The Command Mode menu (see Fig. 13) lists all Host Adapters by name and index number. Only 8 Host Adapters are listed on the screen at a time. To view the other portions of the list, scroll using the arrow keys on the keyboard or use the mouse to click on the arrows on the scroll bar in the OSD menu. When the Command Mode main menu is first displayed, the first Host Adapter listed will be the Host Adapter the current user is connected to, followed by the next seven consecutively numbered ports. (Alternatively the list may be sorted alphabetically- see Settings Menu on page 15 to toggle sort method.) The names of accessible Host Adapters are displayed with white characters. The access rights for the user
An arrow to the left of an index number in the list indicates the Host Adapter the user is currently connected to. From left to right, the columns display the following:
•Index Number
•Host Adapter Name
•Type of Host Adapter connected (PS2, SUN, or USB)
•CPU power status (where "p" means ON and " - " means OFF)
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FYI: A red hourglass will appear near the upper right corner of the OSD menu to indicate that the screen is being refreshed. This will occur after 5 seconds of keyboard and mouse inactivity..
Index Number
Host Adapter Name
Arrow indicates currently connected Host Adapter
Commands for submenus
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Controls
Home
Page Up
Up One
Down One
Page Down
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Figure 13- Command Mode main menu
The list below describes the command functions available from the keyboard within the OSD mode of control after entering into Command Mode:
Function
Select the previous Host Adapter
Select the next Host Adapter
Decrements the menu by 1 page (displays the previous 7 Host Adapters)
Increments the menu by 1 page (displays the next 7 Host Adapters)
Display first 8 Host Adapters and move selection bar to the first
Display last 8 Host Adapters and move selection bar to the last
Press to toggle enable/disable Scan Mode
Enter Settings Menu
Find a Host Adapter (using name, comment, unique ID, index number)
Enter Administration Mode (Administrator only- see page 20)
Display info for the selected Host Adapter/User Station
Display Command Mode Help Menu
Go to - select Host Adapter by index number
Search- select Host Adapter by name
Keystroke
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Page Up
Page Down
Home
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