Server Access: Inband and Out of Band

Table 1-12:Available Functionality During KVM and In-band Connections

Server Connection

Description

Labels

 

 

 

(In-band)

Indicates that the Microsoft Terminal Server running RDP can

 

be accessed only through an in-band connection and is not

 

connected to a KVM port.

 

Users can access this server only to run applications once the

 

server is already running. The performance on in-band

 

connections is slightly better than that of KVM connections,

 

and no synchronization of keyboard and mouse is necessary.

(KVM + In-band)

Indicates that the server can be accessed through In-band and

 

out-of-band (KVM) connections.

 

The first time users select this server from the Connect drop-

 

down list, an in-band connection is attempted. The connection

 

automatically switches to KVM only if the in-band connection

 

fails or if an in-band connection to this server already exists.

 

Users who want to access this server with a KVM connection,

 

must do one of the following:

 

• Make two connection attempts to the same server from the

 

Web Manager Connect to Server form.

 

The first connection is an in-band connection viewed

 

through an RDP ActiveX viewer. The second connection is a

 

KVM connection viewed through the KVM ActiveX Viewer.

 

See “To Connect to Servers Through The Web Manager’s

 

“Connect To Server” Form” on page 322.

 

• Make a direct login to the KVM port.

 

See “Login Screen: Direct Logins Enabled, Only IP Address

 

Entered” on page 320 and “Login Screen: Direct Logins

 

Enabled, IP Address and Port Entered” on page 320 for more

 

information.

 

 

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