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Raritan Computer PMG-0I-v2.0.3-E User Manual

Paragon Manager™
User Guide
Release 2.0.3
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System Requirements
Your system must meet these minimum requirements in order to run Paragon Manager:
• Memory: 256MB
• CPU: 750 MHz Pentium III processor
• Minimum available disk space: 100 MB
CONTENTS i
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction .................................................................. 1
Paragon Manager Overview......................................................................................................1
Installing Paragon Manager.......................................................................................................1
Chapter 2: Operation ...................................................................... 3
Connection and Login................................................................................................................3
Establishing a Connection...................................................................................................3
Paragon Manager Window Components...................................................................................5
Toolbar.................................................................................................................................7
Device Panel..............................................................................................................................8
Device View.................................................................................................................... .....9
Ghosting ............................................................................................................................11
System Setting.........................................................................................................................12
User Panel ...............................................................................................................................14
Creating a User .................................................................................................................14
Deleting a User..................................................................................................................16
Viewing User Properties....................................................................................................16
Saving User Profiles..........................................................................................................17
Loading a User Profile.......................................................................................................18
Log Panel.................................................................................................................................19
Editing Event Log Settings ................................................................................................19
Power Strip View Panel............................................................................................................20
Editing Power Strip Data ...................................................................................................20
Power Strip Outlet Associations........................................................................................21
Channel Information Editor................................................................................................21
Multi Function View (MFV) Panel......................................................................................23
Setting Up Multiple Video Function..........................................................................................24
Adding an Association Group............................................................................................24
Editing an Association Group............................................................................................25
Deleting an Association Group..........................................................................................25
Video Redirection (Forced Video)............................................................................................26
Refreshing IBM Blade Channel Status ....................................................................................26
Setting Up NV5128 Router Association...................................................................................27
Overview of the Router Menu............................................................................................27
Configure Routers .............................................................................................................27
Configure Servers..............................................................................................................29
Configure User Stations ....................................................................................................31
Exporting Router Configuration.........................................................................................33
Importing Router Configuration .........................................................................................33
Checking Audio/Video Routing Results.............................................................................33
Saving the Paragon Switch’s Database...................................................................................34
Updating Firmware...................................................................................................................34
Reorganizing the Update List............................................................................................37
Disconnection...........................................................................................................................37
Closing Paragon Manager .......................................................................................................38
Synchronizing Database..........................................................................................................38
Paragon Manager Help............................................................................................................38
Appendix A: Client Software for Paragon II System Controller... 39
Some Differences in the Shared Commands ..........................................................................40
Connect (Session Menu)...................................................................................................40
Create and Property (Users Menu) ...................................................................................41
Exclusive Features in P2SC ....................................................................................................41
RFT_Update (Setup Menu)...............................................................................................41
Base UMT’s (Setup Menu)................................................................................................41
About Paragon II System Controller Admin.......................................................................42
ii FIGURES
Figures
Figure 1 Session Menu - Connect...............................................................................................................3
Figure 2 Paragon Manager Login Dialog - Connect.....................................................................................3
Figure 3 UMT Profile Dialog.........................................................................................................................4
Figure 4 Update Progress............................................................................................................................4
Figure 5 Paragon Manager Window ............................................................................................................5
Figure 6 Paragon Manager Window ............................................................................................................6
Figure 7 Device Tree by Channel ................................................................................................................ 9
Figure 8 Tiered Switch Example (Z-CIM).....................................................................................................9
Figure 9 Device Tree by Type....................................................................................................................10
Figure 10 Ghosted Channels Option in the View Menu.............................................................................11
Figure 11 System Settings Dialog............................................................................................................. 12
Figure 12 Add User Dialog......................................................................................................................... 14
Figure 13 Change Password Dialog ..........................................................................................................15
Figure 14 User Information Dialog.............................................................................................................16
Figure 15 Admin User Information Screen.................................................................................................17
Figure 16 Select Destination Path Dialog ..................................................................................................17
Figure 17 Confirm Load User Profile Dialog...............................................................................................18
Figure 18 Edit Log Settings Dialog.............................................................................................................19
Figure 19 Power Strip View Panel ............................................................................................................. 20
Figure 20 Outlet Information Dialog ...........................................................................................................20
Figure 21 Channel Information Editor Dialog.............................................................................................21
Figure 22 MFV with Channel Data.............................................................................................................23
Figure 23 MFV with Power Strip View Panel..............................................................................................23
Figure 24 Add Multiple Port Association Dialog – Initial Screen.................................................................24
Figure 25 Add Multiple Port Association Dialog – Edit Data ......................................................................25
Figure 26 Force Video Dialog .................................................................................................................... 26
Figure 27 Router Menu..............................................................................................................................27
Figure 28 Configure Routers Dialog........................................................................................................... 28
Figure 29 Router Settings..........................................................................................................................28
Figure 30 Configure Servers Dialog...........................................................................................................29
Figure 31 Source Association Table ..........................................................................................................30
Figure 32 Configure User Stations Dialog.................................................................................................. 31
Figure 33 Destination Association Table.................................................................................................... 32
Figure 34 Paragon Update Dialog..............................................................................................................35
Figure 35 Paragon Update – Check All......................................................................................................36
Figure 36 Paragon Device and File Version Information Window..............................................................36
Figure 37 Wrong Firmware Warning Message...........................................................................................37
Figure 38 Paragon Update Progress Bar...................................................................................................37
Figure 39 Paragon Update Successful Message.......................................................................................37
Figure 40 Session Menu - Disconnect.......................................................................................................38
Figure 41 Setup Menu – Synchronize Database........................................................................................38
Figure 42 P2SC - System Controller Admin Login Dialog..........................................................................40
Figure 43 P2SC – Add User Dialog ...........................................................................................................41
Figure 44 P2SC – Paragon System Configuration Dialog (No Data).........................................................42
Figure 45 P2SC – Paragon System Configuration Dialog (with Data) .......................................................42
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1

