Fujitsu Siemens Computers BX600 manual

c o n t r o l 2 User Guide BX600 Digital KVM Switch Keyboard/Video/Mouse Switch English 590-673-501A[...]

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BX600 Digit al KVM Switch Edition September 200 6[...]

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590-673-501A Contents 1 Product Overview ............. ... .............. .. ... ... .............. ... ... .. .............. ... ... ... . 1 1.1 Features and Benefits ........ ....................................... ...................... .......... 1 1.1.1 OSCAR Graphical User Interface ........ .......................................... ........[...]

Contents 590-673-501A 4.2.10 Minimizing Remote Video Session Di scoloration ................. ................. .. 29 4.2.11 Improving Screen Background Color Display .......................... ... ............. 30 4.2.12 Improving Mouse Performance ................ ................. ................. ............. 30 4.2.13 Create Snapshot Images [...]

1 590-673-501A 1 Product Overview 1.1 Features and Benefit s The Fujitsu Siemens BX600 Dig ital KVM Switch is integrated in yo ur Fuj itsu Siemens BX600 blade chassis. It allows yo u to manage many server modules through a single keyboard, monitor, and mou se. In addition, th rough virtual media, you can control your remote servers as if you were p[...]

OSCAR Graphical User Interface Product Overview 2 590-673-501A 1.1.1 OSCAR Graphical User Interface Select the server you would like and then m anage it using the On Screen Configu ration and Activity Reporting (OSCAR) interface. OSCAR’s intuitive menu s make managing your BX600 Digital KVM Switch system easy. 1.1.2 Network Connectivity Using an [...]

Product Overview Notational Conventions 3 590-673-501A This indicates information, which if no t heeded, may jeopardize your health, th e functioning of your system or the security of your data.  This indicates a step that you have to perfo rm. - and • These characters symbolize itemized lists. Bold monospace font This indi cates user in puts [...]

Notational Conventions Product Overview 4 590-673-501A[...]

5 590-673-501A 2I n s t a l l a t i o n You can deploy the BX600 Digital KVM Switch Module into most existing KVM infrastructures. In addition, you can set up the BX600 Digital KVM Switch in tiers from Fujitsu Siemens branded KVM appliance s such as the Fu jitsu Siemens s3-1621 Console Switch and analog s2-0801 and s2-1 6 02 switches. It can also b[...]

Setting Up a BX600 Digital KVM Switch in Tiers Installation 6 590-673-501A T o display the BX600 Digital KVM Switch Main dialog box by s lot order:  Press Print Screen to launch OSCAR, the BX600 Digita l KVM Switch interface.  Click Setup and then click Menu . The Menu dialog box appears. Figure 3: Menu Dialog Box  Select Slot to display s[...]

Installation Setting Up a BX600 Digital KVM Switch in Tiers 7 590-673-501A NOTE: If the KVM appliance is powered on b efore the BX600 blade chassis, it may result in only 1 blade seve r displaying in the KVM appliance inte rface instead of 10. NOTE: In addition to the steps outlined ab ove , som e K VM a ppliances ma y requ ire you to pe rform addi[...]

Tiering a BX600 Digital KVM Switch from a KVMs3-1 621 or 8 590-673-501A T o configure th e KVM app liance:  Press Print Screen to open the OSCAR Main dialog box.  Click Setup then click Devices and then click Device Modify . Figure 5: Device Modify Dialog Box  Select the 10-port option to match the num ber of sl ots in the BX600 blade chas[...]

Installation Tiering a BX600 Digital KVM Switch from a KVMs3 -1621 9 590-673-501A  Connect the other end of the CA T5 cabl e to a KVM Intelligent Adaptor (KVM-IA).  Connect the local KVM cable to the loca l KVM port of the BX600 Digital KVM Switch and then to the KVM-IA.  Once the BX600 Digi tal KVM Switch is con nected, the server b lades[...]

Tiering a BX600 Digital KVM Switch from a KVMs3-1 621 or 10 590-673-501A[...]

11 590-673-501A 3 Analog Operation 3.1 Controlling Y our System The BX600 Digital KVM Switch uses th e in tuitive menus of the OSCAR interface to allow you to select server m odules and configure your system. 3.2 V iewing and Selecting Slot s and Server Modules Use the Main dialog box to view, configure, and control server modules co nnected to th [...]

Viewing and Selecting Slots and Server Modules Analog Operation 12 590-673-501A 3.2.0.1 Selecting Server Module s When you select a Server Module, the BX 600 Digital KVM Switch reconfigures the keyboard and mouse to the proper settings for that Server Module. T o select server modules:  Double-click the Server Module name or slot number . -or- I[...]

