Dell POWEREDGE 1955 - Manual (Page 39)

Configuring the KVM Switch Module
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Disconnecting the analog user from a server module
Press and then <0>. This leaves you in a free state, with no server module
selected. The status flag on your desktop, if active, displays Free.
Configuring OSCAR for Soft Switching
Soft switching is the ability to switch server modules using a hot key sequence. You can soft switch
to a server module by pressing and then typing the first few characters of its name
or number. If you have a Delay Time set and you press the key sequences before that time has
elapsed, OSCAR will not display.
1 Press to launch OSCAR.
2 Click Setup - Menu.
3 Select Name or Slot for the Display/Sort Key.
4 For Delay Time, type the number of seconds of delay desired before the Main dialog box is
displayed after is pressed.
5 Click OK.
To soft switch to a server module:
1 To select a server module, press . If the display order of your server module
list is by slot as chosen above in step 3 (Slot button is depressed), type the slot number and
press .
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2 If the display order of your server module list is by name as chosen above in step 3 (Name
button is depressed), type the first few characters of the name of the server module and press
.
Scanning Your System
In scan mode, the KVM switch automatically scans from slot to slot (server module to server
module). You can scan up to 10 server modules by specifying which server modules you want
to scan and the number of seconds that each server module will display.
To add server modules to the Scan list:
1 If OSCAR is not open, press .
2 Click Setup - Scan.
3 The dialog box contains a listing of all the server modules attached to your unit.
Click to enable the check box next to the server modules you wish to scan.
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Double-click on a server module's name or slot.
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Press + the number of the server module you wish to scan. You can select up
to 10 server modules.