Chapter 1: Introduction

Paragon Manager Overview

Paragon Manager is Raritan’s appliance management and configuration application, offering one coordinated graphical user interface that displays Device, User, Log, and Outlet information for your Paragon system. Paragon Manager allows you to add, modify, and delete Devices, Users, or Groups, and to specify log events to keep an audit trail of events that is updated in real time. In addition, you can also perform video redirection (called Forced Video), refresh IBM Blade server’s channel status, or associate channels for setting up concurrent multiple-video-output function (called Multiple Video or Port-Following Switch) in Paragon Manager. Paragon Manager can be downloaded from Raritan’s website.
If working with a Paragon II configuration, first read the Paragon II User Guide for initial installation and configuration of your Paragon II devices. This document can be downloaded from the Firmware and Documentation section of Raritan website at:
http://www.raritan.com/support/firmware-and-documentation/
For users who use Paragon II System Controller, see Appendix A: Client Software for Paragon II System Controller for the difference between P2SC Admin client software and Paragon Manager.
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Installing Paragon Manager

Follow the steps below to download Paragon Manager.
1. Use your browser to visit Raritan's Firmware and Documentation webpage
(http://www.raritan.com/support/firmware-and-documentation/
2. Click Paragon II on the left pane to open its list of support documents and files.
3. Locate the Other Support Files section on the right pane.
4. Click the latest version of “Paragon Manager Admin Tool” to download Paragon Manager.
5. (Optional) If this is your first time to download the program or firmware from the Raritan
website, fill in the Firmware Request from, and click Submit.
6. When you see the hyperlink on the right pane, click it.
7. Specify the location where you want to save the file, and click Save. Wait until the download
completes.
8. Extract the file if it is a ZIP file.
9. Double click the ParagonManager-setup.exe file to install Paragon Manager. Accept the
default settings.
When installation is complete, a shortcut to the application has been added to your Start menu
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CHAPTER 2: OPERATION 3

Chapter 2: Operation

Connection and Login

Only three types of users have permissions to log in to Paragon Manager:
• Administrators (the “Admin” account)
• Users with administrator privileges
• Users with Forced Video privileges
Administrators and users with administrator privileges can manage or even modify the user or channel data in Paragon Manager, but users with Forced Video privileges do not have permissions to do this. The only thing they can do is to perform the Forced Video function.

Establishing a Connection

Follow the steps below to establish the connection to any Paragon II switch after Paragon Manager is launched:
1. Choose Start > Programs > Paragon Manager. The Paragon Manager window appears.
2. Choose Session > Connect.
Figure 1 Session Menu - Connect
The Paragon Manager Login dialog appears.
Figure 2 Paragon Manager Login Dialog - Connect
3. Type your user name in the User Name field.
4. Type your password in the Password field.
5. Decide your next action based on the Paragon switch displayed in the Select UMT field:
• If the desired Paragon switch is already displayed, go to step 6.
• If the desired Paragon switch is NOT displayed, click the arrow beside the field and
select the desired Paragon switch from the drop-down list.
• If the desired Paragon switch is neither displayed nor available from the drop-down list,
do the following to add it:
a) Click the
button. The UMT Profile dialog appears.
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Figure 3 UMT Profile Dialog
b) Click New.
c) Type the name of the device in the UMT field.
d) Select the TCP/IP option.
• Type the IP address of the Paragon switch in the IP Address field.
• Type the Port number of the Paragon switch in the Port field.
• Type the appropriate encryption key of the Paragon switch in the Encryption
Key field, if applicable.
e) Click Save to save this new device.
f) Click Close to return to the login window.
Note: To delete a Paragon switch in the UMT Profile dialog: (1) Click the drop-down arrow in the UMT field and select the device you wish to delete. (2) Click Delete to delete it. (3) Click Close to return to the login dialog.
6. Click Login to log in to the Paragon switch. The Update Progress indicator displays your
connection status. It may take 30 seconds or longer to connect, depending on your Paragon configuration.
Figure 4 Update Progress
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7. When connected, the Paragon Manager window appears.
Figure 5 Paragon Manager Window
Note: See Disconnection for information on disconnecting the existing connection session, or see Closing Paragon Manager for information on closing the application.

