87In This ChapterOverview..................................................................................................87CIM Compatibility ....................................................................................88Available USB Profiles.............................................................................88Selecting Profiles for a KVM Port ............................................................95OverviewTo broaden the Dominion KX II's compatibility with different KVM targetservers, Raritan provides a standard selection of USB configurationprofiles for a wide range of operating system and BIOS-level serverimplementations.The Generic (default) USB profile meets the needs of the vast majority ofdeployed KVM target server configurations. Additional profiles areprovided to meet the specific needs of other commonly deployed serverconfigurations (for example, Linux and Mac OS X). There are also anumber of profiles (designated by platform name and BIOS revision) toenhance virtual media function compatibility with the target server, forexample, when operating at the BIOS level.USB profiles are configured on the Device Settings > Port Configuration> Port page of the Dominion KX II Remote and Local Consoles. A deviceadministrator can configure the port with the profiles that best meet theneeds of the user and the target server configuration.A user connecting to a KVM target server chooses among thesepreselected profiles in the Virtual KVM Client (on page 51), dependingon the operational state of the KVM target server. For example, if theserver is running and the user wants to use the Windows operatingsystem, it would be best to use the Generic profile. But if the user wantsto change settings in the BIOS menu or boot from a virtual media drive,depending on the target server model, a BIOS profile may be moreappropriate.Should none of the standard USB profiles provided by Raritan work witha given KVM target, please contact Raritan Technical Support forassistance.Chapter 5 USB Profiles
