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Table 6.8: Methods for Specifying a Specific Port on
Method | Description | |
By name | If the outlet has been assigned a name, such as “myoutlet,” entering myoutlet | |
is sufficient and no other path name is needed. | ||
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By IPDU then outlet | Entering IPDUB[3] will designate the same outlet. | |
By serial port then outlet | Entering |
All three methods will designate the same outlet. Note that when a specific IPDU is named in the chain, the outlet number reverts to the
Expert - Applications - Terminal Profile Menu
An administrator can select Expert - Applications - Terminal Profile Menu to configure a terminal command menu. This menu is used if a terminal is connected to one of the serial ports and the serial port is configured as a local terminal. A connection to a serial port configured as a local terminal launches a session on the terminal with access to the Linux commands on the console unless you configure a menu here.
The menu can contain any command recognized by the Linux operating system on the console server. The most common use of this feature is to create multiple menu options for launching SSH sessions on several remote hosts.
For example, you can create a menu called SSH to Servers with options that launch SSH connections to several servers.
To create a menu for a local server terminal:
1.Select Expert - Applications - Terminal Profile Menu. The Terminal Profile menu appears.
2.Enter a title for the menu in the Menu title field.
3.To edit an existing menu option, select the Action Name from the table and then click Edit.
4.To add a new menu option, click Add. The Add Option dialog box appears.
a.Enter a title for the menu option in the Title field.
b.Enter an action or command to be executed when the user clicks the menu option in the Action/Command field.
5.Click OK.
