Using the Viewer : Interacting With the Server Being Viewed : Scanning Your Servers

Scanning Your Servers
Using the Thumbnail Viewer, you can set up a scan sequence of up to 16 servers to monitor your servers. The scan mode moves from one thumbnail image to the next, logging into a server and displaying an updated server image for a user-specified length of time (View Time Per Server), before logging out of that server and moving on to the next thumbnail image. You can also specify a scan delay between thumbnails (Time Between Servers). During the delay, you will see the last thumbnail image for all servers in the scan sequence, though you won't be logged into any servers.
An indicator light at the bottom of each frame displays the status of the server. The default thumbnail size is based on the number of servers in the scan list.
Figure 5 9. Viewer - Thumbnail Viewer
Scan mode is a lower priority than an active connection. If you have an interactive session with a server, that server will be skipped in the scan sequence and the scan mode will proceed to the next server. No login error messages will appear. Once the interactive session is closed, then the thumbnail will be included in the scan sequence again. If another user has an active connection to a server, the server will be skipped and a red “X” will be displayed in the indicator light below the frame.
The Remote Console Switch Software can scan connected servers on multiple Remote Console Switches, while the on-board web interface can only scan connected servers on a single Remote Console Switch.
Accessing Scan Mode from the Remote Console Switch Software
Figure 5 10. Remote Console Switch Software- Scanning Servers
To access the Scan mode in the Remote Console Switch Software:
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In the Remote Console Switch Software Explorer, select the Servers, Sites or Folders tab.
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Select two or more servers in the Unit Selector pane by pressing the <Shift> key.
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Press the <Ctrl> key. The Scan Mode task button appears.
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Click the Scan Mode task button. The Thumbnail Viewer window appears.