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Automatic Switching System

SM500A

January 2005

990-000-0001-E8

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Page 1: ...hours 7 A M Monday to midnight Friday 877 877 BBOX FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mail order Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence P...

Page 2: ...equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take w...

Page 3: ...en las instrucciones de operaci n Todo otro servicio deber ser referido a personal de servicio calificado 9 El aparato el ctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posici n no interfiera su uso La...

Page 4: ...idado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilaci n 18 Servicio por personal calificado deber ser provisto cuando A El cable de po...

Page 5: ...2 HELP GET 32 5 3 3 HELP SET 33 5 3 4 GET RACK n CARDS 33 5 3 5 GET RACK n CHANNEL NAME 33 5 3 6 GET RACK n CHANNEL STATUS 34 5 3 7 GET RACK n DIPSW STATUS 34 5 3 8 GET RACK n NETWORK CONFIGURATION 3...

Page 6: ...3 2 1 rackRTCDate 44 6 3 3 2 2 rackRTCTime 44 6 3 3 2 3 rackSwitchKey 44 6 3 3 2 4 rackGangSwitch 44 6 3 3 2 5 rackSysGangSwitch 44 6 3 3 3 Channel Information 45 6 3 3 3 1 ch1 45 6 3 3 3 2 ch2 45 6 3...

Page 7: ...itch S1 Setting 59 8 2 2 Software Installation 59 8 2 3 Setting the IP Address 60 8 2 4 Software Application and System Gang Optional Connections 61 8 3 Primary Windows 62 8 3 1 Main Window 62 8 3 2 C...

Page 8: ...ware For manual control the following Power Supply Control Cards may be used SM531 C 12VAC or SM532 C 48VDC For SNMP ASCII Web browser or GUI based software the following Advanced Control Cards may be...

Page 9: ...le chassis and is enabled disabled by turning the key activated switch on the front panel of the chassis that is initiating the switching The key operated switch positions on the remaining interconnec...

Page 10: ...17 Up to 16 Switching Interface Cards may be inserted into slots 1 through 16 Model Description SM500A Rack Mount Chassis with 17 slots 16 slots for Switching Interface Cards one slot for Power Supply...

Page 11: ...pply Control Card 12VAC Three types of control configuration are available for this card depending on one of the following applications in which the SM500A chassis is used 1 Chassis gang switching A t...

Page 12: ...emote switching Interconnected chassis will follow the key position of the chassis that is initiating the local switching Connecting Power Module SM514 A PS or SM514 A PS E to 12VAC1 connector will po...

Page 13: ...g System Black Box Corporation 13 990 000 0001 E8 Figure 2 3 From left to right Power Supply Control Cards SM531 C 12VAC and SM532 C 48VDC Figure 2 3a From left to right Advanced Control Cards SM533 C...

Page 14: ...It has two main power feeds that can be connected to 115VAC or 230VAC Figure 2 4 Left to right Power Module SM514 A PS SM514 A PS E and AC Redundant Power Supply SM535A front view 2 3 Software Applica...

Page 15: ...hing RJ 11 type 3 ft EL04M 14 Interconnecting cable for system gang switching RJ 11 type 15 ft 2 6 AC Redundant Power Supply 2 6 1 Description The AC Redundant Power Supply is composed of two plug in...

Page 16: ...power to the selected chassis Eight 6 foot supply cables SM539 are provided with each unit for connection to the chassis Refer to Figure 2 7 2 6 2 Components The AC Redundant Power Supply SM535A asse...

Page 17: ...539 from the rear connectors on the AC Redundant Power Supply chassis labeled SYS 1 SYS 8 to the corresponding chassis CAUTION BEFORE POWERING THE AC REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY UNIT The AC Redundant Power...

Page 18: ...tem Black Box Corporation 18 990 000 0001 E8 3 Slide in replacement unit and tighten the screws 4 Connect the AC cord to the power source 5 Check the POWER indicator LEDs on the front panel The LED fo...

Page 19: ...of cards to switch simultaneously within one chassis all participating cards must be assigned a unique group jumper number either GROUP 1 2 3 or 4 figure 3 1 Each card can participate only in one grou...

Page 20: ...erform one of the following three types of control 1 Chassis gang switch control JP1 to JP5 in position 1 2 The GANG toggle switch provides the capability to perform gang switching on chassis level NO...

Page 21: ...rt The controlling voltage can be supplied from an RS232 control lead or any other source switched between 12v and 12v or from an external relay or switch contact using 12v and 12v available at the CO...

Page 22: ...y cable from an AC Redundant Power Supply SM535A or a supply cable from an outside supply 48VDC per Power Supply Control Card SM532 C a Single Power Module Insert the Power Module connector into the p...

Page 23: ...Units SM537 and secure them by tightening the screws 4 Connect AC cords to the Power Supply Units Do not connect the AC cords yet to power sources 5 Connect cables SM539 from the rear connectors on t...

Page 24: ...ontrol Card d Outside Power Source 48VDC at 1A DC Use an outside source for Power Supply Control Card SM532 C and Advanced Control Card SM534 C Connect leads from the outside power source to the contr...

