Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER User's Guide download pdf (Page 92)

• SoL (Serial over LAN) Session - SoL provides a mechanism that enables the serial

controller of a managed SP to be redirected through a service processor session over IP.

This enables remote console applications to provide access to text-based interfaces for

BIOS, utilities, operating systems and management services while simultaneously providing

access to service processor functions. See SoL Sessions on page 81.

• SP Console Session - This connection allows you to directly access the SP console. You

can then launch the management application from the service processor’s command line.

See SP Console Sessions on page 82.

• Telnet Session - This connection uses the Telnet protocol to access the service processor’s

console and then perform SP management actions. After logging into the SP through the

Telnet client, an admin user can send commands to the SP. See Telnet Sessions on page 82.

• SSH Session - This connection uses the SSH protocol to access the service processor’s

console and then perform SP management actions. After logging into the SP through the

SSH client, an admin user can send commands to the SP. See SSH Sessions on page 83.

• DirectCommand Session - This connection is a unique session provided by the MergePoint

SP manager. It allows transparent access to a service processor through the MergePoint SP

manager’s web interface. For more information, see DirectCommand Sessions on page 86.

Native IP connections provide similar direct access functionality but are not operated

through the Sessions window. For more information, see Choosing DirectCommand

Sessions or Native IP Connections on page 83.

After selecting an SP and entering the Sessions window, all the supported sessions of the

selected SP are displayed in different panels. There are two columns in each panel. The Action

column lists the available actions for that session; click an action link to perform the

corresponding action. The Status column shows the current state of the session. An “In-Use

(N)” status (N=the number of connected sessions) indicates that the corresponding session is

connected to the SP for the specified number of times, while the “Idle” status indicates that

there is no connection to the corresponding session. A yellow icon is displayed next to an SP

in the side navigation bar when there is at least one session connected with this SP.

The Active Session panel shows all the active sessions of the selected SP. You can disconnect a

session by deleting it.

Active sessions

All currently active sessions are listed in the Active Session panel. Start time, duration, user, SP

name and SP type session information is displayed. You can also disconnect active sessions

from this window.

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