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Controlling the Status Flag, Screen Delay Time

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Figure 3-7. Menu Dialog Box To choose the default display order of servers: 1 Select Name to display servers alphabetically by name. -orSelect EID to display servers numerically by EID number. -orSelect Port to display servers numerically by port number. 2 Click OK. To set a Screen Delay Time for the OSCAR interface: 1 Type in the number of seconds (0 to 9) to delay the OSCAR interface display after you press . Entering launches the OSCAR interface with no delay. 2 Click OK. Setting a Screen Delay Time allows you to complete a soft switch without the OSCAR interface displaying. To perform a soft switch, see "Soft Switching". Controlling the Status Flag The status flag displays on your desktop and shows the name or EID number of the selected server or the status of the selected port. Use the Flag dialog box to configure the flag to display by server name or EID number, or to change the flag color, opacity, display time and location on the desktop. Table 3-4. OSCAR Status Flags Flag Description Flag type by name Flag type by EID number 32 Basic Operation

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Figure 3-7.
Menu Dialog Box
To choose the default display order of servers:
1
Select
Name
to display servers alphabetically by name.
-or-
Select
EID
to display servers numerically by EID number.
-or-
Select
Port to display
servers numerically by port number.
2
Click
OK
.
To set a
Screen Delay Time
for the OSCAR interface:
1
Type in the number of seconds (0 to 9) to delay the OSCAR interface display after you press
<Print Screen>. Entering <0> launches the OSCAR interface with no delay.
2
Click
OK
.
Setting a
Screen Delay Time
allows you to complete a soft switch without the OSCAR interface
displaying. To perform a soft switch, see "Soft Switching"
.
Controlling the Status Flag
The status flag displays on your desktop and shows the name or EID number of the selected server
or the status of the selected port. Use the
Flag
dialog box to configure the flag to display by server
name or EID number, or to change the flag color, opacity, display time and location on the desktop.
Table 3-4.
OSCAR Status Flags
Flag
Description
Flag type by name
Flag type by EID number