Vertiv Avocent MergePoint Unity - Viewing System Information; Switch Sessions; Launching a Session

Logging out
A user may log out at any time by clicking the logout icon in the top option bar.
3.2 Viewing System Information
You can view various appliance and target device information from several screens in the user interface.
CATEGORY
SELECT THIS: TO VIEW THIS:
Switch Unit View - Appliance - Overview Name or type
Unit View - Appliance - Properties
- Identity
Part number, serial number and EID
Unit View - Appliance - Properties
- Location
Site, department or location
Unit View - Appliance - Appliance
Settings - Versions
Current firmware revision for application, boot and Video FPGA
Unit View - Connections List of the attached devices
Target Device Unit View - Target Devices
List of connected target devices, as well as the following information about each device: Name,
Type, Status and Action
Click on one of the target devices to view the following additional information:Name, Type, EID,
available session option and the connection path
Table 3.3 System Information
You will also be alerted if any of the following fault conditions occur:power supply failure (for switches
equipped with dual power supplies), elevated ambient temperature or fan failure. A yellow triangle with an
exclamation point and the name of the failure will appear in the header of each screen. This notification
will appear or disappear only after you refresh the page. You can click on the notification to get more
information.
3.3 Switch Sessions
From the Active Sessions screen, you can view a list of active sessions and the following information about
each session: Target Device, Owner, Remote Host, Duration and Type.
3.3.1 Launching a session
NOTE: Java 1.5.0_11 or later is required to launch a session when using a Linux or Mac operating
system.
To launch a session:
1. From the side navigation bar, select Unit View - Target Devices. A list of available devices will
appear.
2. Click the KVM Session or Serial Session link to the right of the desired target device to launch
the session.
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