Figure 10-32: Expert > Ports > Virtual Ports - Black Box Advanced Console Server User Manual

Ports Menu & Forms
Figure 10-32: Expert > Ports > Virtual Ports
The virtual ports form allows you to perform clustering of CS units. The CS
clustering is designed to allow a large number of serial ports (up to 1024) to
be configured and virtually accessed through one IP address.
Note: Clustering only works for ports that are configured as CAS profile.
You can use one CS as the "master" unit to control other CS units as "slaves".
The ports on the slave unit(s) appears as if they are part of the master unit.
Note: Multiple IPDUs should only be connected and daisy-chained through the
serial port of the master CS unit when you are configuring a cluster.
This section shows you how to define and configure the slaves.
When you click the "Add" or "Edit" button on the Ports > Virtual Ports form,
the following dialog box appears.
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