kvm (keyboard, video, mouse) command

This command sets and displays the blade server that is in control of the BladeCenter unit shared KVM.

Table 1. kvm command
Function What it does Command Valid targets
Display KVM owner Displays the number of the blade server that has KVM ownership and the global local KVM switching state for all blade servers. A blade server that occupies more than one blade bay is identified by the lowest bay number that it occupies. A return value of 0 indicates that no owner is set. kvm
                           -T system
                        
Set KVM owner Sets a blade server as the KVM owner. kvm -b blade_server

where blade_server is the blade-bay number that identifies the blade server. A blade server that occupies more than one blade bay is identified by the lowest bay number that it occupies. A setting of 0 sets no owner.

This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities:
  • Supervisor
  • Blade remote presence
See Commands and user authority for additional information.
                           -T system
                        
Enable / disable local KVM switching globally Enable or disable local KVM switching globally for all blade servers. kvm -local state

where state is enabled or disabled.

This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities:
  • Supervisor
  • Chassis configuration
See Commands and user authority for additional information.
                           -T system
                        

Example:

To set the KVM owner to the blade server in blade bay 1, while management module 1 is set as the persistent command environment, at the system:mm[1]> prompt, type
                  kvm -T system -b 1
               
To display the KVM owner and global local KVM switching state for all blade servers, while management module 1 is set as the persistent command environment, at the system:mm[1]> prompt, type
                  kvm -T system
               

The following example shows the information that is returned from these two commands:

               system:mm[1]> kvm -T system -b 1
OK
system:mm[1]> kvm -T system
-b 1
-local enabled
system:mm[1]>