Figure 9.20: Ports - Virtual Ports - New/Modify Port Dialog Box - Avocent Cyclades ACS Installation/Administration/User Manual

To Cluster Console Servers or Modify Cluster Configuration:
Use this procedure if you wish to cluster console servers and add or modify ports.
NOTE: The console servers should be connected individually to an IP network. The units should not
be cascaded.
1. Go to Ports - Virtual Ports in Expert mode and click the Add button to add new Slave ports or
click the Edit button to edit a Slave port. The New/Modify Port dialog box appears.

Figure 9.20: Ports - Virtual Ports - New/Modify Port Dialog Box

2. From the pull-down menu select the number of ports that you wish to assign as Slaves. Choices
are 1, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 48.
3. Enter the First Local Port Number. This is the first port number on the master.
4. Enter the Local IP address. This is the IP address of the master.
5. Enter the First Local TCP Port Number. This is the first TCP port number on the master.
6. Enter the Remote IP address. This is the IP address of the Slave.
7. Enter the First Remote TCP Port Number. This is the first TCP port number of the Slave. The
default is 7001.
8. Select the communication protocol between the master and the Slave from the Protocol pull-
down menu. The options are Telnet or SSH.
To assign names to Slave ports in the cluster
Selecting the Port Names button on the New/Modify Port dialog box, displays the form shown in
the following figure.
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