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IBM Rack Console Switch Installation and User’s Guide
3.
Attach one end of a CAT 5 cable to the RJ-45 connector (ACI port) on local user A on the
tiered rack console switch.
4.
Attach the other end of a CAT 5 cable to one of the 16 RJ-45 (ARI) ports on the main rack con-
sole switch.
NOTE:
The system automatically tiers the two switches together as one. All servers connected to the tiered rack
console switch display on the server list in the OSCAR interface on the main rack console switch.
5.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for all additional (secondary) tiered rack console switches you want
to attach.
Adding Earlier-model Switches
Earlier-model switches can be tiered to allow easy integration of an IBM Rack Console Switch or
an IBM Console Switch into an existing configuration. Each ARI port on the main switch can
accommodate up to 16 servers.
See the following tables for earlier-model switches compatible with the IBM Rack Console Switch
and IBM Console Switch.
Table 2.2: Earlier model switches with support for one-level tiering
Primary Switch
Secondary Switch
Maximum Servers
IBM 1 x 8 Console Switch/
IBM 1 x 8 Rack Console Switch
IBM NetBAY 1x4 Console Switch
32
IBM 1 x 8 Console Switch/
IBM 1 x 8 Rack Console Switch
IBM NetBAY 2x8 Console Switch
64
IBM 2 x 16 Console Switch/
IBM 2 x 16 Rack Console Switch
IBM NetBAY 1x4 Console Switch
64
IBM 2 x 16 Console Switch/
IBM 2 x 16 Rack Console Switch
IBM NetBAY 2x8 Console Switch
128
IBM 1 x 8 Rack Console Switch
IBM 1 x 8 Console Switch
64
IBM 1 x 8 Rack Console Switch
IBM 2 x 16 Console Switch
128
IBM 2 x 16 Rack Console Switch
IBM 1x 8 Console Switch
128
IBM 2 x 16 Rack Console Switch
IBM 2 x 16 Console Switch
256
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