Analog Operation OSCAR Navigation Basics 13 590-673-501A  Click Setup and then click Menu . The Menu dialog box appears.  Select Name or Slot for the Display/Sort Key .  For Delay Time, type the number of seconds of delay desired before the Main dia - log box is displayed after Print Screen is pressed.  Click OK . T o soft switch to a S[...]

Configuring OSCAR Analog Operation 14 590-673-501A 3.4 Configuring OSCAR You can configure your BX600 Digital KVM S witch from the Setup menu within OSCAR. Click Names when initially setting up your BX 600 Digital KVM Switch system to identi fy server modules by un ique names. Select the other setup features to manage routine tasks for your server [...]

Analog Operation Assigning Server Module Names 15 590-673-501A Figure 9: Setup Dialog Box 3.4.1 Assigning Server Module Names Use the Names dialog box to identi fy server modules by name rather than by slot number. The Names list is always sorted by slot order. T o access the Names dialog box:  Press Print Screen . The Ma in dia log box will app[...]

Changing the Display Behavior Analog Operation 16 590-673-501A Figure 1 1: Name Modify Dialog Box  T ype a name i n the New Name field. Names of server modules may be up to 15 characters long. Allowable characters in clude: A-Z, a-z, Ø-9, space and hyphen.  Click OK to transfer the new name to th e N am es dialog box. Y our selectio n is not[...]

Analog Operation Controlling the Status Flag 17 590-673-501A -or- Select Slot to display server modules nu merically by slot number.  Click OK . T o set a screen del ay tim e for OS C A R:  T ype in the number of seconds (Ø-9) you want to delay display of OSCAR after you press Print Screen . Entering Ø will inst antly launch OSCAR with no d[...]

Setting Console Security Analog Operation 18 590-673-501A T o determine how the status flag is displayed:  Select Displayed to show the flag all the time or select Dis played and Time d to display the flag for only fi ve seconds after switching. NOTE: If only T imed is selected the flag will not b e displayed at all.  Select a flag color in D[...]

Analog Operation Setting Console Security 19 590-673-501A Figure 15: Se curity Dialog Box T o set or chan ge the password: CAUTION: There is no master p asswo rd. The BX 600 appli ance must be sen t to Fuji t su Siemens in the case of a lost password.  Single-click and press Enter or double-click in the New text box.  T ype the new password i[...]

Setting Console Security Analog Operation 20 590-673-501A T o automatically log out of a Server Modu le when in active:  In the Main dial og box, click Setup and then click Security . If you have password protection, the Password dialog box appears.  T ype you r password, and then click OK . The Security dialog box app ears.  In the Inacti[...]

Analog Operation Displaying Version Information 21 590-673-501A T o turn off the screen saver:  In the Securi ty dialog box, clear Enable Screen Saver .  Click OK . T o immediately turn on the screen saver:  Press Print Screen , then press Pause . NOTE: Enable Screen Saver must be sele cte d in the Security dialog box. 3.5 Displaying V ers[...]

Scanning Your System Analog Operation 22 590-673-501A Figure 17: Scan Dialog Box  The dialog box contains a listing of all th e server modules attached to your unit. Click to enable the check box next to the server modules you wish to scan. -or- Double-click on a Server Module's name or sl ot. -or- Press Alt + the number of the Server Modul[...]

Analog Operation Scanning Your System 23 590-673-501A Figure 18: Command Dialog Box  3 Select Scan Enable in the Command dialog box. T o cancel scan mode:  Select a Server Module if OSCAR is open. -or- Move the mouse or press any key on the keyboard if OSCAR is not open. Scanning will stop at the currently selected Server Modul e. -or- Press [...]

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25 590-673-501A 4 Digit al Operation The BX600 Digital KVM Switch allo ws you to mana ge both blade servers and virtual media from a remote location. Using the Video Viewer, you can view and manage any of ten blade servers remotely in exactly the same way that you would if you were sitting in front of them. Using the Virtual Me dia di alog box, you[...]

Using the Video Viewer Digital Operation 26 590-673-501A  Click on the plus sign (+) next to the DKVM folder in the left column to display the folder’s conte nts.  On the left side, select Console Redirection .  On the right side, select the Server Blade from the drop-down list.  Click on Launch . 4.2 Using the Video V iewer Once you [...]

Digital O p eration Viewer Window Features 27 590-673-501A 4.2.2 Viewer Window Features Figure 20: Video Viewer Applicatio n 4.2.3 Expanding and Refr eshing Y our Viewer You can adjust your view of the remote syst em’s monitor using the buttons at the bottom of the Viewer window. T he buttons al low you to set video adjustmen ts, refresh the scre[...]

