Avocent AutoView 1415 Bedienungsanleitung

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 4 7 1 87 1 Avocent Asia Pacific Singapore Branch Office 1 00 T[...]

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AutoV iew ® Switch 1415/1515/2015 Inst aller/User Gu ide A vocent, the A vocent logo, The Power of Being There, AutoV iew , OutLook and OSCAR are registered trademarks of A vocent Corporation or its affiliates. A ll othe r marks are the property of their resp ective ow ners. © 2007 A voc ent Corpo ration. All righ ts rese rved. 590 -644-50 1C[...]

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

vi AutoView 14 15/151 5/2015 Switch Install er/User Gui de Changing Your Switch Mode ............... ...................... ................. ................. ....................... ........ ..... 41 Chapter 4: Advanc ed Opera tions .................... ............. ................... ............. ............. ... 43 Using Administrator Pr iv[...]

vii List of Figures Figure 1.1: Examp le of an AutoView Switch C onfiguration ............ ................. ...................... .......... 4 Figure 2.1: Au toView Switch Horizontal Ins tallation .......... ...................... ................. ................. .... 8 Figure 2.2 : Basic AutoView Switch Conf iguration ........ ...............[...]

viii AutoView 1415/1515/2 015 Switch Instal ler/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 ............ ...... ...... ..... ................. ...... ................. ...... ................ .... .. .. 12 Table 3.1: OSC AR Interface Status Symb ols ................... ................. ................. ...................... ........ 1 8 Table 3.2: OSC AR Interface Navigation Basics .. [...]

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1 CHAPTER 1 Produ ct Over view Features and Benefit s The AutoView ® 1415 / 151 5/20 15 switches integr ate Avocent field-prove n analog keyboard, video and mous e (KVM) switching technology with adva n ced cable manag ement, flexible access for two simultaneous users, USB support an d a patented, eas y-to-use i nterface. This AutoView series of K[...]

2 AutoView 1415/15 15/2015 Sw itch Installer/User Guide T wo-User Sha re Mode The AutoView 1415/1515/ 2015 switches feature a Share Mo de function that allows two users to gain access to a primary server. The user co nfigur able time-out feature allo ws you to determine the amount of time (up to 600 s econds) for the t arget to remai n idle before [...]

Chapter 1: Product Overvie w 3 Cascading expansion Each AutoView switch suppo rts up to 16 di rectly attached server s and can conveniently s cale to suppor t more. You ca n expand you r system using cascadable Avo cent products s uch as other AutoView or OutLook ® switches. This extra “cascade” of un it s allows you to attach up to 25 6 serve[...]

4 AutoView 1415/15 15/2015 Sw itch Installer/User Guide Figure 1.1: Example of an AutoVi ew Sw itch Configuration Safety Precauti ons To av oid p oten tial vide o and /or k eyb oa rd pr oble ms w hen us in g A voce nt p roduc ts: • Ι f the b uil ding has 3-p has e AC po wer , ensure tha t the computers and mon itors are on the same phase. For be[...]

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

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7 CHAPTER 2 Installation Getting S t arted Before installin g your AutoView switch , refer to the following lis t to ensure you ha ve all items that shipped with the AutoView s w itch, as well as other items necessary f or proper installatio n. Supplied with the AutoView switch • Power cord • One null modem serial cabl e • Rack mount ing kit [...]

8 AutoView 1415/15 15/2015 Sw itch Installer/User Guide Figure 2.1: AutoVi ew Sw itch Horizontal Inst allation CAUTION: Rack Loading - Over loading or uneven loading of racks may result in shelf or rack failure, causing damage to equipm ent and possible personal injury . Do not exceed your rack load rat ing. T o inst all the 1U switch mounting brac[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 9 CAUTION: T o re d uc e th e r i s k o f e le ct r i c s h o c k o r da m a g e t o y ou r e qu ip m e n t - - Do not disable the pow er cord grounding plug. Th e ground ing pl ug is an import a nt safety fe ature. - Plug the power cord int o a grounded (ea rth ed) outle t that is easil y accessibl e at all times. - Disconn[...]

10 AutoVie w 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. Att ach the appropri ately color -coded cable ends to the keyboard, mo nitor and mouse port s on the first server you will be co nnecting to the appliance. 3. Attach one end o f a CA T 5 [...]

Chapter 2 : Installation 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 cascad e multiple AutoView 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 p eriphe[...]

12 AutoVie w 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 integ r ation in to your existing conf iguration. In a cascaded system, each ARI port will accommo date up to 24 servers . See [...]

Chapter 2 : Installation 13 Figure 2.4: AutoVi ew 2015 Switch Configurat ion with Legacy KVM Switches Local Analog User A AutoView 2015 Switch A VRIQ Modul e PS/2, USB, Sun and seri al cable s are av ailable A VRIQ Module OutLo ok ES Sw itch AutoView 200/400 Switch Server 2 Server 1[...]