Page 25: ...switch to the horizontal position and remove the key 2 Toggle the channel switches Then toggle the Gang Switch No switching should be performed 3 Reinsert the key and turn the switch to the Enable pos...

Page 26: ...face cables to the system Connect all interface cables to the system c Multiple chassis system requiring manual and remote system gang switching figures 3 4 and 3 5 NOTE A chassis with remote system g...

Page 27: ...itch to the A or B position 10 Reinsert keys into all chassis and turn each one to the Enable position For each chassis perform the following steps a Toggle the channel switches Each channel should sw...

Page 28: ...SM500A Automatic Switching System Black Box Corporation 28 990 000 0001 E8 Figure 3 5 Power Supply Control Card pin configuration and control applications...

Page 29: ...Similar to the Web browser interface the program provides a graphical view of the SM500A chassis and provides point and click operation The following chapters will describe in detail each control con...

Page 30: ...SM500A Automatic Switching System Black Box Corporation 30 990 000 0001 E8 Figure 4 1 Typical Configuration...

Page 31: ...8 Set to OFF Figure 5 1 DIP Switch S1 location on Advanced Control Cards SM533 C and SM534 C 5 2 ASCII Local Configuration Connect the COM1 port 1 Using a terminal or terminal emulation program on a P...

Page 32: ...ammar for managing the Automatic Switching System SM500A via local control COM1 serial port on the Advanced Control Card or via remote control Telnet session via Ethernet port on the Advanced Control...

Page 33: ...n SNMP MANAGER x x x x SET RACK n SNMP READ WRITE COMMUNITY NAME name SET RACK n SNMP TRAPS ON OFF SET RACK n TELNET IDLE TIMEOUT m SET RACK n WEB PW old new 5 3 4 GET RACK n CARDS Retrieves the cards...

Page 34: ...____ B ________ 18 ________ A ________ B ________ 3 ________ A ________ B ________ 19 ________ A ________ B ________ 4 ________ A ________ B ________ 20 ________ A ________ B ________ 5 ________ A ___...

Page 35: ...tion parameters 1 NETWORK CONFIGURATION IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK 192 168 0 1 0 0 0 0 Telnet Idle Timeout 5 min 5 3 9 GET RACK n SNMP CONFIGURATION Retrieves SNMP configuration parameters 1 SNMP CONFIGUR...

Page 36: ...rs to their default values IP ADDRESS 192 168 0 1 SUBNET MASK 0 0 0 0 Telnet Idle Timeout 5 minutes Sets the SNMP configuration parameters to their default values SNMP TRAPS DISABLE SNMP MANAGER 0 0 0...

Page 37: ...p transmission to be ENABLE or DISABLE Defaults to DISABLE 5 3 25 SET RACK n SUBNET MASK x x x x Sets the rack subnet mask Defaults to 0 0 0 0 5 3 26 SET RACK n SYSGANG ENABLE DISABLE This command is...

Page 38: ...for local password setup The password is case sensitive and has a maximum length of 8 characters The default password is set to admin 5 3 30 RESET RACK n Resets the rack 5 4 ASCII Error Messages The f...

Page 39: ...s on DIP Switch S1 on the Advanced Control Card to the following positions S1 toggle 2 Set to OFF to enable SNMP control S1 toggles 3 Set to ON S1 toggles 1 4 to 8 Set to OFF Figure 6 1 DIP Switch S1...

Page 40: ...232 from the terminal or PC to the COM1 port on the Advanced Control Card figure 6 2 3 Verify proper communication by pressing Enter on your keyboard The chassis should respond with 1 OK or similar 4...

Page 41: ...ecuting the command SET RACK 1 SNMP MANAGER x x x x Where x x x x is the IP address The chassis responds with 1 OK 3 Choose whether or not the SM500A transmits the traps to the SNMP Manager by executi...

Page 42: ...aisy chain Gang In Gang Out connections on the Advanced Control Card SNMP can access every chassis in the system Figure 6 4 Typical setup for combined SNMP and manual control using various control car...

Page 43: ...ay be loaded into a Network Manager program such as HP OpenView or similar There the variables may be set or read to provide information on system objects The MIB provides a set of variables that are...

Page 44: ...ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER ENABLE 0 DISABLE 1 ACCESS read only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The security switch key status of the unit When the key is in the ENABLE position manual switching is allowed W...

Page 45: ...S read write STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The channel 1 status channel 1 6 3 3 3 2 ch2 ch2 OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER NA 0 A 1 B 2 ACCESS read write STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The channel 2 status c...

Page 46: ...DESCRIPTION The channel 7 status channel 7 6 3 3 3 8 ch8 ch8 OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER NA 0 A 1 B 2 ACCESS read write STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The channel 8 status channel 8 6 3 3 3 9 ch9 ch9 OB...

Page 47: ...2 ACCESS read write STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The channel 13 status channel 13 6 3 3 3 14ch14 ch14 OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER NA 0 A 1 B 2 ACCESS read write STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The channe...

Page 48: ...OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER NA 0 A 1 B 2 ACCESS read write STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The channel 19 status channel 19 6 3 3 3 20ch20 ch20 OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER NA 0 A 1 B 2 ACCESS read write ST...

