Dell POWEREDGE M915 User Manual

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About Your System

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To configure the analog switch:

1 Press <Print Screen> to open the OSCAR Main dialog box.
2 Click Setup DevicesDevice Modify.
3 Select the 16-port option to match the number of blades in your system.
4 Click OK to exit OSCAR.
5 Press <Print Screen> to verify that the settings have taken effect. The slot

number of the blade to which the iKVM switch is now attached should be

expanded to display each of the slot locations of the blades in the system.

For instance, if the iKVM switch is attached to slot 1, it would now be

displayed as 01-01 to 01-16.

To connect the Avocent iKVM switch to a supported analog switch:

1 If the switch does not require a SIP to connect to the iKVM (see Table 1-9),

connect a Cat5 (or newer) cable to the RJ-45 ACI port on the iKVM

module. See Figure 1-21.
Connect the other end of this cable to the ARI port on the external switch.
If the analog switch requires a USB SIP (see Table 1-9), connect a USB SIP

to the iKVM, then connect a Cat5 (or newer) cable to the SIP. Connect the

other end of this cable to the ARI port on the external switch.

2 Connect both the analog switch and the system to an appropriate power

source.

3 Turn on the system.
4 Turn on the

external

analog switch.

NOTE:

If the external analog switch is turned on before the system, it may result in

only one blade displaying in the analog switch OSCAR, instead of 16. If this behavior

occurs, shut down and restart the switch so that the entire complement of blades is

recognized.

NOTE:

In addition to the steps outlined above, some external analog switches may

require you to perform additional steps to ensure that the iKVM switch blades

appear in the external analog switch OSCAR. See the external analog switch

documentation for more information.

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