Do not use interface adapters to cascade console switches. If interface adapters are used to cascade console switches, you will not have a seamlessly integrated OSD, and you lose Virtual Media support.
1.Connect a UTP CAT5 cable and connect one end to the server connection port ("Console switch components" on page 6) on the console switch.
2.Connect the other end of that same UTP CAT5 cable to the
3.Connect the interface adapter to the appropriate connectors on the server.
4.Repeat steps 1 through 3 for any other servers to be added to this system.
5.Power up the components.
6.Upgrade the console switch and interface adapter firmware ("Upgrading the firmware" on page 78).
7.Connect a UTP CAT5 cable to the server connection port on the main console switch.
8.Connect the other end of that same UTP CAT5 cable to the
9.Connect a UTP CAT5 cable to the server connection port on the secondary console switch.
10.Connect the other end of that same UTP CAT5 cable to the
11.Repeat steps 1 through 3 for any other server to be added to this system.