14 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Figure 2.5: AutoView S witch Configuration with AutoView 1415/1515/2015 Switches NOTE: The PS2IAC modules can be utili zed in Figure 2.5. AutoView 1415/1515/2015 Swit ch Local Analog User A Local Analog User B A VRIQ Module PS/2, US B, Sun an d seria l mo dules a re ava ilabl e Secondary Ser[...]

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

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17 CHAPTER 3 Basic Operat ions Controlling Y ou r System at the Analog Port s The AutoView switch features one or two analog por t sets on the back of the switch th at allow 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 AutoVie w 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 o ne second to launch the OSCAR interface. See Changin g the display beh avior later in this chapter for further details. Y ou can use this key sequence in any place you see Print Screen thr[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati ons 19 T o se lect t he pr evious serve r: Press Pr int Screen and then Backsp ace . Thi s key combinatio n toggles you between the previous 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 on[...]

20 AutoVie w 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 bo[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati ons 21 Configuring OSC AR Interface Menus You can config ure your AutoView switch from the Setup menu withi n the OSCAR interface. Sel ect the Names butt on when initi ally sett ing up your switch to identify servers by un ique names. Se lect the other setup features to manage routine task s for your servers from the OSCAR [...]

22 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Figure 3.2: Setu p Dialog Box ( User) Figure 3.3: Setu p Dialog Box ( Admin) NOTE: Figure 3.3 displays for the Administrator if Local User Accounts are enabled, or f o r all user if Local Use r Accounts are disabled. Assigning server names Use the Names dialog box to identify indiv idual ser[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati ons 23 Figure 3.4: Nam es Dialog Box NOTE: If the server list c hanges, the mouse cursor will turn into an hourglas s as the list is autom ati cally u pdated. No mouse or keyboard input will be accept ed until the list update is complete. T o assign names to servers : 1. In the Name s dialog b ox, select a serv er name or p[...]

24 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e NOTE: If an A VRIQ module has not been assigned a name, t he EID is used as the default name. Assigning device types The AutoView sw itch automatically disco vers cascaded KVM swi tches, but you will need to specify the number of po rts o n t he cascad ed swit ch t hro ugh the Dev ices di al[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati ons 25 Figure 3.7: Device Modify Dialog Box 3. Choo se the numb er of port s sup ported by your cascaded swit ch and clic k OK . If the numb er of desired ports is not li sted , 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 t ype to be as signed. 5. Cli [...]

26 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e T o choose t he defa ult display order of server s: 1. Select Name to dis play servers al phabetically by name. -or - Select EID to di splay server s numerically by EID number . -or - Select Port to disp lay s erve rs num eri cally by po rt nu mber. 2. Cli ck OK . T o set up key sequen ces t[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati ons 27 Figure 3.9: Keyboard Box T o change the key board country code: 1. Pr ess Pr int Screen t o laun ch the OSC AR interface. The Main dialog box will appear . 2. Cli ck Setup-K eyboar d . The Ke yboard dialog b ox displ ays. 3. Se l ect y our de sir ed ke ybo a rd cou ntr y code a nd cl i ck OK . 4. A Keyboard W arning [...]

28 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e 3. Select your desired language. 4. Cli ck OK for changes to take ef fect. Figu re 3.1 1: Language Dialog Box Controlling the st atus flag The st atus flag displ ays 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 dia[...]

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

30 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Once engaged, your console will remain locked until you press any key or mov e 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[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati ons 31 3. T ype t he number o f minutes fo r In activ ity T i me (fro m 1 t o 9 9) 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 monit or is E NERGY S TAR ® compliant; otherwise select Scr een . CAUTION: M onitor damage can result from the us e of Ener[...]

32 AutoVie w 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: M onitor damage can result from the us e of Energy mode with monitors not compliant with E NERG Y S TAR . 5. (Optional) Click Te s t to activate the screen s aver test which lasts 10 s econd[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati ons 33 T o turn o ff the scre en saver : 1. In the Securi t y dialog box, clear Ena ble Scr een Saver . 2. Cli ck OK . T o immediate ly turn o n the s creen sa ver: Press Pr int Screen , then press Paus e . Displaying V ersion Information The OSCAR interface enab les you to display the vers ions of the AutoView switch, as w[...]

34 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Figure 3.16: T arget Selection Di alog Box (Ad min) 4. Select an A VR IQ or IAC module to view and click the Ve r s i o n button. The T arget V ersion dia log bo x dis pl ays. F or m ore i nfo r mat ion o n lo a ding fi rm war e, se e Appendix A. Figure 3.17: T arget V ersion Dialog Box 5. C[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati ons 35 Figur e 3.18: Fir mware W arning Di alog Box T o decommission an A VRIQ module: Decommissioning an AV RIQ module restores the f actory defaults in Su n, USB and PS/2 AVRIQ modules only. 1. Pr ess Pr int Screen . The Main dial og box will ap pear . 2. Cli ck Com m ands - Disp lay V e rsions . The V ersion di alog bo x[...]

