Raritan Computer MasterConsole Z - Manual (Page 28)

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How do MZCIMs work? Using MZCIMs in conjunction with MZUST,
you can connect up to 64 MZCIMs in a
‘daisy-chain’ to your server's keyboard, video
and mouse ports. These signals are
compressed and sent securely over a UTP
Cat5 cable. Using the MasterConsole Z User
Station, an administrator has the ability to
grow the chain and select between target
server consoles.
How are MZCIMs designed to grow with a
business? MZCIMs can be purchased as easy starter kits
as well as individually. A system
administrator can purchase only the required
amount of modules necessary for their
immediate needs.
How easy is it to add servers with MZCIMs?
It's simply a matter of connecting additional
MZCIMs to the additional server's keyboard,
video and mouse port and connecting it into
the cable daisy chain.
What interfaces does the MZCIMs support? MZCIMs provide access to multiple
platforms including Sun, USB and PS2.
How can I find out the firmware version of my
MZCIM? Open a text editor window such as word pad.
Hold the Left Ctrl key and press the Number
pad Delete key. The current firmware version
will be printed out. The MZCIM-USB will
also print out the current USB keyboard
settings. Press the ESC key to exit this mode.
I connected a powered-on MZCIM to another
chain and now the chain size is wrong. What
happened? The MZCIM you added was a Master
MZCIM. When it was added to the new
chain, it became the Master of that chain as
well. The added MZCIM resets the chain to
use its’ last known chain size. The user
should momentarily power off an MZCIM
before adding it to a new chain to prevent this
problem. The user can resize the chain to
correct this issue.
Keyboard and Mouse is sometimes erratic
when powering up a computer. Why? We suggest you do not communicate with the
MZCIMs when powering up computers. This
is because the powered-up MZCIM(s) are
trying to obtain communication addresses
from the Master MZCIM. This could increase
the chance of data collision. The potential for
missed keystrokes and erratic mouse behavior
increases as the rate of data collision
increases. Generally, you will see slow
keyboard/mouse performance instead of
dropped keyboard and mouse packets. If the
Master MZCIM loses power, the user may be
switched off from the MZCIM.
How do I configure the MZCIM USB to work
with either my Sun USB or PC USB machines? There is a toggle switch on the MZCIM-USB.
This switch can be changed to support either
SUN USB machines or PC USB machines.