3-8 Compaq Server Console Switch User Guide
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John Turner
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Compaq Server Console Switch User Guide
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Resetting the Unit
If the keyboard or mouse locks up, you can push the Reset button on the back
panel to reset the switch. Pressing the Reset button may allow you to recover
the device settings without power cycling the computers.
Making Connections Under Power
You can connect additional computers to the switch while it is powered up.
When you power up the newly connected computers, the switch recognizes
them, and you can switch to the new computers without taking any additional
steps.
You can also connect the mouse and/or keyboard to the switch while the
system is powered up. When you connect a new device, the switch recognizes
it and configures it to the settings of the currently selected computer. This
technique allows failed devices to be replaced without having to restart the
system.
NOTE:
When new computers are added to the switch, or when existing connections are
changed, the new configurations should be saved in NVRAM by using the Snapshot option
from the OSD.
Alternate Configurations
There are other ways to configure your system, including tiered switch
configurations and dual console configurations.
Tiered Switch Configurations
In tiered systems, you can connect additional switches to ports on a primary
unit. That is, switches can be tiered in primary/secondary configurations to
allow one primary switch to switch between computers or other switch units.
Tiering simply involves linking the physical keyboard, mouse, and monitor of
the secondary units to computer ports on the primary unit. For example, one
8-Port primary unit can accommodate eight secondary switch units. A system
with eight servers connected to each of the eight secondary switches would
provide a 1x64 concentration.
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