Avocent 5224, 5240 Accessing a Service Processors Console

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• Links to the management features the user is allowed to access on that target device
• The name (alias) assigned to the target device
• A real IP address (if a virtual IP address is not assigned to the target device)
• A virtual IP address (if one is assigned to the target device)
• A description of the target device
Figure 3.3: Target Devices Web Manager Screen
Links to management actions are active only when the current user is authorized to use them and
when they are supported for associated selected target device.
Accessing a Service Processor’s Console
Clicking the Service Processor Console link on the Target devices screen gives you access to the
command line of the SP. A window running a MindTerm Java applet appears.
To connect to an SP’s console (Web Manager):
1. Log into the Web Manager.
2. Select the SP Console link from the Action pull-down menu associated with the SP whose
console you wish to access. A MindTerm window displays with an SSH connection to the
target device.
3. If authentication is enabled for the SP, log in as prompted.
Target Device
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Management Action Links