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4.
Click Disconnect. A confirmation dialog box will appear.
For virtual media sessions on supported KVM switches - If you attempt to disconnect an active
virtual media session or a KVM session that is locked to a virtual media session, a
confirmation message is displayed, indicating that any virtual media mappings will be
disconnected. Confirm or cancel. See Using Virtual Media on page 279.
virtual media session or a KVM session that is locked to a virtual media session, a
confirmation message is displayed, indicating that any virtual media mappings will be
disconnected. Confirm or cancel. See Using Virtual Media on page 279.
5.
Confirm or cancel the disconnect.
Active sessions on a target device
To display information about active sessions on a target device:
In a Units View window containing target devices (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 106), click on a target device Status field. The Active Sessions window for that target device
will open.
page 106), click on a target device Status field. The Active Sessions window for that target device
will open.
You may also display active session information for a target device by clicking on a target device
name in a Units View window, which will open the Unit Overview window. Then, click Active
Sessions in the side navigation bar, and the Active Sessions window for that target device will
open. The first method above saves a step.
name in a Units View window, which will open the Unit Overview window. Then, click Active
Sessions in the side navigation bar, and the Active Sessions window for that target device will
open. The first method above saves a step.
Customizing a target device Active Sessions window
The following fields are always displayed in the Active Sessions window.
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Duration - Elapsed time since the session started, in hours:minutes:seconds.
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User - Name of current user. This field will be blank for users who do not have Appliance
Administrator or User Administrator access rights when the Video Viewer session property
“view identity of shared connections” is not set. See Video Viewer session properties on
page 253.
Administrator or User Administrator access rights when the Video Viewer session property
“view identity of shared connections” is not set. See Video Viewer session properties on
page 253.
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Type - Session type, which may be KVM, virtual media or serial.
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Connection - Connection path from the managed appliance to the target device. See
Connections to Units on page 181.
Connections to Units on page 181.
The following fields may be displayed in the Active Sessions window. Use the Customize link to
add or remove fields in the display. See Using the Customize link in windows on page 28.
add or remove fields in the display. See Using the Customize link in windows on page 28.
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Owner - Owner of the session, when it is shared. This field will be blank for users who do not
have Appliance Administrator or User Administrator access rights when the Video Viewer
session property “view identity of shared connections” is not set. See Video Viewer session
properties on page 253.
have Appliance Administrator or User Administrator access rights when the Video Viewer
session property “view identity of shared connections” is not set. See Video Viewer session
properties on page 253.
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Preemption Level - Effective user preemption level for the session user. See Preemption Levels
on page 41.
on page 41.
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Channel - Channel number when connection includes a cascade switch (valid only for KVM or
virtual media sessions).
virtual media sessions).
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Client - IP address of client who is connected to this session (valid only for KVM or virtual
media sessions).
media sessions).