Table Of Contents - IBM 09N4290 User Manual

T A B L E O F C ON T E N T S
le of Contents
List of Figures ................................................................................................................. xi
List of Tables ................................................................................................................. xiii
Chapter 1: Product Overview.......................................................................................... 1
Features and Benefits ........................................................................................................................ 1
Switch Cable ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................. 4
Rack Mounting of Systems ................................................................................................................. 7
Chapter 2: Installation ..................................................................................................... 9
Getting Started ................................................................................................................................... 9
Supplied with the console switch ................................................................................................ 9
Rack Mounting the Console Switch ................................................................................................... 9
Vertical installation in the side of a rack ................................................................................... 9
Horizontal installation in the 1 U rack mounting space .......................................................... 10
Installing the Console Switch .......................................................................................................... 11
Tiering Multiple Console Switches .................................................................................................. 13
Adding Earlier-model Switches ....................................................................................................... 14
Configuring the Console Switch System .......................................................................................... 16
Chapter 3: Basic Operations......................................................................................... 17
Controlling the System at the Local Ports ....................................................................................... 17
Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers ........................................................................................ 17
Selecting servers ....................................................................................................................... 19
Navigating the OSCAR Interface ..................................................................................................... 20
Configuring OSCAR Interface Menus ............................................................................................. 21
Assigning server names ............................................................................................................ 22
Assigning device types .............................................................................................................. 23
Changing the display behavior................................................................................................. 25
Controlling the status flag ........................................................................................................ 26
Setting console switch security ................................................................................................. 28
Displaying Version Information ...................................................................................................... 30
Resetting the Keyboard and Mouse ................................................................................................. 32
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