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Connectors on the KVM/net

connections give access to information that is otherwise inaccessible through in-band network interfaces.

For example, BIOS access, POST, and boot messages are inaccessible through in-band connections. In some cases, the in-band network interfaces are not available after the system boot is completed (for example, after a Windows Safe Mode boot) without the kind of access these KVM connections provide.

Each connected computing system is identified in the management software by the port number to which it is connected. The administrator can assign a descriptive alias to each port to identify the connected computer. For example, if a Sun E10K server is connected to port 3, the administrator might define the port’s alias to be “Sun E10K.”

Customers order one of three Terminator types for connecting each KVM port to a computer. See “KVM Terminator Usage and Types” on page 58 for more details.

See “To Connect Computers to KVM Ports” on page 80 for instructions on connecting servers to KVM ports.

Management Ports (Console, Ethernet, User 1, User 2)

The following figure shows the management ports on the right back of the KVM/net.

User 1 Port

VGA	Port
		PS/2 Ports
[User 1]		[User 1]

User 2 Port Serial Port

Ethernet	Console
Port	Port

Figure 1-5:Management Ports

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