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MAY 2000 KV5002MA-R2 KV5004SA-R2 KV5008SA-R2 KV5008FA-R2 KV5012FA-R2 KV5016FA-R2 Step-By-Step Quick Install Guide for the ServSwitch™ Ultra Pow er 1. Introduction This guide is designed to quickly show you how to attach cables and equipment in order to install a ServSwitch Ultra system. For just the basics, look over the diagram on the next two pages.
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE Attach User Adapter Cable. Attach monitor Plug in monitor. (VGA type shown). MONITOR/KEYBOARD/MOUSE HD15 Video.eps CPU 7 CPU 8 CPU 5 CPU 6 POWER CPU 3 CPU 4 CPU 1 CPU 2 MONITOR/KEYBOARD/MOUSE RS-232 ServSwitch Ultra If a CPU has separate keyboard and mouse ports, use CPU Adapter Cable to attach it this way (PS/2 CPU shown): Unlabeled...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE If your keyboard and mouse are IBM compatible, attach them this way (PS/2 equipment shown): Labeled "MOUSE" Unlabeled If your keyboard and mouse are Mac or Sun compatible, attach them this way (Sun equipment shown): Plug in CPU.
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE The rest of this guide is divided into five sections, one for each connection type: CPU 7 CPU 8 CPU 5 CPU 6 POWER CPU 3 CPU 4 CPU 1 CPU 2 MONITOR/KEYBOARD/MOUSE RS-232 RS-232 Power Cascade User...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 2. User-Station Connections Which cables you use for these and how you connect them to the ServSwitch Ultra and to your user-station equipment will depend on what type of equipment you’re using: If your keyboard And if your Refer to this section and mouse are...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 2.1 IBM PS/2 C , VGA/M OMPATIBLE EYBOARD AND OUSE ULTISYNC ONITOR If your keyboard and mouse are IBM PS/2 compatible (which includes current RS/6000 and SGIkeyboards and mice, as well as the Microsoft ® IntelliMouse ®...
SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 2.2 IBM PC/AT C , RS-232 S , VGA/M OMPATIBLE EYBOARD ERIAL OUSE ULTISYNC ONITOR If your keyboard is PC/AT compatible, your mouse is an RS-232 serial type, and your monitor is a VGA, SVGA, XGA, or multisync type with an HD15 video connector, first choose your Monitor/Keyboard/Mouse Adapter Cable (User Cable): •...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 2.3 IBM PS/2 C , RS/6000 M OMPATIBLE EYBOARD AND OUSE ONITOR If your keyboard and mouse are IBM PS/2 compatible (which includes current RS/6000 keyboards and mice, as well as the Microsoft IntelliMouse), and your monitor is an RS/6000 type with a 13W3 video connector, use the coaxial Monitor/Keyboard/Mouse Adapter Cable (User Cable) with the product code EHN521-0001.
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 2.4 IBM PS/2 C , SGI M OMPATIBLE EYBOARD AND OUSE ONITOR If your keyboard and mouse are IBM PS/2 compatible (which includes current SGI keyboards and mice, as well as the Microsoft IntelliMouse), and your monitor is an SGI type with a 13W3 video connector, use the coaxial Monitor/ Keyboard/Mouse Adapter Cable (User Cable) with the product code EHN501-0001.
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 2.5 S OMPATIBLE EYBOARD AND OUSE ONITOR If your keyboard and mouse are Sun Microsystems compatible, and your monitor is a Sun type with a 13W3 video connector, use the coaxial Monitor/ Keyboard/Mouse Adapter Cable (User Cable) with the product code EHN201. Hook this cable up to the ServSwitch Ultra and your equipment this way, as shown in Figure 6: •...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 2.6 S , VGA/M OMPATIBLE EYBOARD AND OUSE ULTISYNC ONITOR If your keyboard and mouse are Sun Microsystems compatible, and your monitor is a multisync type with an HD15 video connector, first choose your Monitor/Keyboard/Mouse Adapter Cable (User Cable): •...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 2.7 M OMPATIBLE EYBOARD AND OUSE ONITOR If your keyboard and mouse are Apple Macintosh compatible, and your monitor is a Mac type with a DB15 video connector, first choose your Monitor/ Keyboard/Mouse Adapter Cable (User Cable): •...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 2.8 M , VGA/M OMPATIBLE EYBOARD AND OUSE ULTISYNC ONITOR If your keyboard and mouse are Apple Macintosh compatible, and your monitor is a multisync type with an HD15 video connector, first choose your Monitor/Keyboard/Mouse Adapter Cable (User Cable): •...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 3. Cascade Connections (Optional) If you want to connect submaster (slave) ServSwitch Ultra units to your master unit, use the coaxial Expansion Cable EHN284. Plug one end of this cable (it doesn’t matter which end) into the submaster unit’s MONITOR/KEYBOARD/ MOUSE port.
