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CHAPTER 3: Installatiom
To connect a cascaded ServSwitch Elite system, take these steps, referring to
Figures 3-4 and 3-5 on the next page:
1. Plug keyboard-, mouse-, and video-extension cables into a set of console
connectors on the rear panel of the slave Switch. If your slave is a single-user
unit, the keyboard, mouse, and monitor connectors will be the only console
connectors you have to choose from. If your slave is a 4x8 unit, we
recommend that you use the “Console A” connectors.
NOTE
You can have “local” consoles connected to the other console
connectors on a slave 4x8 Switch. These consoles will contend with the
master’s console(s) for access to the CPU ports on that slave, but they
will not be able to access CPU ports on the master or on any other
slaves.
2. Plug the other ends of your keyboard- and mouse-extension cables into the
6-pin mini-DIN sockets marked “K” and “M,” respectively, below one of the
numbered port labels on the rear panel of the master Switch. Plug the other
end of the video-extension cable into the associated HD15 female VGA
connector. (You might want to bundle and label these cables for easy
identification.)
For your cascade connections, we suggest that you start with CPU port
“One” on the master Switch and use progressively higher-numbered ports as
necessary.
NOTE
Later, once you’ve finished installing your ServSwitch Elite system and
it’s operational, you’ll be able to connect a slave Switch to your master
Switch while the system is running, if necessary. (This can be useful
when you’re trying to isolate problems with minimum disruption to the
system.) Because the master Switch interprets the keyboard connection
as the slave Switch powering up, you must first connect the slave’s
mouse- and video-extension cables, then the keyboard-extension cable.
This completes the physical installation of your cascade. Later, however, after the
fully installed system has been powered up, you must tell the master Switch which
of its CPU ports are hosting slave Switches instead of computers, or the system
won’t work. To do so, follow the directions in Section 4.2.10. Also, you must
configure your ServSwitch Elite system through the master Switch; see the note on
page 30.