Adjusting the Viewer Window Digital Operation 28 590-673-501A T o close the Video Viewer application:  Click Close on the viewer toolbar. 4.2.4 Adjusting the Viewer W indow  Y ou can adjust both th e size and quality of the server ’s Viewer . Y ou can also expand your V iewer to fit the entire screen or refresh the view at any time. 4.2.5 A[...]

Digital O p eration Manual Video Adjust Dialog Box Op tions 29 590-673-501A 4.2.9 Manual Video Adjust Dialog Box Options Figure 21: Ma nual Video Adjust Dialog Bo x A Pixel Sampling Fine Adjustment B Image Capture Horizontal Position C Image Capture Vertical Position D Contrast E Brightness F Pixel Noise Threshold G Automatic Video Adjustment H Ref[...]

Improving Screen Background Colo r Display Digital Operation 30 590-673-501A condition is minimized by usi ng a bla ck background. If a colo r background is used, a small number of pixels on the screen will be discolored or white. T o minimi ze remote video pi xel discoloratio n:  In the Viewer , click Calibrate . The Auto Video Adjust dialog bo[...]

Digital O p eration Create Snapshot Images 31 590-673-501A Intellipoint Drivers (Only for Windows base d Op erating Systems):  Select Star t then select Settings and then select Control Panel .  Double-click the Mouse icon.  Cycle through the tabs until the pointer speed slider is displayed.  Adjust the mouse speed to the ex act mi dpoi[...]

Virtual Media Dialog Box Digital Operation 32 590-673-501A Figure 22: Virtual Media page of the MMB menu T o access a server:  Click the Select Device drop-down list i n the list of servers.  Select the server on which you want to atta ch your virtual media. The l aunch button will become active.  Click the Launch button . The Virtual Medi[...]

Digital O p eration Virtual Media Dialog Box 33 590-673-501A 4.3.1.2 Mapping a CD /DVD Device The CD/DVD Devices or Filesystem panel all o ws you to select a CD/DVD device from the attached CD/DVD drives. You can also se lect the ISO Image option to select a single CD/DVD image file. If you do not want to select either of these o ptions you can sel[...]

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35 590-673-501A 5 BX600 Graphical User Interface The Fujitsu Siemens BX600 Dig ital KVM Switch allows yo u to access the blades in a BX600 Blade Server using a Graphi cal User Interface (GUI). T o access the Fujit su Siemen s Management Blade (MMB) GUI:  Point your browser to the IP address of the MMB to access the BX600 Digital KVM Switch. When[...]

Network Configuration BX600 Graphical User Interface 36 590-673-501A • DKVM blade Hardware V ersion 5.3 Network Configuration In order for you to have GUI access to the BX600 Digital KVM swit ch, you must assign a valid IP address to it. NOTE: If your local area network is conf igured for DHCP , you should check the DHCP check box and you can ski[...]

BX600 Graphical User Interface Console Redirection 37 590-673-501A Figure 24: DKVM Network Configuratio n Page of th e MMB Menu 5.4 Console Redirection The Console Redirecti on page is the page t hat you use to launch the Video Viewer application. T o redirect the console to a Video Viewer of your selected blade server:  Select Console Redirecti[...]

Virtual Media BX600 Graphical User Interface 38 590-673-501A 5.5 V irtual Media The BX600 Digital KVM switch allows you to u se media on your lo cal workstation as if it were installed on the remote blade server. This feature is known as virtual media. T o launch the V irtual Media Di al og Box:  Select Virtual Media from inside the DKVM Blade f[...]

39 590-673-501A 6 Appendices 6.1 T echnical Publications 6.2 Minimum Requirement s for V ideo Viewer and Vi rtual Media Interface Successful operation of the video viewe r and the remote client for virtual media requires the following minimu m configuration on the client ma chine: • 650 MHz Pentium or equivalent processor • 128 MB of RAM • 10[...]

OSCAR Refresh Rates Appendices 40 590-673-501A • Java JRE version 1.4.2 or later 6.3 OSCAR Refresh Rates On-Screen Configuration and Activi ty Repo rting interface (OSCAR®) synchronizes to the following refresh rates. Resolution Refresh Rate Horizont al Frequency 640 x 480 60 Hz 31.5 Khz 640 x 480 72 Hz 37.9 Khz 640 x 480 75 Hz 37.5 Khz 640 x 48[...]

Appendices Technical Support 41 590-673-501A 6.4 T echnical Suppor t Our Technical Support staff is re ady to assi st you with any in stallation or operating issues you encounter with your Fujitsu Siemens product. If an issue should develop , follow the steps below for the fastest possible service: Check the pertinent section of this manual to see [...]

Before you call Appendices 42 590-673-501A[...]