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Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 6.0 for PowerEdge M1000e User’s Guide

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Broadcasting to Servers

You can simultaneously control more than one server in the system to make sure that all selected servers receive identical input. You can choose to broadcast keystrokes and/or mouse movements independently:
  • Broadcasting keystrokes: When using keystrokes, the keyboard state must be identical for all servers receiving a broadcast for the keystrokes to be interpreted identically. Specifically, the <Caps Lock> and <Num Lock> modes must be the same on all keyboards. While the iKVM attempts to send keystrokes to the selected servers simultaneously, some servers may inhibit and thereby delay the transmission
  • Broadcasting mouse movements: For the mouse to work accurately, all servers must have identical mouse drivers, desktops (such as identically placed icons), and video resolutions. The mouse also must be in exactly the same place on all screens. Since these conditions are extremely difficult to achieve, broadcasting mouse movements to multiple servers may have unpredictable results.
NOTE You can broadcast up to 16 servers at a time.
To broadcast to servers:
  1. Press <Print Screen>.
    The Main dialog box is displayed.
  2. Click Setup and then Broadcast.
    The Broadcast dialog box is displayed.
  3. Enable mouse and/or keyboard for the servers that are to receive the broadcast commands by selecting the boxes.

    or

    Press the up or down arrow keys to move the cursor to a target server. Then, press <Alt> <K> to select the keyboard box and/or <Alt> <M to select the mouse box. Repeat for additional servers.

  4. Click OK to save the settings and return to the Setup dialog box.
  5. Click cross mark or press <Escape> to return to the Main dialog box.
  6. Click Commands.
    The Commands dialog box is displayed.
  7. Click the Broadcast Enable box to activate broadcasting.
    The Broadcast Warning dialog box is displayed.
  8. Click OK to enable the broadcast. To cancel and return to the Commands dialog box, click cross mark or press <Esc>
  9. If broadcasting is enabled, type the information and/or perform the mouse movements you want to broadcast from the management station. Only servers in the list are accessible.

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