Tiering The Avocent Ikvm Switch From A Digital Kvm Switch - Dell PowerEdge M1000e Configuration Manual

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4 Enter a screen delay time of at least 1 second.

5 Click OK.

Setting the Screen Delay time to 1 second allows you to soft switch to a server

without launching OSCAR.

NOTE:

Soft switching allows you to switch servers using a hot key sequence. You

can soft switch to a server by pressing <Print Screen> and then typing the first few

characters of its name or number. If you have a Delay Time set and you press the

key sequences before that time has elapsed, OSCAR will not display.

To connect the Avocent iKVM switch to a supported analog switch:

1 If the switch does not require a SIP to connect to the iKVM (see Table 2-2),

connect a Cat5 (or newer) cable to the RJ-45 ACI port on the iKVM

module. See Figure 1-11.

Connect the other end of this cable to the ARI port on the external switch.

If the analog switch requires a SIP (see Table 2-2), connect a Avocent USB

dongle or to the iKVM, then connect a Cat5 (or newer) cable to the

Connect the other end of this cable to the ARI port on the external switch.

2 Connect both the analog switch and the system to an appropriate power

source.

3 Power up the system.

4 Power up the

NOTE:

If the external analog switch is powered up before the system, it may result

in only one blade displaying in the analog switch OSCAR, instead of 16. If this

behavior occurs, shut down and restart the switch so the entire complement of

blades is recognized.

NOTE:

In addition to the steps outlined above, some external analog switches may

require you to perform additional steps to ensure that the iKVM switch blades

appear in the external analog switch OSCAR. See the external analog switch

documentation for additional information.