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Dominion KX II
KX2-116 KX2-216 KX2-416
KX2-132 KX2-232 KX2-432
KX2-464
User Guide
Release 2.0
Copyright © 2007 Raritan, Inc.
DKX2-0C-E
May 2007
255-62-4023-00
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Copyright and Trademark Information This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated into another language without the express prior written consent of Raritan, Inc. © Copyright 2007 Raritan, Inc., CommandCenter®, RaritanConsole, Dominion®, and the Raritan company logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Raritan, Inc. All rights reserved. Java® is a registered
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Safety Guidelines To avoid potentially fatal shock hazard and possible damage to Raritan equipment: • Do not use a 2-wire power cord in any product configuration. • Test AC outlets at your computer and monitor for proper polarity and grounding. • Use only with grounded outlets at both the computer and monitor. When using a backup UPS, power the computer, monitor and appliance off the supply. Rack Mount Safety Guidelines In Raritan products which require Rack Mounting, please follow th
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CONTENTS i Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................. 1 Dominion KX II Overview ...........................................................................................................1 Virtual Media ..............................................................................................................................2 Product Photos...............................................................................................
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ii CONTENTS Discover Devices – KX Subnet........................................................................................................37 Add New Favorite ............................................................................................................................38 Chapter 5: Accessing Target Servers ..........................................39 Port Access Page............................................................................................................
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CONTENTS iii Setting Port Permissions .................................................................................................................71 Group-based IP ACL (Access Control List) .....................................................................................72 Modify Existing User Group .............................................................................................................74 Change Password...........................................................
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iv CONTENTS Appendix A: Specifications ........................................................137 Remote Connection ...............................................................................................................138 KVM Properties......................................................................................................................138 TCP and UDP Ports Used .....................................................................................................139
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FIGURES v Figures Figure 1: Dominion KX II Configuration........................................................................................................ 1 Figure 2: Dominion KX2-116........................................................................................................................ 3 Figure 3: Dominion KX2-432........................................................................................................................ 3 Figure 4: Dominion KX II CIMs: D2C
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vi FIGURES Figure 42: File Server Setup ...................................................................................................................... 64 Figure 43: User Management Menu .......................................................................................................... 65 Figure 44: User List.................................................................................................................................... 66 Figure 45: User Page................
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FIGURES vii Figure 85: Upgrade Report ...................................................................................................................... 117 Figure 86: Reboot .................................................................................................................................... 118 Figure 87: Reboot Confirmation............................................................................................................... 118 Figure 88: Diagnostics Menu ......
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viii FIGURES
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 Chapter 1: Introduction Dominion KX II Overview Dominion KX II is an enterprise-class, secure, digital KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) switch that provides BIOS-level (and up) access, and control of up to 64 servers from anywhere in the world via Web browser. At the rack, Dominion KX II provides BIOS-level control of up to 64 servers and other IT devices from a single keyboard, monitor, and mouse. The integrated remote access capabilities of the Dominion KX II provi
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2 DOMINION KX II USER GUIDE Virtual Media All Dominion KX II models support virtual media. The benefits of virtual media – mounting of remote drives/media on the target server to support software installation, and diagnostics – are now available in all of the Dominion KX II models. Each Dominion KX II comes equipped with virtual media to enable remote management tasks using the widest variety of CD, DVD, USB, internal and remote drives and images. Unlike other solutions, the Dominion KX I
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 3 Product Photos Figure 2: Dominion KX2-116 Figure 3: Dominion KX2-432 Figure 4: Dominion KX II CIMs: D2CIM-VUSB (left); D2CIM-PWR (right)
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4 DOMINION KX II USER GUIDE Product Features Hardware • Integrated KVM-over-IP remote access • 1U or 2U (KX2-464) rack-mountable; brackets included • Dual power supplies with failover; auto-switching power supply with power failure warning • 16, 32, or 64 (on KX2-464) server ports • Multiple user capacity (1/2/4 remote users; 1 local user) • UTP (Cat5/5e/6) server cabling • Dual Ethernet ports (10/100/1000 LAN) with failover • Field upgradeable • Local user port for in-rack access −
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 5 Terminology This manual uses the following terminology for the components of a typical Dominion KX II configuration: Figure 5: Terminology and Topology Remote PC Networked computers used to access and control target servers (client) connected to the Dominion KX II. Refer to Supported Operating Systems (Clients) for a list of the Operating Systems supported by Dominion KX II remotely. An optional user console (consisting of a keyboard, mouse, and multi- Local
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6 DOMINION KX II USER GUIDE User Guide Overview The Dominion KX II User Guide provides the information to install, set up and configure, access target servers and power strips, use virtual media, manage users and security, and maintain and diagnose the Dominion KX II. This user guide is specific to Dominion KX II (version 2.0); for information pertaining to version 1.4, refer to the Dominion KX 1.4 User Guide. Organization of Information The user guide is organized as follows: • Chapte
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CHAPTER 2: GETTING STARTED 7 Chapter 2: Getting Started Login Information • The default Dominion KX II login user name is admin and the default password is raritan. This user has administrative privileges. • Passwords are case sensitive and must be entered in the exact case combination in which they were created. For example, the default password raritan must be entered entirely in lowercase letters. • The first time you start the Dominion KX II you are required to change the default pas
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8 DOMINION KX II USER GUIDE Supported Operating Systems and CIMs (Target Servers) In addition to the new Dominion KX II D2CIMs, most Paragon® and Dominion KX I CIMs are supported. The following table displays the supported target server operating systems, CIMs, virtual media, and mouse modes: SUPPORTED CIMS MOUSE MODES TARGET SERVER VM DOMINION KX I DOMINION KX II PARAGON CIMS AM IM SM DCIMS D2CIMS Windows XP P2CIM-PS2 Windows 2000 DCIM-PS2 P2CIM-AUSB Windows 2000 Server DCIM-USB D
