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While the cursor is in the Device column, press [

Tab

] or the right-arrow key to move to the “right end” of

this menu and display devices’ group information: The Group columns display which groups (if any) the
device has been assigned to.

Figure 39 The “right end” of the Channel Configuration Menu

Summary of Contents for Paragon II P2-UMT1664M

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Page 5: ...marks of their respective companies Z Series Paragon MasterConsole MX4 MasterConsole MXU2 MasterConsole II MasterConsole SMX ConsoleSwitch and their respective logos are registered trademarks of Rarit...

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Page 7: ...ation Menu 30 Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions 31 The Administration Menu 31 Guidelines for System Configuration 32 System Configuration 32 User Configuration 34 Channel Configuration 36 Us...

Page 8: ...lity Matrix 67 Appendix D Paragon II Rack Mount 69 Forward Mount 69 Rear Mount 70 Appendix E Using AUATC for RS 232 Access 71 Introduction to the AUATC 71 Installing the AUATC 71 Operating the AUATC 7...

Page 9: ...7 Figure 24 Selection Menu 18 Figure 25 Administration Menu 18 Figure 26 Channel Configuration Menu for a P2 UMT832M 19 Figure 27 Login Menu for a P2 UMT832M 21 Figure 28 Selection Menu for a P2 UMT83...

Page 10: ...53 Stacking Single Base Configuration with P2 UMT832M and P2 UMT1664S 57 Figure 54 Triangle Configuration 59 Figure 55 Diamond Configuration 60 Figure 56 Redundant Configuration 61 Figure 57 Recommend...

Page 11: ...duty multiple user to many server keyboard video mouse KVM matrix switching without burdening you with big confusing hydra headed cables Instead the Paragon II uses standard Category 5 unshielded twi...

Page 12: ...2 PARAGON II USER MANUAL Product Photos Figure 1 Paragon II Base Units Figure 2 P2 UMT832 P2 UST and P2CIM PS2...

Page 13: ...cable Enclosed 19 rack mounts with included brackets Simple plug and play auto configure installation Hot swappable components with no impact on server operation Platform specific CIMs for PS 2 Sun U...

Page 14: ...Rackmount kit CAT5 admin cable Raritan s User s Manual CD Quick Setup and Installation Guide The Paragon Stacking Units ship with 1 Stacking Switch RUMT 1U LM304 Rackmount kit 6 Stacking Cable P2 UMT8...

Page 15: ...e FUNC button and use the and keys to select Set Stack ID Press the ENT button Assign the Stacking Unit ID using the and keys Each Stacking Unit MUST HAVE A UNIQUE ID 1 3 Press the ENT button sequenti...

Page 16: ...6 PARAGON II USER MANUAL 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 Optional Figure 3 Installation Diagram...

Page 17: ...through up to user16 depending on the model of the Base Unit for regular users and admin for the admin user User names are not case sensitive By default a password is required only for the admin user...

Page 18: ...l Components and Functions 1 The ESC button is used for canceling displayed function and returning system to normal state 2 The FUNC button is used to select various functions 3 The LCD displays syste...

Page 19: ...y pressing the ENT button on the front panel Clear Database Hit Ent ESC Figure 8 Power Up Clear Database Function Selection Screen Several administrative functions can be performed on the Function Sel...

Page 20: ...rly and secured or try using another CIM UKVM to see if CIM under test has become defective Test Chan UKVM UKVM 60 OK Figure 13 Channel CIM UKVM Test 4 Test Stack Unit Press the or button to select th...

Page 21: ...their own databases and configurations settings and likewise do not have their own network addresses You cannot configure one using the front panel controls on UMT E units 9 Reset Unit Paragon II Unit...

Page 22: ...tached keyboard Each OSUI menu contains the following sections a menu title line a menu screen body for text and fields a prompt message bar and a status line that consists of The current OSUI hotkey...

Page 23: ...Station and its attached devices a Connect one end of a CAT5 UTP cable to user port 1 on the back of the Base Unit Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ 45 CAT5 port on the back of the User St...

Page 24: ...If the monitor instead displays a No connection to Paragon message the User Station is not properly connected to the Base Unit Check for loose connections and make sure you are using good intact CAT5...

