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12 Unit Sessions and Connections

This chapter describes how to view and manage unit sessions and connections.

From the Appliance Sessions window, you may display session information and change appliance

session settings.

Exit macros may be used by and reside on certain switches.

Customizing the Appliance Sessions window

The following fields may be displayed in the Appliance Sessions window for managed appliances.

Use the Customize link to add or remove fields in the display. See Using the Customize link in

windows on page 26.

• Duration - Length of the DSView 3 software session.

• User - Name of user who initiated the DSView 3 software session.

• (KVM switches that support virtual media) Type - Session type: KVM or VirtualMedia.

• (KVM switches that support virtual media) Lock Status - When there is a KVM and a virtual

media session to the same target device and the appliance setting Virtual Media Locked to

KVM Session is enabled, Locked will be displayed in this field.

• (KVM switches) Channel - Channel being used by the managed appliance to connect to the

DSView 3 softwaresession.

• (KVM switches) Client - Proxy address if the proxy is enabled.

• (KVM switches) IQ Module - EID of the target device IQ module.

• (KVM switches) Mode - Mode of the session, which may change during the session. Available

modes are:

• Normal - An interactive session that may be shared with other users. When two or more

users are sharing the session, the mode will change to Sharing Interactive.

• Exclusive - A private session that does not allow sharing by other users.