Tiering Console Switches

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NOTE: When connecting a Sun AVRIQ module, you must use a multi-sync monitor to accommodate Sun computers that support both VGA and sync-on-green or composite sync.

To connect local peripherals:

1Select the keyboard, monitor and mouse to be connected to local user A.

2Locate the port set labeled A on the back of the appliance. Connect these peripherals to their respective ports.

NOTE: For the multiuser, 16-port Console Switch, repeat these steps for the local user analog port set labeled B.

3Bundle and label the cables for easy identification.

You can tier multiple Console Switches to enable one or two users to connect to up to 256 servers. In a tiered system, each Analog Rack Interface (ARI) port on the main Console Switch will connect to the Analog Console Interface (ACI) port on each tiered Console Switch. Each tiered switch can then be connected to a server with a SIP. The example in Figure 2-3shows one Console Switch tiered under the main switch, enabling the connection of up to 15 primary servers and 16 secondary servers. Using this configuration, you can tier 16 Console Switches under the main switch, enabling the connection of up to 256 servers. Only one level of tiering is supported in this type of configuration, which means that you cannot tier additional legacy switches or another Console Switch. In this configuration, the local port On-Screen Configuration and Activity Reporting (OSCAR®) interface of the tiered Console Switch is disabled. All functions are performed through the main Console Switch OSCAR.

NOTE: As shown in Figure 2-3,only local user A’s ACI port may be used for the tiered connection.

To tier multiple Console Switches:

1Connect the Console Switch (tiered) to each server as described in the previous "Installing the Console Switch" section.

2Connect the local peripherals to local user A of the main switch as described in "Installing the Console Switch" .

3Attach one end of the CAT 5 cabling that will run between your main and tiered Console Switch to the RJ-45 (ACI) connector of local user A on the tiered Console Switch.

4Attach the other end of the CAT 5 cable to one of the 16 RJ-45 (ARI) ports on the main Console Switch.

NOTE: The system will automatically tier the two switches together as one. All servers connected to the tiered Console Switch will display on the main Console Switch server list in the OSCAR interface.

5Repeat steps 3 and 4 for all additional tiered (secondary) Console Switches you wish to attach.

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