15/2015 Switc h Installer/User Gu ide T wo-User Shar e Mode The AutoView 14 15/1515/201 5 switches feature a Share Mode fu nction that al lows two users t o gain access to a primary server. The user configu r able time-out feature allo ws you to determine the amount of t ime (up to 600 s econds) for the ta rget to remain i dle b[...]

Chapter 1: Product Overvie w 3 Cascading expansion Each AutoView s witch support s up to 16 di rectly attached server s and can conveniently sc ale to suppor t more. You ca n expand your s ystem using cascadable Avocent products such as other AutoView or OutLook ® switches. This extra “cascade” of un its allows you to attach up to 25 6 servers[...]

4 Auto View 1415/15 15/2015 Switc h Installer/User Gu ide Figure 1.1: Example of an AutoView Switch Configuration Safety Precauti ons To av oid p otent ial vi deo a n d/or keyb oard pro bl ems when usin g Avoc ent p rod uc ts: • Ι f the bui ldi ng has 3-p hase A C pow er , ensure that the comp uters and mon itors are on the s ame phase. For best[...]

Chapter 1: Product Overvie w 5 • Use on ly with grounded outlets at both the computer and monitor . When us ing a backup Uninterruptible Power Su pply (UPS), power the computer , the monito r and the AutoV iew switch off the supply . NOTE: The AC inlet is the main disconnect. Rack moun t safety cons iderations • Elevated Ambient T emperature: I[...]

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7 CHAPTER 2 Installation Getting S t arted Before installing yo ur AutoView switch, ref er to the following lis t to ensure you have all item s that shipped with the AutoView switch, as well as other items necessa ry for proper inst allation. Supplied with the AutoView switch • Power cord • One null modem serial cable • Rack mount ing kit •[...]

8 Auto View 1415/15 15/2015 Switc h Installer/User Gu ide Figure 2.1: AutoView Switch Horizont al Installation CAUTION: Rack Loading - Overloading or uneven loadi ng of racks may result in shelf or rack failure, causing damage to equipment and po ssible personal injury . Do not exceed your rack load rating. T o inst all the 1U switch mounting brack[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 9 CAUTION: T o re d u c e t h e ri sk o f el e c t r i c s h o c k o r da m a g e t o y ou r equ i p m en t - - Do not disable the power cord groun ding plug. Th e ground ing plug is an i mport ant safety fe ature. - Plug the power cord into a gro unded (ea rthed) out let t hat is easil y accessible at all times. - Disconnec[...]

10 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e T o connect a server using an A VRIQ module: 1. Locate the A VRIQ modu les for your AutoV iew switch. 2. Attach the appropriately color -coded cable ends to th e keyboard, monitor and mouse ports on th e first server you will be co nnecting to the appliance. 3. Attach one end of a C A T 5 cab[...]

Chapter 2: In stallation 11 In this configur ation, the local port OSCAR in terface is dis abled in switches cascaded below the main AutoView sw itch. T o cascade m ultiple Au toView switche s: 1. Connect the cascaded AutoV iew switch to each server as des cribed in the pr evious Installing the AutoV iew Switch section. 2. Connect the local pe riph[...]

12 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Figure 2.3: AutoVi ew 2015 Switch Configuration with a Cascaded Switch Adding Legacy Switches You can add leg acy switches to the AutoView switching system for easy integr ation in to your existing conf iguration. In a cascaded system, each ARI port will accommo date up to 24 servers. See the[...]

Chapter 2: In stallation 13 Figure 2.4: AutoView 2015 Switch Configuration with Legacy KVM Sw itches Local Analog User A AutoView 2015 Switch A VRIQ Module PS/2, USB, Sun and seria l cable s are avail able A VRIQ Module OutLook ES Switch AutoView 200/400 Switch Server 2 Server 1[...]

14 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Figure 2.5: AutoView Switch C onfiguration w ith AutoView 1415/1515/2015 Swit ches NOTE: The PS2IAC modules can be utili zed in Figure 2.5. AutoView 1415/1515/2015 Switch Local Analog User A Local Analog User B A VRIQ Module PS/2, USB , Sun an d seria l mo du les a re ava ilable Secondary Ser[...]

