CHAPTER 3: Installing User-Interface Cards, User Cables, and Console Devices
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3. Installing User-Interface Cards,User Cables, and Console Devices
IMPORTANT NOTE
If you are installing a cascaded ServSwitch Multi system, you should make sure your
Expansion Cards and Cables are installed properly before you begin installing other
types of Cards or attaching devices to the system. Refer to Chapter 6 and (if your
cascaded system includes any ServSwitch Multi Hubs) Chapter 7.

3.1 Connecting Local-Console Equipment to a Base Unit or MX

As shown in Figure 3-1, the ServSwitch Multi Base Unit and ServSwitch Multi MX have a group of connectors
on their front panels to which you can directly connect (without needing extra cables) a local console (user
station). This console can include a keyboard, monitor, and mouse, as well as a serial device, speakers, and/or
microphone.
You can independently plug a single keyboard and a single mouse (each belonging to any platform the
ServSwitch supports, in any combination) into the local console. However, do not connect more than one
keyboard, monitor, or mouse to the local console. For example, you may use a Sun mouse and a Mac keyboard
at the local console at the same time, but you must not connect two keyboards or two mice to the front of the
unit simultaneously. This could cause your computers to behave unpredictably or even crash.
The local console operates as if it were connected to a Universal User-Interface Card (KV2500C) rather than
a User-Interface Card with On-Screen Display (KV2550C-R2)—no on-screen menus are available.
Figure 3-1. Local-console connections.
Speakers (attached to the SPEAKERS port)
Monitor (attached
to the VGA port)
Mouse (attached to
the PS/2 MOUSE port)
Keyboard (attached to the
PS/2 KEYBOARD port)
Microphone (attached
to the MIC port)
ServSwitch Multi
Base Unit
(KV150A-R2)
Serial printer
(attached to the
port labeled
SERIAL PORT)