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2. Connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the C2T breakout cable.
3. Check the operation of the monitor, pointing device, and keyboard with each
Testing the C2T chain
After connecting the C2T chain, you will need to test the monitor, keyboard, and
pointing device to be sure that they work with each of the appliance servers.
Follow these steps to test the C2T cabling:
1. Turn on the appliance servers and the monitor.
2. Verify that the light in the Select button on appliance server 1 in the C2T chain is
3. Verify that the monitor is working.
4. Start up an operating system that has a mouse or pointing device driver and verify
5. Test your keyboard by typing a few words within an application.
6. Press NumLock on the keyboard twice, and then press the number of the
7. If necessary, review "Using the C2T feature".
Note: If you cannot use the devices, check your cable connections and retry the test.
Refer to "Input/output connector locations and ports" on page 74 for more details
about the input/output connectors on your appliance server.
Using the C2T feature
Placing several appliance servers in a C2T chain enables you to share the same
monitor, keyboard, and mouse on all appliance servers in the chain. To select an
appliance server, you can either use the Console Select button on the front of the
appliance server that you want to select, or you can use the keyboard. If you turn off
a selected appliance server, you must select another appliance server that is powered
up. For the location of the Select button, see "The IBM xSeries 130 model 8654
appliance server" on page 5.
To use the keyboard, do the following:
1. Press NumLock on the keyboard twice. The screen goes blank.
2. Type the number that corresponds to the appliance server ID in the C2T chain.
Server 1 (usually the appliance server at the bottom of the rack) is the appliance
server to which you connect the C2T breakout cable. Server 1 must not be turned off
(powered down) for the chain to work properly. If appliance server 1 is turned off
(powered down), it must be removed from the chain and replaced by the next
appliance server in the chain.
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appliance server. For testing instructions, see "Testing the C2T chain".
lit, indicating that it is selected. If it is not, press the Select button.
that the mouse or pointing device buttons function.
appliance server to test next, and then press Enter. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for
each of the appliance servers in the chain.
If the problem persists, turn off the appliance servers and connect the C2T
breakout cable directly to the C2T (Out) port of the appliance server. Power-
on the appliance server and retry the devices. If the devices work, you
probably have a bad C2T interconnect cable. Replace the cable and retry the
devices in the C2T chain configuration.
The screen returns for the appliance server that you selected, and the Console
Select LED for that appliance server illuminates.