Page 49: ...3 3 25ch25 ch25 OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER NA 0 A 1 B 2 ACCESS read write STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The channel 25 status channel 25 6 3 3 3 26ch26 ch26 OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER NA 0 A 1 B 2 ACCE...

Page 50: ...6 3 3 3 31ch31 channel 30 ch31 OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER NA 0 A 1 B 2 ACCESS read write STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The channel 31 status 6 3 3 3 32ch32 channel 31 ch32 OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER N...

Page 51: ...utomatic Switching System Black Box Corporation 51 990 000 0001 E8 ENTERPRISE RSS500 VARIABLES rackSwitchKey DESCRIPTION This trap is generated when a change in status on the security switch key is de...

Page 52: ...toggles on DIP switch S1 located on the Advanced Control Card SM533 C or SM534 C Figure 7 1 shows the location of DIP switch S1 To enable Web browser control 1 Set the toggles on DIP Switch S1 on the...

Page 53: ...232 from the terminal or PC to the COM1 port on the Advanced Control Card figure 7 2 3 Verify proper communication by pressing Enter on your keyboard The chassis should respond with 1 OK or similar 4...

Page 54: ...chassis to an Ethernet hub figure 7 3 or similar functioning network device Figure 7 3 Typical connection and daisy chain Gang In Gang Out connections on the Advanced Control Card The Web browser can...

Page 55: ...all chassis 7 3 Status Window The Web browser interface allows the user to view the status of the chassis perform switch operations and enter names for the chassis and ports The chassis status window...

Page 56: ...entered Also can be locally modified via ASCII command SET RACK n WEB PW referenced in ASCII Command section 3 Click the Submit button The browser will indicate whether the switching is Completed Deni...

Page 57: ...Name Window The Name window is where the names of the chassis and the ports COM A and B may be entered The user may set port identifiers on any of the 32 channels in the chassis including those chann...

Page 58: ...g messages COMPLETED Identifiers updated successfully DENIED Denied because of an invalid password The chassis identifier has a maximum length of 31 characters Channel port identifiers have a maximum...

Page 59: ...c switching users can click on any of the applicable buttons or LEDs to perform the switch operation Additionally buttons are provided to allow naming or renaming of the ports and chassis The main scr...

Page 60: ...to establish an Ethernet connection Use the COM1 port on the Advanced Control Card for the local connection Figure 8 1 Local RS232 connection via COM1 on the Advanced Control Card SM533 C for chassis...

Page 61: ...he settings by using the command GET RACK 1 NETWORK CONFIGURATION 8 Reset the chassis using the command RESET RACK 1 9 Repeat this procedure for all chassis 8 2 4 Software Application and System Gang...

Page 62: ...icable to system gang switching and remote system gang switching Both of these switching functions will switch simultaneously all the chassis in a system from the initiating chassis downward to daisy...

Page 63: ...es the IP address error log key status firmware version and part number The chassis status window is mouse sensitive Dragging the mouse over any of the channels will indicate the entered port names In...

Page 64: ...oximately every 10 seconds Green indicates a connected chassis Red indicates a connection communication failure Yellow indicates that the chassis is not connected by user choice Light blue indicates c...

Page 65: ...nished 5 Repeat entire procedure for every chassis in the system Figure 8 6 Advanced GUI Based Management Add Rack Chassis window To DELETE a chassis in the system 1 Click the Delete Rack button in th...

Page 66: ...ll check box at the bottom of the window This allows the naming of all ports for future use 4 Click OK when finished Figure 8 8 Advanced GUI Based Management Name Ports window 8 4 3 Define Groups To D...

Page 67: ...will be included in the group Click Set All to select all channels Click Clear All to deselect all channels 5 Click OK when finished 6 Repeat steps 2 through 5 to define other groups in the chassis 7...

Page 68: ...the chassis 2 Click OK to disconnect the chassis 8 6 Switching Individual Gang System Gang To PERFORM Individual Gang Switch or System Gang Switching 1 Click the Select Rack drop down list in the mai...

Page 69: ...Switch Details area define the group s switching properties Enter edit the group name up to 32 characters Select a number from the Group drop down list to associate with the group the groups for each...

Page 70: ...utton to add it to the System Switch Contents box on the bottom left Repeat this step to add more groups 5 Click the Save System Switch when finished Figure 8 12 Advanced GUI Based Management Define S...

Page 71: ...ystem Black Box Corporation 71 990 000 0001 E8 8 8 Errors To VIEW Rack Chassis Errors 1 Click from the Rack Errors drop down list in the main window To PURGE Rack Chassis Errors 1 Click the Purge Erro...

Page 72: ...erations for all interface cards 10 000 000 Operating Temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F at 5 90 humidity noncondensing SM500A Size 19 48 62 cm wide rack mountable 7 17 78 cm high 6 25 15 87 cm deep Power 11...

Page 73: ...SM500A Automatic Switching System Black Box Corporation 73 990 000 0001 E8 Size 19 48 62 cm wide 3 5 8 89 cm high 6 25 15 87 cm deep Weight 11 lb 4 99 kg total assembly...

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