Chapter 2: In stallation 15 T o add a le gacy KVM switch: 1. Mount the primary KVM switch into your rack cabinet. 2. Connect one end of a CA T 5 cable to an availabl e port on the back of your AutoV iew switch. 3. Attach th e keyboard, moni tor and mouse co nnectors of th e A VRIQ module to a user port on your cascaded s witch. 4. Attach th e other[...]

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17 CHAPTER 3 Basic Operat ions Controlling Y our System at the Analog Port s The AutoView switch features one or two analog por t sets on th e back of the switch that allo w you to connect a mon itor and a PS/2 or USB keybo ard and mouse fo r direct analog access. The AutoView switch uses the OSCAR interface, featur ing intuitive menu s to configur[...]

18 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e NOTE: Y ou can also press the Con trol ke y twi ce , t he Alt key twice or the Shift key twice within one second to launch the OSCAR interface. See Changing t he display behavior later in this chapter for further details. Y ou can use this key sequence in any place you see Print Screen throug[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati on s 19 T o selec t the p revio us ser ver: Press Pr int Screen and then Backspa ce . This key combinatio n tog gles you between the previou s and current co nnections. T o disconnect the user from a server: Press Print Screen and then Al t+0 . This leaves the user in a fr ee state, with no server selected. The status flag [...]

20 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e This Keystroke Does This F1 Opens the Help screen for the current dialog box. Escape Closes the current dialog box without sa ving changes and returns to the previous one. In the Main dialog box, it closes the OSCAR interface and returns to the flag. In a message box, it closes the pop-up box[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati on s 21 Configuring OSC AR Interface Menus You can configure yo ur AutoView switch from the Setup menu withi n the OSCAR interface. Sel ect the Names button w hen initi ally setting up your switch to identify servers by un ique names. Select t he other setup features to manage routine task s for your servers fr om the OSCAR[...]

22 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Figure 3.2: Setu p Dialog Box (User) Figure 3.3: Setu p Dialog Box (Adm in) NOTE: Figure 3.3 displays for t he Administrator if Local User Accounts are enabled, or fo r all user if Local Use r Accounts are disabled. Assigning server names Use the Names dialog box to identify indiv idual serve[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati on s 23 Figure 3.4: Names Di alog Box NOTE: If the server list c hanges, the mouse cursor will turn into an hourglas s as the list is autom atic ally u pdated. No mouse or keyboard input will be accept ed until the list update is c omplete. T o assign names to servers : 1. In the Name s dialog box, select a serv er name or [...]

24 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e NOTE: If an A VRIQ module has not been assigned a name, the EID i s used as the default name. Assigning device types The AutoView switch automatically discov ers cascaded KVM switch es, but you will need to sp ecify the number of po rt s o n the cascad ed sw it ch t hrough the Devices dialog [...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati on s 25 Figure 3.7: Device Modify Dialog Box 3. Choose t he numb er of port s suppor ted by y our cascaded swit ch and click OK . If the number of desired ports is not listed , click Other and type in port number between 4 and 24 ports. 4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each por t requiring a device type to be assigned. 5. Cli ck [...]

26 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e T o choose t he defau lt display order of servers: 1. Select Name to displ ay servers alpha betically by name. -or - Select EID to disp lay server s numerically by EID number . -or - Select Port to disp lay s erver s num e rica lly by port numbe r . 2. Cli ck OK . T o set up key sequences to [...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati on s 27 Figure 3.9: Keyboard Bo x T o change the key boa rd country code: 1. Pre ss Pr int Screen to launch the OSC AR interface. The Main dialog box will appear . 2. Cli ck Setup-Keyboar d . The Keyboard dial og box disp lays. 3. Sel ect y our de sir e d keyb oard coun try co de an d cli ck OK . 4. A Keyboard W arning dial[...]

28 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e 3. Select yo ur desired l anguage. 4. Cli ck OK for changes to take ef fect. Figur e 3.1 1: Language Dia log Box Controlling the st atus flag The stat us flag displa ys on y our desktop and show s the name or EID number of the selected server or the status of the selected port. Use the Flag d[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati on s 29 Figure 3.12: Flag Dialog Box T o determine how the st atus flag is displayed: 1. Select Name or EI D to det ermine what information will b e dis played . 2. Select Displayed to show the fl ag all th e tim e or select Ti m e d to display th e flag for only five seconds after sw itching. 3. Select a flag color in Disp[...]

