SERVSELECT III INSTALLER/USER GUIDE
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NOTE:
When connecting a Sun SAM, you must use a multi-sync monitor to accommodate Sun computers
that support both VGA and sync-on-green or composite sync.
To connect a server using a ServSelect III cable:
1. Locate a ServSelect III cable for the server you wish to connect.
2. Attach the appropriately color-coded cable ends of the ServSelect III cable to the key-
board, monitor and mouse ports on the server you will be connecting to the switch.
3. Attach the other end of the ServSelect III cable to the desired port on the back of your
ServSelect III switch.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each server you wish to attach.
3.4 Connecting Users
To connect local peripherals:
1. Select the keyboard, monitor and mouse to be connected to local analog user A.
2. Locate the port set labeled A on the back of the applian ce. Connect these peripherals
to their respective ports.
3. Bundle and label the cables for easy identification.
4. Repeat these steps for user B, if desired.
3.5 Cascading ServSelect III Switches
You can cascade multiple ServSelect III switches to enable one or two users to connect to
as many as 256 servers. In a cascaded system, each user port on the main ServSelect III
switch will connect to the server port on each cascaded ServSelect III switch. Each
cascaded switch can then be connected to a server with an SAM or ServSelect III cable.
The example shown in Figure 2.3 shows one ServSelect III switch cascaded under the
main switch, enabling the connection of up to 15 primary servers and 16 secondary
servers. Using this configuration, you could cascade 16 ServSelect III 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 you cannot cascade any additional
legacy switches or another ServSelect III switch.
In this configuration, the local port OSD interface is disabled in switches cascaded below
the main ServSelect III switch.
To cascade multiple ServSelect III switches:
1. Connect the cascaded ServSelect III switch to each server as described in the previ-
ous Installing the ServSelect III Switch section.
2. Connect the local peripherals to analog user A and/or B of the main switch as
described in To connect local peripherals.
3. Attach one end of the CAT 5 cabling that will run between your main and cascaded
ServSelect III switch to the RJ45 server port on the cascaded ServSelect III switch.
4. Attach the other end of the CAT 5 cable to one of the RJ45 user ports on the main
ServSelect III switch.