Connecting multiple system drawers
Multiple system drawers installed in a cabinet can share a single set of peripherals if a switch box, such as an autoswitcher, is installed. The autoswitcher gives control of the monitor and routes the keyboard and mouse inputs to the currently selected system drawer. Installation of the autoswitcher is relatively simple and covered in detail in the autoswitcher user manual.
To connect multiple system drawers:
1Turn off all system drawers and devices in the cabinet before attaching any of the system drawer cables.
2If the newly installed system drawer will control other drawers in the cabinet, connect the external data cables of the controller cards to the controlled devices.
3Connect all I/O device cables (keyboard, mouse, video, serial, and parallel) to their respective ports on the back of the system drawer.
The system I/O connectors may appear different than in the illustration, depending on the system board installed in the server.
If connecting multiple system drawers, use extender cables to link each system drawer to the autoswitcher. You must also attach the peripherals to the appropriate I/O ports on the back of the autoswitcher. Refer to the following figure for connection details.
16Installation