HP 2x1Ex16 HP IP Console Viewer User Guide - Page 32

discovered. For example, a server can have a serial console port connected to a serial console switch, in addition to being connected to a KVM console switch. You can configure such a server to appear only once, and the main window provides the valid connection methods for accessing the server (for example, the Launch KVM Session and Launch Serial Session task buttons). To configure a server to appear only once, the serial console switch port name and the KVM console switch interface adapter must be set to the same name. You can rename the interface adapter, or serial port, through the Servers category in the Manage Console Switch window. To rename an interface adapter through the HP IP Console Viewer: 1. Access the console switch ("Accessing console switches" on page 35). 2. Select Servers. 3. Highlight the server in the Servers column that you want to modify. You can modify only one server at a time. 4. Click Modify. The Modify dialog box appears with the current name of the server as stored in both the console switch and the client database (not necessarily the same). 5. Enter the new name of the server in the New Name: field. 6. Click OK to change the server name. 7. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for every server name that you want to change. 8. Click Apply to save any changes. This process dynamically updates the HP IP Console Viewer database, the console switch and the interface adapter simultaneously. To rename the serial ports on the serial console switch through the HP IP Console Viewer: 1. Access the serial console switch ("Accessing console switches" on page 35). 2. Select Servers. 3. Select the server in the Servers column that you want to modify. You can modify only one server at a time. 4. Click Modify. The Modify dialog box appears with the current name of the server as stored in both the console switch and the client database (not necessarily the same). 5. Enter the new name of the server in the New Name: field. 6. Click OK to change the server name. 7. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for every server name that you want to change. 8. Click Apply to save any changes. This process dynamically updates the HP IP Console Viewer database, the console switch and the interface adapter simultaneously. To rename the server locally: 1. Using the serial console switch CLI, issue a Port Set command with the Name parameter. For example, if you want the server connection to the serial console switch to have the same name as its KVM console switch connection, change the name using the serial console switch CLI. For more information on CLI commands, see the documentation included with the serial console server. 2. Using the KVM console switch OSD, configure the server name with the Names dialog box. For more information on the OSD, see the user guide included with your KVM console switch. 3. Resynchronize the server list in the appropriate Manage Console Switch window. For example, if you changed the server name on the serial console switch, resynchronize the server list in the Manage Serial Console Switch window. a. Highlight the console switch you want to resynchronize. Adding and discovering console switches 32