Raritan Computer Paragon switch - Manual (Page 26)

18 P ARAGON A DMINISTRATOR ’ S I NSTALLATION AND O PERATION G UIDE
Multi-Tier Installation
Paragon’s channel capacity can easily be expanded with a tiered installation. Up to three tiers are
possible: a base plus a maximum of two levels of tiered KVM switches. When setting up two tiers,
the base unit must be a Paragon switch and the second tier can be any of the Raritan KVM Switches
listed below. In a three-tier configuration, both the base unit and the second tier must be Paragon
Switches; the third tier can be any of the Raritan KVM Switches listed below.
Raritan KVM switches that can be tiered off of a Paragon Switch unit include: other Paragon
Switches, Z-Series Z4200U, MasterConsole MX
4 , MasterConsole MXU2, and MasterConsole II (Model
MCC).
Up to 2,048 computers can be accommodated with a multi-tier installation. Only computers may be
connected to channel ports of the final tier KVM switches.
Figure 16 Example of a Multi-Tier Configuration
Important: In multi-tier configurations, the order of powering ON is critical to proper 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 switch can be
powered ON.
• User Stations (UST1s) can be powered ON and OFF at any time as needed.
• There is a five-second ON/OFF down time in the UST1 or Paragon power cycle.