Page 25: ...e P2CIM PS2 s green LED will start blinking once per second while the P2CIM PS2 is idle more quickly while data is passed in either direction c Connect one end of a CAT5 UTP cable to RJ 45 port 1 on t...

Page 26: ...hlight should turn light blue Figure 22 Channel Configuration Menu of a P2 UMT832M d Edit the name it should turn green when you start typing Press the Enter key when you finish and then press S to sa...

Page 27: ...diary Base Unit s user ports 3 If you are installing a third tier Run CAT5 UTP cables from consecutive channel ports on a second tier Base Unit to the user ports on a third tier Base Unit Repeat for a...

Page 28: ...system a At the Login Menu type admin in the User Name field and press the Enter key In the Password field type the default password raritan all lowercase and press the Enter key b The monitor will di...

Page 29: ...rn to the Administration Menu Select Channel Configuration again Select a channel port that has been configured for the subsidiary Base Unit you just set up Press G to activate a dedicated Channel Con...

Page 30: ...er order press the FUNC and the buttons on the unit s front panel until Reset Unit appears on the LED panel Press the ENT button to reset the unit Starting with a subsidiary Base Unit in the third tie...

Page 31: ...when you turn the Base Unit off and back on the LEDs run through the sequence described in step 1b of Chapter 2 Installation Installing a Paragon System with a Single Base Unit The Device ID field in...

Page 32: ...ll appear To view other menus use the function keys as described in the Help Menu section later in this chapter Figure 28 Selection Menu for a P2 UMT832M Note To Log out of the Paragon II system press...

Page 33: ...device on that channel port Name You can toggle between these two views by pressing F12 Default sorting is by channel port ID number but unless the system is re initialized the last selected sort orde...

Page 34: ...channel ports view the Paragon displays a red S next to the scan rate of any channel port that the user is not permitted to access 2 Use the up and down arrow keys and for longer lists the PageUp and...

Page 35: ...d by another user but video can be viewed This happens only when the Paragon system is in Public View Mode Please refer to the paragraphs below for information about other OSUI displays that appear wh...

Page 36: ...s see Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions Group Settings 3 To change any of the other fields use your keyboard keys to select the field you want to edit Press Tab to move forward through the...

Page 37: ...tem handles this feature Possible values in the first field are On Green Mode is enabled and the screen is blanked after a period of inactivity and Off Green Mode is disabled and the screen displays n...

Page 38: ...anything in the field Confirm the new password by typing it again at the third prompt then either press the Enter key to save the new password or Esc to abort the change and continue using the old pa...

Page 39: ...nel port without logging out F10 If the administrator has set Display All Computers to Yes and the Selection Menu is sorted by channel port ID toggle the display of all channel ports including inacces...

Page 40: ...his menu displays the vital statistics of the User Station that your user station is attached to including its firmware and hardware revisions its serial number which console port user port on the Bas...

Page 41: ...d access and cannot select the System Configuration and User Configuration submenus To reach any of the Administration Menu s submenus 1 Log on using the admin user name or your own user name if you h...

Page 42: ...rs have values you can toggle between with the arrow keys When editing is complete either press the Enter key followed by S to save your changes or press Esc to abort the changes and continue using th...

Page 43: ...setting is No PC Share Timeout If Operation Mode is set to PC Share and more than one user has selected a server the first user to type or use his her mouse will have control of the server However ano...

Page 44: ...er names assigned to all user accounts Except for the special user name admin these user names can be edited You can type in new names up to eight alphanumeric characters long not case sensitive Group...

Page 45: ...the existing list for example if users user01 through user25 already exist and a new one is added its default name will be user26 you can edit the name as desired The maximum number of users is 127 51...

Page 46: ...annel port ID number Name The name of the device attached to that channel port Device names are case sensitive and may be up to twelve alphanumeric characters long As shown with channel port 1 in and...

Page 47: ...in the Device column press Tab or the right arrow key to move to the right end of this menu and display devices group information The Group columns display which groups if any the device has been ass...

Page 48: ...etween resolutions or takes too long to sync up when you scan or switch channel ports on Paragon II if it is an LCD monitor you can set a video delay for channel port switching at your user station If...

Page 49: ...UPS COMPUTER GROUPS Available Group IDs for Assignment 00 99 00 99 Maximum Number of Group IDs Which Can Be Assigned 5 8 Users and computers communicate according to the following Group ID access rule...