36 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e T o add ser vers to t he scan lis t: 1. If the OSCAR interface i s not open, press Print Scre en . The Main di alog box will appea r . 2. Cli ck Setu p - Sc a n . The Scan dialog box displays . Figure 3.19: Scan Dialog Box 3. T he dialog box contains a listing o f all servers attached to y o[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati ons 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 us er will only have access to the Display Versions, Device Reset and Log Out but tons. 3. Select Scan Enable i n the Commands di alog [...]

38 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e NOTE: A VRIQ or IAC modules may appear to be offline 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) s ymbol display to the left of each item as that test finishes. The following table details each [...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati ons 39 Figure 3.22: Diagnostics W arning Di alog Box 3. Cli ck OK to begin diagn os tics . -or - Click X or p re s s Escape to ex it the dialog box without running a diag nostic test. 4. All us ers are disconnect ed and the Diagno stics dialog box displays . 5. As each test is finished, a pass (green circle) or fail ( red x[...]

40 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Figure 3.23: Broadcast Dialog Box NO TE : Broadcasting Keystr okes - The keyboard stat e must be iden tical for al l servers recei ving a bro adcast to interpret keyst rokes identicall y . S pecifically , the Cap s Lock an d Num Lock modes must be the same on all keyboards. While t he applia[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operati ons 41 Figure 3.24: Broadcast Enable Confirm/Deny Dialog Box 5. Cli ck OK to enable the br oadcast. Click X or press Escape to cancel and return to the Com- mands di alog box. 6. If br oadcasting is enab led, type the information and/ or perform t he mouse movements you want to broadcas t from the switch. On ly servers in t[...]

42 AutoVie w 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 Mo de feature of the Au t oView 1415/15 15/2015 swit ches allows two us ers to gain acc[...]

43 CHAPTER 4 Advanc ed Operatio ns Using Administrator Pr iv ileges The AutoVi ew 1415/ 1 515 / 201 5 sw it ches allo w up to four user s and one admini s trat or to l og into a switch, with the adminis trator having the ability to restrict us ers from accessing the t argets via the Security menu. Th e administrator can edit, access an d/or delete [...]

44 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Figu re 4.2: Us er Setup Me nu (Adminis trator O nly) User Setup menu fun c tions (adminis trato r only) The User Setup men u allows the administrator to edit, access and/or delete a user account. The menu is only acces sible if the En able User Accou n t check bo x is enabled in the Securit[...]

Chapter 4 : Advanced Operations 45 Figure 4.3: User E dit Menu (A dministrator Only) The Username f ield displays default names t hat can be edit ed by the adminis trator. Usernames must be between 1 to 15 characters. Adm inistrators can also set us er passwords in the User Ed i t menu. Passwords mus t be be tween 5 to 12 char acter s and must cont[...]

46 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e The Clear All 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 assi gn all avai lable KVM ports t o any user. NOTE: Changes are not saved to m emory until the administrator click[...]

47 Append ices Appendix A: Flash Upgrades Upgradin g the AutoV iew switch You can upgrade the firmware of you r Aut oView swit ch by us i ng a special update uti lity pro vided by Avocent. This utility automatically config ures the port commu nications settings to allow direct downloading f rom the connected server. Items ne eded for th e upgr ade [...]

48 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e • In the selected COM port Advanced Port settings, verify that the FIFO b uff ers 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 windows. Close al l other windows if necess ary . If th e upgra[...]

App endices 49 Figure A.2: A VRIQ Upg rade Dialog Box[...]

50 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Appendix B: T echnical S pecificat ions T able B .1: Produ ct Specifications AutoView Switch Product Specifications ARI port s Number 8 (AutoView 1415/1515 sw itch), 16 (A utoView 2015 switch) T ypes PS/2, Sun, USB and s erial A VRIQ m odules or PS/2 and USB IACs Connectors RJ-45 Sync T ypes[...]

App endices 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 A WG three-wire cable, wit h a t hree-lead IEC-320 receptacle on the power supply end and a country or region dependent plug on t he power resource end AC-frequency 50/60 HZ T em perature 10 o to [...]

52 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Appendix C: Sun Advanced Key Emulation Certain keys on a standard Type 5 (US) Sun keybo ard can b e emul ated by key press sequences on a PS/2 key board. To enable Sun Advanced Key Em ulation mode and use these keys , press and h old Ctrl+Shift+Alt and t hen pres s the Scroll Lock key. The S[...]

App endices 53 For example : For Stop + A , press and hold Ctrl+Shift+ Alt and press Scroll Loc k , then F1 + A . These key combinations will work with the A VRIQ-USB modu le (if your 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 co mbinations are not recog n iz ed by [...]

54 AutoVie w 1415/1515 /2015 Switch Installer/User Guid e Appendix D: T echnical Su ppor t Our Techni cal Support staff is ready to assist you with any in stallati on or operating issues yo u encounter with your Avocent product. If an issue should develo p, follow the steps belo w for the fastest possibl e service. T o re solv e an is sue: 1. Check[...]

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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 4 7 1 87 1 Avocent Asia Pacific Singapore Branch Office 1 00 T[...]