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 4. CPU Connections Which cables you use and how you connect them will depend on what type of equipment you’re using: If your CPU’s keyboard And if your CPU’s Refer to this section and mouse ports are video port is this (on this page): this type (with this...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 4.1 IBM PS/2 C , VGA T OMPATIBLE EYBOARD AND OUSE ORTS IDEO ORTS If a CPU’s keyboard and mouse ports are IBM PS/2 compatible (which includes current RS/6000 and SGI CPUs), and its video port is a VGA, SVGA, XGA, or a compatible type with an HD15 connector, first choose your CPU Adapter Cable: •...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE CPU 7 CPU 8 CPU 5 CPU 6 POWER CPU 3 CPU 4 CPU 1 CPU 2 MONITOR/KEYBOARD/MOUSE RS-232 EHN051 or EHN282 To kbd port To mouse port To video port Figure 11. PS/2 type CPU connections.
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 4.2 IBM PC/AT C , RS-232 S , VGA T OMPATIBLE EYBOARD ERIAL OUSE IDEO If a CPU’s keyboard port is PC/AT compatible, its mouse port is an RS-232 serial type, and its video port is a VGA, SVGA, XGA, or compatible type with an HD15 connector, first choose your CPU Adapter Cable: •...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE CPU 7 CPU 8 CPU 5 CPU 6 POWER CPU 3 CPU 4 CPU 1 CPU 2 MONITOR/KEYBOARD/MOUSE RS-232 EHN048 To kbd port To mouse port To video port Figure 12. PC/AT type CPU connections (standard cable). CPU 7 CPU 8 CPU 5...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 4.3 IBM PS/2 C , RS/6000 V OMPATIBLE EYBOARD AND OUSE ORTS IDEO If a CPU’s keyboard and mouse ports are IBM PS/2 compatible (which includes current RS/6000 CPUs), and its video port is an RS/6000 type with a 13W3 connector, use the coaxial CPU Adapter Cable EHN520.
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 4.4 IBM PS/2 C , SGI V OMPATIBLE EYBOARD AND OUSE ORTS IDEO If a CPU’s keyboard and mouse ports are IBM PS/2 compatible (which includes current SGI CPUs), and its video port is an SGI type with a 13W3 connector, use the coaxial CPU Adapter Cable EHN500.
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 4.5 S OMPATIBLE EYBOARD OUSE IDEO ORTS If a CPU’s keyboard and mouse ports are Sun Microsystems compatible, and its video port is an Sun type with a 13W3 connector, use the coaxial CPU Adapter Cable EHN206.
SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 4.6 S , VGA T OMPATIBLE EYBOARD AND OUSE ORTS IDEO If a CPU’s keyboard and mouse ports are Sun Microsystems compatible, and its video port is a VGA, SVGA, XGA, or compatible type with an HD15 connector, use the coaxial CPU Adapter Cable EHN515.
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 4.7 N -G3 M OMPATIBLE EYBOARD OUSE IDEO ORTS If a CPU’s keyboard and mouse ports are both Apple Macintosh compatible, and its video port is a non-G3 Mac type with a DB15 connector, first choose your CPU Adapter Cable: •...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 4.8 M G3 C OMPATIBLE EYBOARD OUSE IDEO ORTS If a CPU’s keyboard and mouse ports are both Apple Macintosh compatible, and its video port is a Mac G3 type with an HD15 connector, first choose your CPU Adapter Cable: •...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 5. The RS-232 Connection (Required for Upgrading Firmware, Optional Otherwise) To attach the ServSwitch Ultra’s RS-232 port to the RS-232 serial port of a PC or modem for upgrading firmware (required) or for out-of-band port switching and diagnostics (optional), you will need a 4- or 6-wire flat-satin modular cable and a modular adapter: •...
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SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE • If you are connecting the Switch to a computer at another site through a modem with a DB25 female serial port, use the 6-wire cable EL06MS and the DB25 male adapter FA042, as shown in Figure 22. Modular CPU 7 CPU 8...
SERVSWITCH™ ULTRA QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 6. The Power Connection Attach the outlet end of the included power cord into the Switch. Attach the plug end of the cord to a wall outlet. See Figure 23. CPU 7 CPU 8 CPU 5 CPU 6 POWER CPU 3...
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