30 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Once engaged, your console will remain locked until you press any key or move the mouse. You will then need to type in your password to continue. Use the Secur ity dialog bo x to lock your console with p assword prot ection, set or cha nge your password and enable the screen saver. NOTE: If a[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati on s 31 3. T ype the nu mber o f mi nu te s fo r In activ ity T ime (from 1 to 99) to d ela y act ivat ion o f pas swo rd protection and the screen saver featur e. 4. For Mod e, select Ener gy if your monitor is E NERGY S TAR ® compliant; otherwise select Scr een . CAUTION: Monitor damage can result from the use of Energy [...]

32 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e 4. Choose Ener gy if your monitor is E NER GY S TAR c omplian t; other wise select Scr een . CAUTION: Monitor damage can result from the use of Energy mod e with monitors not c ompliant with E NERG Y S TAR . 5. (Optional) Click Te s t to activate the screen saver test which lasts 10 second s [...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati on s 33 T o turn o ff the scre en saver : 1. In the Security dialog box, clear Ena ble Scr een Saver . 2. Cli ck OK . T o immediate ly turn on the scre en saver : Press Pr int Screen , then press Paus e . Displaying V ersion Information The OSCAR interface enables you to display the vers ion s of the AutoView switch, as wel[...]

34 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Figure 3.16: T arget Selection Di alog Box (Admi n) 4. Select an A VRIQ or IAC module to view and click the Ve r s i o n button. The T arget V ersion dia l og bo x dis pl ays . For mor e info rma t ion on lo adi ng fi rmwa re, see Appendix A. Figure 3.17: T arget V ersion Dialog B ox 5. Cli c[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati on s 35 Figure 3.18: Fir mware W arning Di alog Box T o decommission an A V RIQ module: Decommissioning an AVRIQ mo dule restores the f actory defaults in Sun, USB and PS /2 AVRIQ modules on ly. 1. Pre ss Pr int Screen . The Main di alog box will ap pear . 2. Cli ck Commands - Di splay V ers ion s . The V ersion dialog bo x[...]

36 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e T o add ser vers to th e scan lis t: 1. If the OSCAR interface is n ot open, press Print Screen . The M ain dialo g box will appear . 2. Cli ck S etu p - Sca n . The Scan dialog box displays . Figure 3.19: Scan Di alog Box 3. T he dialog box contains a listing o f all servers attached to y ou[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati on s 37 Figure 3.20: Commands Dialog Box NOTE: Figure 3.17 shows the Commands screen for the admin istrator and local user when the Enable User Accounts feature is turned off. The restricted user will only have access to the Display Versions, Device Reset and Log Out buttons. 3. Select Scan Enable in the Commands dial og bo[...]

38 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e NOTE: A VRIQ or IAC modules may appear to be of fline while being upgraded. Figure 3.21: Diagnostics Dialog Box Next to each item to be tes ted, you will see a pass (green circle) or fail (red x) sy mbol display to the left of each item as that test finishes. The following table details each [...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati on s 39 Figure 3.22: Diagnostics W arni ng Dialog Box 3. Cli ck OK to begin diagn os tics . -or - Click X or pres s Escape to ex it the dialog bo x without run ning a diagnos tic test. 4. All users are disconnected and the Diagno stics dialog box displays. 5. As each test is finished, a pass (green circle) or fail (red x ) [...]

40 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Figure 3.23: Broadcast Dialog Box NO TE : Broadcasting Keystr okes - The keyboard st ate must be iden tical f or all servers recei ving a bro adcast to interpret keyst rokes identicall y . S pe cifical ly , the Cap s Lock an d Num Lock mode s must be the same on all keyboards. While the appl [...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati on s 41 Figure 3.24: Broadcast Enable Confirm/Deny Dialog Box 5. Cli ck OK to enable the br oadcast. Click X or pr ess Escape to cancel and return to the Com- mands dial og box. 6. If br oadcasting is enab led, type the information and/or perform the mo use movements you want to broadcast fro m the switch. On ly servers in [...]

42 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Figure 3.25: Switch Dialog Box 3. Select either Pr eemptive or Coopera tive as your Switch Mode. 4. Cli ck OK to save changes. Click X or pres s Escape to cancel. Setting the Shar e Mode feature The Share Mode f eature of the Auto View 1415/1515/ 2015 switches allows two users to gain access [...]