Page 50: ...by 00 01 and 10 45 can be accessed by 00 04 and 45 86 can be accessed by 00 08 and 86 etc Recommendations Systems Requiring High Security Raritan Computer recommends assigning IDs of 10 through 99 to...

Page 51: ...are designed to contain the hexadecimal encryption keys used in encrypting network traffic Only valid HEX values will be accepted in these fields Default value is set to 00 After saving the changes t...

Page 52: ...menus will appear in white when autoscan is off or yellow when autoscan is on In Paragon II s default setting autoscanning will display all of system s channel ports including vacant ones except thos...

Page 53: ...ion 3 Channel Configuration 2 Highlight the connected power strip and press G to enter the Outlet Configuration Menu The outlet number corresponds to the number under the Ch ID column 3 Under the Type...

Page 54: ...as a no In the case of a target associated with multiple outlets such as a server with dual power supplies pressing A will highlight all the associated outlets allowing them to be turned on off or rec...

Page 55: ...2CIM PS2 is installed and operating properly the P2CIM PS2 s green LED will start blinking once per second while the P2CIM PS2 is idle or more quickly while data passes in either direction Once this i...

Page 56: ...Paragon II components must be powered ON prior to Z CIM tier installation All computers in the Z CIM chain and all Z4200U components must be powered OFF prior to installation Connect a Z CIM as a Tie...

Page 57: ...lection Menu to validate that the second tier Z CIM is properly configured Select the tiered Z CIM device and press Enter Name the Computer Channel on the Z CIM tiered Selection Menu 1 When viewing th...

Page 58: ...VMSC Z CIM Name Computer 1 At the Selection Menu press F5 to go to the Administration Menu 2 Select the Channel Configuration submenu 3 Select the Z4200U device channel 4 Press G to bring up a Channel...

Page 59: ...terface Modules CIMs UKVMP x330 or UKVMC x330 An IBM x330 rack of up to 42 servers can be accommodated for each Paragon II Matrix Switch channel port This Paragon II feature lets users name each x330...

Page 60: ...user name if you have administrator privileges and enter your password 2 Press the F5 key to go the Administration Menu then select Channel Configuration submenu 3 Use the and or the Page Up and Page...

Page 61: ...recycled if possible This includes the device where the connection is changed directly as well as all devices below it in the system architecture The sequence of power recycling should start from hig...

Page 62: ...n connected power ON the devices from upper tier to lower tier After initialization each tiered device has an updated database Guidelines for changing connections of tiered devices Example A Relocatin...

Page 63: ...connect to the channel ports of a lower tier unit UMT 2A and re connect the user ports to the channel ports of lower tier unit UMT 2B 2 Change the cable connections of the upper tier unit UMT 3A 3 Re...

Page 64: ...master device becomes an automatic extension of the master unit System Constraints The base unit should be a P2 UMT1664M P2 UMT832M Matrix Switch The base unit must always be the latest release of P2...

Page 65: ...y user can access any channel port in the system Figure 47 Stacking Single Base Configuration with P2 UMT832M and P2 UMT832S Example C P2 UMT1664M Stacked and Tiered Standard configuration any user ca...

Page 66: ...iguration Figure 50 Stacking Single Base Configuration with P2 UMT1664M and P2 UMT832S Example F Illegal Configuration Figure 51 Stacking Single Base Configuration with P2 UMT832M and P2 UMT1664S P2 U...

Page 67: ...ingle Base Configuration with P2 UMT1664M and P2 UMT832S Example H Illegal Configuration Figure 53 Stacking Single Base Configuration with P2 UMT832M and P2 UMT1664S P2 UST P2 UMT1664M P2 UMT832S 1A P...

Page 68: ...nd the unit is reset While the UMT is trapped on the message it will send the broadcasting message to all UST1s every two 2 seconds Illegal connection on CTxxxxxx The message will also appear on the O...

Page 69: ...properly After re connection all UMT Matrix Switches must undergo a FUNC reset to clear the switch database This procedure should be performed starting from the third tier device down to the base uni...

Page 70: ...er re connection all UMT Matrix Switches should undergo a FUNC reset to clear the switch database This procedure should be performed starting from the third tier device down to the base unit Execute t...

