Youcan install a console switch inside the rear storage compartment NetBAY
monitor shelf, vertically in the side of your rack cabinet, or horizontally within 1U of
EIA mounting space in your rack cabinet.
Note: If you install a 2x8 Console Switch inside the monitor shelf, you will not be
able to use the Bport on the console switch to connect a second monitor,
keyboard, and mouse.
The following parts come with the console switch:
1x4 Console Switch 2x8 Console Switch
Twovertical mounting brackets Twovertical mounting brackets
Miscellaneous hardware kit (for attaching
brackets and installing the console switch
in a rack cabinet)
Twohorizontal mounting brackets, marked ’L’
and ’R’ (Left and Right)
One 1.8 m (6 ft) power cord Miscellaneous hardware kit (for attaching
brackets and installing the console switch in a
rack cabinet)
One 1.5 m (4.9 ft) IEC connector power
cable
One 1.8 m (6 ft) power cord
Apex User Guide CD One 1.5 m (4.9 ft) IEC connector power cable
IBM NetBAYConsole Switch Installation
Instructions Manual
Apex User Guide CD
IBM NetBAYConsole Switch Installation
Instructions Manual
Note: A NetBAYConsole Cable Set is required for each server that you will
connect to a console switch, or for each console switch you will connect to
1
A
2
3
4
Figure41. 1x4 console switch
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1
A
2
3
4
5
6
7
Figure42. 2x8 console switch
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