43 CHAPTER 4 Advanc ed Operatio ns Using Administrator Priv ileges The AutoVi ew 1415/ 1 515 / 201 5 swi tc hes allo w up to four users and one adminis trat or to l og into a switch, with the administ rator having the ability to restrict users from accessing the ta rgets via the Security menu. Th e administrator can edit, access an d/or delete user[...]

44 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Figur e 4.2: Use r Setup Menu (Adminis trator O nly) User Setup menu funct ions (administrator only) The User Setup menu allows the administrator to edit, access and/o r delete a user account. The menu is only accessib le if the En able Us er Accou n t check bo x is enabled in the Security me[...]

Chapter 4 : Advanced Operations 45 Figure 4 .3: User E dit Menu (Admin istrator Only) The Username f ield displays def ault names t hat can be edite d by the adminis trator. Usernames must be between 1 to 15 characters. Adm inistrators can also set us er passwords in the User Edit menu. Passwords mus t be between 5 to 12 character s and mu st conta[...]

46 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e The Clear A ll button allows the adminis trator to clear acces s to all ports for a given user instead of deleting the accoun t. The Check All button allows the administrator to assign all avai labl e KVM ports t o any user. NOTE: Changes are not saved to memory until the administrator clicks[...]

47 Append ices Appendix A: Flash Upgrades Upgrading the AutoV iew swi tc h You can upgrade the firmware of you r AutoV iew swit ch by us ing a special update ut ilit y pro vided by Avocent. This utility automatically configures the port commu nications settings to allow direct downloading f rom the connected server. Items need ed for the upgrade ?[...]

48 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e • In the selected COM port Advan ced Port settings, verify that the FIFO buffers are selected and that the receive buf fer is set to High. CAUTION: While upgr ading, do not use your server for any thing else or switch between wi ndows. Close all other windows if necess ary . If the upgrad e[...]

Appe ndices 49 Figure A.2: A VRIQ Upgrade Di alog Box[...]

50 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Appendix B: T echnical S p ecifications T able B .1: Product Specifications AutoView Switch Product Specifications ARI port s Number 8 (AutoView 1415/1515 sw itch), 16 (AutoView 2015 switch) T ypes PS/2, Sun, US B and serial A V RIQ modules or PS/2 and USB IACs Connectors RJ-45 Sync T ypes Se[...]

Appe ndices 51 AutoView Switch Product Specifications AC-input voltage rating 100 to 240 V AC Autosensing AC-input current rating 0.5 A AC-input cable 18 AWG three-wire cable, wit h a t hree-lead IEC-320 receptacle on the power supply end and a coun try or region dependent plug on the power resource end AC-frequency 50/60 HZ T emperat ure 10 o to 5[...]

52 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Appendix C: Sun Advanced Key Emulation Certain keys on a stan dard Typ e 5 (US) Sun keybo ard can b e emulated b y key press sequences on a PS/2 keyboar d. To enable S un Advanced Key Em ulation mode and use these keys , press and hol d Ctrl+Shift+Alt and then p ress the Scroll Loc k key. The[...]

Appe ndices 53 For example : For Stop + A , press and ho ld Ctrl+Shift+Alt and press Scrol l Lock , then F1 + A . These key combinations will w ork with the AVRI Q-USB module (if yo ur Sun system comes with a USB port) as well as th e Sun AVRIQ-VSN and AVRIQ-WSN mod ules. With the exception of F 12 , these key combination s are not recogn ized by M[...]

54 AutoView 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Appendix D: T echnical Su pport Our Technical Support staff is ready to as sist you with any installation o r operating issues you encounter with your Avocent produ ct. If an issu e should develop, follow the step s below for the fastest possibl e service. T o reso lve an i ssue: 1. Check the[...]

USA Notification Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Not e: Th is e quipm ent has been test ed an d fo und t o co mply with the limi ts f or a Clas s A d igit al de vice , pur suan t to Par t 15 of t he FC C Ru les. [...]

590-644- 501 C For T echnical Support: Avocent Corporation 4991 Corporate Drive Huntsville, Alabama 35805-6201 USA Tel: +1 256 430 4000 Fax: +1 256 430 4031 Avocent International Ltd. Avocent House, Shannon Free Zone Shannon, County Clare, Ireland Tel: +353 6 1 7 1 5 292 Fax: +353 6 1 47 1 8 7 1 Avocent Asia Pacific Singapore Branch Office 1 00 T[...]