Cascading console switches 25
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 RJ-45 connector on the interface adapter.
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 RJ-45 tiering connector on the secondary
console switch.
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 RJ-45 tiering connector on the tertiary
console switch.
11.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 for any other server to be added to this system.
