CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION
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Connecting servers to the Octopus
Once the Octopus unit is installed, you may begin attaching servers and other
BLACK BOX KVM switches to it. Both are connected to the Octopus through the
use of the SAMs. For information on connecting other BLACK BOX KVM switches
to the Octopus, see
Installing a Tiered Octopus System
later in this chapter.
Figure 3-6. Octopus 832 Rear Panel
Figure 3-7. Octopus 1664 Rear Panel
To connect servers to the Octopus system:
1.
Locate the SAM appropriate to the server you wish to attach.
2.
Plug the SAM keyboard, monitor and mouse connectors into the appropriate
ports on the back of the selected server.
3.
Connect one end of a UTP cable into the RJ45 port on your SAM. Route the
cable to your Octopus unit and connect the other end to one of the available
RJ45 server ports. Check the unique identi
fi
er (UID) on the back of the SAM
and log it for future use. When the attached computer is powered and a valid
UTP connection is made to an Octopus switch, the green light on the SAM
will illuminate.
Repeat this procedure for every server that will be attached to your Octopus system.
Network Port
User Ports
Server Ports
Terminal Port
Network Port User Ports
Server Ports