Paragon Manager Window Components

The Paragon Manager window contains the Paragon Manager menu bar and toolbar, the Device panel, User panel, Log panel, and Power Strip View panel.
• The Device panel displays all connected devices in a single Paragon system.
• The User panel displays all users in your Paragon system.
• The Log panel displays the current activity of Paragon Manager.
• The Power Strip View panel displays any power strips connected to your Paragon
system.
When you connect to your Paragon switch via Paragon Manager, it downloads the device’s database and populates the Device, User, and Power Strip View panels automatically. Initial download may last several minutes, depending on the sizes of the client system and the Paragon system. Once a connection session is initiated, updates to the database happen in real time and changes to the Paragon database from other users are immediately reflected in your Paragon Manager screen.
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Device panel ­displays all connected devices in the Paragon II system
Device View Tabs – view
devices by Channel or by Type
User panel – displays users and groups in the system
Log panel – displays tracked events by date and time
Figure 6 Paragon Manager Window
Multi-Function View (MFV) panel – displays
device and/or user information
Power Strip View panel – displays
power strips and connected ports
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Customize your view by resizing panels or by displaying or hiding any of these components, except for the Device panel. Select options on the View menu; click the desired panels in the menu to display or to hide them. A check mark before the menu item indicates that it is displayed. Only the Device panel cannot be hidden.
Resize the window panels by resting your mouse cursor on the border of two panels until a double-headed arrow appears. Click and drag the arrow to size the panel up/down or left/right.

Toolbar

The toolbar displays shortcut buttons for the most commonly-used commands. These are explained in the table below.
Note: Some of these shortcuts, as well as some menu commands, are also available by right­clicking on a User, Device, or Channel icon to activate a shortcut menu.
Toolbar Shortcut Icons
BUTTON ACTION
Connect: Establishes a connection to the selected Paragon switch. Disconnect: Disconnects the existing connection session. Add User: Adds a new user account in Paragon Manager and the connected
Paragon system. Delete Selected User: Deletes the user selected in the User View panel from
Paragon Manager and the connected Paragon system.
View by Channel: Displays devices by Channel. View by Type: Displays devices by Type. Synchronize Database: Activate the download process again to refresh
Paragon Manager’s database.
System Setting: Displays the connected Paragon’s system configuration. Log File: Launches the Edit Log Setting dialog for Administrators to
configure event filters, event severity, and locations of saved log files. Help: Launches the Paragon Manager online help.
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Device Panel

The Device panel displays all devices connected to the Paragon switch to which you are connected. To make control easier, view devices either by Channel or by Type using the two tabs at the base of the Device panel (please see next section for additional information on Device views).
ICON INDICATES:
Power Strip outlet – power off (server) Power Strip outlet – power on (server) Power Strip outlet – power off (PWR) Power Strip outlet – power on (PWR) Channel Available Channel Available with one power strip outlet association Channel Available with multiple power strip outlet
associations Channel Disconnected Channel Disconnected with one power strip outlet
association Channel Disconnected with multiple power strip outlet
associations Channel Occupied by a user Channel Occupied by a user, with one power strip outlet
association Channel Occupied by a user, with multiple power strip
outlet associations Power Strip Connected Power Strip Disconnected
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Device View

View by Channel
Click the View By Channel tab to display devices in a hierarchical tree by channel number. The icon at the top of the tree is the connected Paragon switch.
Click the + symbol next to the Paragon switch to expand the tree and display all devices connected directly to it, listed in port number order. Target servers appear as computer icons.
Figure 7 Device Tree by Channel
Tiered switches (such as Z-CIM) appear as icons with the + symbol before them, and can also be expanded.
Figure 8 Tiered Switch Example (Z-CIM)
Grey computer icons represent a target server that is available for connection, while blue computer icons indicate that a user is accessing the target server. Red computer icons represent a target server that is unavailable. See the Device Panel table on the previous page for more information.
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View by Type
Click the View By Type tab to display devices in a hierarchical tree by device type. Target Systems, Switches, and Power Strips are represented in this view.
• Switches are represented by a grey node.
• Target Systems are represented by a grey computer
• Power Strips are represented by a grey lightning bolt.
Click the + symbol before any icon to expand the tree to display all devices of that type in the configuration, displayed by type in alphabetical order.
Figure 9 Device Tree by Type
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