Page 71: ...ute the FUNC reset in the following order UMT 3A UMT 3B UMT 2A UMT 2B UMT Base 1 UMT Base 2 Whenever a third tier UMT Matrix Switch is replaced all of the second tier and base UMT Matrix Switches shou...

Page 72: ...tion of UMT Base2 Channel ports 3 N 1 1 4 7 connect to UMT 2A user port sequentially starting from user port 9 if UMT 2A has 16 user ports Channel ports 3 N 2 2 5 8 connect to UMT 2B user port sequent...

Page 73: ...orts for stacking with P2 UMT1664M 11 41 W x 17 32 D x 1 75 H 90mm W x 440mm D x 80 H 11 99 lbs 5 44 kg 100V 240V 50 60 Hz 0 6A P2 UMT832S 32 expansion server ports for stacking with P2UMT832M unit 11...

Page 74: ...o a minimum to avoid degrading the video signals Maximum end to end cabling distance from any CPU to any user station should not exceed 1000 ft 304 m Looking into an RJ 45 socket on any Paragon compon...

Page 75: ...usly press and hold the Ctrl and Alt keys 6 Continue holding down these keys while you power on the User Station The User Station should beep twice after the second beep it should display a DIRECT Mod...

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Page 77: ...FW upgrade No No No Yes Integrated Power Control No No Yes with 3 2 FW Yes Max Targets 1664 N A N A 2 048 10 000 Max Targets 832 750 2 048 2 048 10 000 Max Targets 442 N A 2 048 2 048 10 000 Max Targ...

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Page 79: ...rd Mount 1 Secure the cable support bar to the back end of the side brackets using two of the included screws 2 Slide the User Station or Base Unit between the side brackets with its rear panel facing...

Page 80: ...ide brackets 3 Secure the User Station or Base Unit to the side brackets using the remaining included screws three on each side 4 Mount the entire assembly in your rack and secure the side brackets ea...

Page 81: ...has some other type of serial port call Raritan Technical Support 2 If you need temporary crash cart access or permanent local control you can attach a local user station consisting of a keyboard and...

Page 82: ...rate are displayed at the right In line 4 of the top pane the communication status is displayed This status can be On Line The AUATC is communicating with the server and displaying the interactions in...

Page 83: ...the device During the online session you can also send any of the following key combinations press and hold Ctrl or Alt press and release the command key and release Ctrl or Alt to control your commun...

Page 84: ...r After you switch the AUATC from On Line Mode to Buffer Edit Mode by pressing Alt F4 you can review the contents of the buffer by moving the cursor with the arrow keys PageUp PageDown Home and End Yo...

Page 85: ...temporarily attach one that can Also if you want to perform initial configuration with a local user station it must consist of a PS 2 keyboard and VGA monitor Available data rate Baud Rate settings ar...

Page 86: ...ou frequently have to send the device activate the Set Up Programmable Keys screen by pressing Alt F3 Once a string with a maximum length of sixteen characters has been assigned to a key pressing that...

Page 87: ...ust like it 4 Make sure that the serial communication settings of the AUATC match those of the device Press Alt F2 to check the AUATC s settings in its Setup Screen If you do not get any video or the...

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Page 89: ...nd hold either Scroll Lock or the combination of Ctrl and Alt these function as permanent Sun keystroke hotkeys If Scroll Lock is your OSUI hotkey or previous channel key you will want to use Ctrl Alt...

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Page 91: ...selected but works normally when other computers are selected Loose keyboard cable connection Voltage spike increase or brown out decrease in power supply to connected Paragon II Matrix Switch unit P...

Page 92: ...function Last tier switches must be powered ON before the intermediate level of tier Intermediate tier switches must be powered ON before the base Paragon II unit can be powered ON User Stations UST1s...

Page 93: ...acking capability that allows you to increase port density to 128 ports per switch Is the stacking cable that connects base and expansion units together common to all Paragon II switches Yes the stack...

Page 94: ...device i e Unix server hub Can I use Paragon II to access and control this device Yes Raritan s ASCII Terminal Converter AUATC adapter will convert the RS 232 connection to PS 2 and VGA video Connect...

Page 95: ...ed to a variety of different keys When in hot key mode touch the desired new hot key activator followed by the enter key Hot plugging We have some mission critical servers and there are occasions when...

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