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IBM Console Switch Installation and User's Guide
4.
Click OK.
Soft switching to a server
1.
To select a server, press Print Screen. If the display order of the server list is by port (Port button
is selected), type the port number and press Enter.
-or-
If the display order of the server list is by name (Name button is selected), type the first few
characters of the name of the server to establish it as unique and press Enter.
2.
To switch back to the previous server, press Print Screen then Backspace.
Navigating the OSCAR Interface
The following table describes how to navigate the OSCAR interface using the keyboard.
Table 3.2: OSCAR Interface Navigation Basics
Action
Print Screen
F1
Esc
Alt+Hotkey
Alt+X
Alt+O
Enter
Print Screen
Backspace
Print Screen
Alt+0
Print Screen
Pause
Up/Down Arrows
Result
Press Print Screen twice to send the Print Screen keystroke to the currently selected
device.
Opens the Help screen for the current window.
Closes the current window without saving changes and returns to the previous one.
In the Main window, it closes the OSCAR interface and returns to the flag.
In a message window, it closes the pop-up window and returns to the
current window.
Opens windows, selects or checks options, and executes actions when used with
underlined or other designated letters.
Closes the current window and returns to the previous one.
Selects the OK button, then returns to the previous window.
Completes a switch in the Main window and exits the OSCAR interface.
Click on an editable field to select the text for editing and enable the Left and Right
arrow keys to move the cursor. Press Enter to quit the edit mode.
Toggles back to the previous selection.
Immediately disconnects the user from a server and no server is selected. The
Status flag displays Free. (This only applies to the 0 on the keyboard and not
the keypad.)
Immediately turns on screen saver mode (when screen saver is enabled) and
prevents access to that specific console, if it is password protected.
Moves the cursor from line to line in lists.
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