Minicom Advanced Systems 5UM70156 V1.1 12 manual Maintenance features, Backup

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USER GUIDE

6. Maintenance features

You can upgrade the firmware of the KVM.net and all connected IP Access units. You can also backup the KVM.net Manager database.

6.1 Upgrading the KVM.net/IP Access firmware

You can upgrade the firmware version of all connected IP Access units from the KVM.net system.

To do so:

1.Obtain the latest firmware version from Minicom.

2.Save the file on the client computer running the KVM.net Manager application.

3.From the Settings menu, click Upgrade. Figure 40 appears.

Figure 40 Firmware upgrade

4.Locate the upgrade file.

5.Press . The firmware upgrades.

The firmware uploads to 10 IP Access units at a time – IP Access status changes to Rebooting as the firmware finishes upgrading (see page 9).

For the KVM.net Manager the following appears during the upgrade.

Figure 41

6.2 Backup

You can set up an automatic backup schedule for the KVM.net Manager database. To do so:

From the Settings menu click Backup. Figure 42 appears.

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Contents KVM.net User Guide Copyright Table of Contents Accessing the system as a User Key features IntroductionSystem components Pre-installation guidelinesTerminology Pointer tab Initial Settings Connecting and setting up the systemConnecting the hardware Obtaining an IP address via DhcpAccessing the KVM.net Manager from outside a Firewall Changing the Root user’s passwordSetting the system’s date and time Accessing the KVM.net Manager from a remote locationIP Access status Displaying the Web interfaceConfiguring the system components Defining the KVM switchesImporting a new KVM Switch Creating Target serversNew from scratch- General tab Advanced tab elements Mouse parametersGeneral tab elements Configuring the IP Access units Deleting TargetsAssigning a name to an IP Access unit General tab elementsKVM Switches tab elements Target tab elementsNetwork tab elements Network tabSerial tab elements Serial tabAdvanced button Deleting an IP Access unit Using the system an overview Forming users into groupsCreating a user General tab elementsTargets tab elements User summary All Users listCreating a User Group Deleting a UserMembers tab elements Members tabAdding Users to a Group Users Group tabDeleting Users from a Group When editing a User Select User Groups / All UsersAssociating User/Groups with Targets Deleting a User Group When editing a Target Select Target Sets / All TargetsDisassociating a User/Group from a Target Deleting from the menu Expand User GroupsCreating a Target Set Create Target Set General tabDeleting from the menu Expand Target Sets Users tab elementsDeleting a Target Set Associating Target servers with Target Sets Target SetsAdvanced tab elements Creating ProfilesCreating a Target Profile Creating an IP Access Profile Right-clickDevice Profiles. New Profile appearsNetwork tab elements Serial tab elements Backup Maintenance featuresUpgrading the KVM.net/IP Access firmware Backup elements SchedulePassword policy Account policyIdle timeout Account blockingExiting the KVM.net Manager system General Administration of the systemUpdating the system Activity Log Rebooting KVM.net Manager systemShutting down the KVM.net Manager system Accessing the system as a User Status columnNavigating the Web display Accessing an IP Access unit directlyConnecting to a Target server My PropertiesTechnical Specifications Appendix a Regional Offices