Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

Port ID Numbering

Each server on the installation is assigned a unique Port ID. Its Port ID is a one or two segment number that is determined as follows:

ŠA server attached to a First Stage unit has a one segment Port ID (from 1– 8/16) that corresponds to the KVM Port number that it is connected to.

ŠA server attached to a Second Stage unit has a two segment Port ID:

ŠThe second segment (from 1–16), represents the KVM Port number on the Second Stage unit that the server is connected to.

ŠThe first segment (from 1–8/16) represents the KVM Port number on the First Stage unit that the Second Stage unit links back to.

For example, a Port ID of 1 - 3 refers to a server that is connected to KVM Port

3 of a Second Stage unit that links back to KVM Port 1 of the First Stage unit:

Port 1

Port 3

ID = 1-3

Port Selection

Port selection is accomplished by means of the GUI. Port selection details are discussed in Chapter 6, Port Access.

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