Sun Microsystems UKT-KVM-2U16-Z, UKT-KVM-1U08-Z manual Cascading switches

8 – Cascading switches

The number of servers administered from the one Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse Console can be expanded to a maximum of 256 by cascading KVMs.

Each port of the first or Master KVM can support a Slave KVM through a cascade cable. This effectively connects up to 8 or 16 servers – depending on Slave KVM connected - to the one port on the Master KVM. All of the Master KVM’s ports may be used in this way, yielding a maximum of 256 servers controlled by the one Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse Console using 16 port KMVs.

UKT-KVM-CAS-x-Z (x = length: S=5foot, M=10foot, L=20foot )

Further lengths of up to 100ft are available by request, contact cp-uk@sun.com

To connect a Slave KVM to the Master KVM, the above cable connects to the first available CPU port of the Master KVM and to the “KVM-1” port of the Slave KVM.

The Master KVM will need changes made to the set up, please refer to the accompanying User Manual for the details.

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