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JUNE 2000
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JUNE 2000 SW721A-R4 SW722A-R4 KV3108SA-R4 SW723A-R4 SW724A-R4 SW725A-R4 Step-By-Step Quick Install Guide for the ServSwitch™ 1. Introduction This guide is designed to quickly show you how to attach cables and equipment in order to install a ServSwitch system. For just the basics, look over the diagrams on the next four pages. More detailed instructions begin on page 4. 13 16 14 15 9 12 10 11 5 8 6 7 Power 1 4 2 3
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SERVSWITCH™ QUICK INSTALL GUIDE Attach User Adapter Cable. Attach monitor Plug in monitor. (VGA type shown). 1 2 3 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 Use CPU Adapter Cable to attach CPU this way (PS/2 CPU shown): 5 CPU 1 Unlabeled Labeled "MOUSE" HD15 Video.eps 2
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SERVSWITCH™ QUICK INSTALL GUIDE Attach your keyboard and mouse this way (PS/2 equipment shown): 4 Labeled "MOUSE" Unlabeled Plug in Plug in CPU. Turn on ServSwitch. ServSwitch. 6 7 8 POWER Turn on monitor and all CPUs. 9 3
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SERVSWITCH™ 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 CPU User Figure 1. Connection sequence. Required: Section 2, User-Station Connections (see page 5). Optional: Section 3, Cascade Connections (see page 10). Required: Section 4, CPU Connections (see page 11). Optional: Section 5, The RS-232 Connection (see page 18). Required: Sec
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SERVSWITCH™ QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 2. User-Station Connections Which cables you use for these and how you connect them to the ServSwitch 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 monitor is this (on this page): this type (with this type (with this connector): connector): ® ® ® IBM PS/2 , RS/6000 , VGA/multisync Section 2.1 (page 6) ® or SGI (6-pin mini-DIN) (HD15) ® IBM PC/AT keyboard, VGA/
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SERVSWITCH™ QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 2.1 IBM PS/2 COMPATIBLE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE, VGA/MULTISYNC MONITOR 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 ), 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): • If your video resolution is not higher than 1024 x 768 pixels, and if your equipment is wi
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SERVSWITCH™ QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 2.2 IBM PC/AT COMPATIBLE KEYBOARD, RS-232 SERIAL MOUSE, VGA/MULTISYNC MONITOR 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): • If your video resolution is not higher than 1024 x 768 pixels, and if your equipment is within 20 ft. (6.1 m) of the Switch, you can use the standard (non-coa
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SERVSWITCH™ QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 2.3 IBM PS/2 COMPATIBLE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE, RS/6000 MONITOR 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. (Note that this cable is available as a stock item only in a 1-ft. [0.3-m] length; call for a quote
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SERVSWITCH™ QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 2.4 IBM PS/2 COMPATIBLE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE, SGI MONITOR 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. (Note that this cable is available as a stock item only in a 1-ft. [0.3-m] length; call for a quote if you nee
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SERVSWITCH™ QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 3. Cascade Connections (Optional) If you want to connect submaster (slave) ServSwitch 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. If this is the first submaster, plug the other end of the cable into the master Switch’s CPU 1 port. If this is the second submaster, plug the other end into the master Switch’s CPU 2 port, and so on. S
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SERVSWITCH™ 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 type (with this connector): connector): IBM PS/2 type VGA etc. (HD15) Section 4.1 (page 12) (6-pin mini-DIN) IBM PC/AT keyboard VGA etc. (HD15) Section 4.2 (page 14) (5-pin DIN), RS-232 serial mouse (DB9) IBM RS/
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SERVSWITCH™ QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 4.1 IBM PS/2 COMPATIBLE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE PORTS, VGA TYPE VIDEO PORTS 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: • If your video resolution is not higher than 1024 x 768 pixels, and if the CPU is within 20 ft. (6.1 m) of the Switch, you can use the standard (non- coaxial) cable wi
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SERVSWITCH™ 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 7. PS/2 type CPU connections. 13
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SERVSWITCH™ QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 4.2 IBM PC/AT COMPATIBLE KEYBOARD PORT, RS-232 SERIAL MOUSE PORT, VGA TYPE VIDEO PORT 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: • If your video resolution is not higher than 1024 x 768 pixels, and if the CPU is within 20 ft. (6.1 m) of the Switch, you can use the standard (non- coaxial) cable with the
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SERVSWITCH™ 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 8. PC/AT type CPU connections (standard cable). CPU 7 CPU 8 CPU 5 CPU 6 POWER CPU 3 CPU 4 CPU 1 CPU 2 MONITOR/KEYBOARD/MOUSE RS-232 EHN282 To kbd port Adapters To mouse port To video port Figure 9. PC/AT type CPU connections (coaxial cable). 15
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SERVSWITCH™ QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 4.3 IBM PS/2 COMPATIBLE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE PORTS, RS/6000 VIDEO PORT 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. Hook this cable up to the ServSwitch and the CPU this way, as shown in Figure 10: • Plug the cable’s DB25 connector into one of the Switch’s numbered CPU ports. • Plug the cable’s 6-pin mini-DIN co
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SERVSWITCH™ QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 4.4 IBM PS/2 COMPATIBLE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE PORTS, SGI VIDEO PORT 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. Hook this cable up to the ServSwitch and your equipment this way, as shown in Figure 11: • Plug the cable’s DB25 connector into one of the Switch’s numbered CPU ports. • Plug the cable’s 6-pin mini-DIN connect
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SERVSWITCH™ QUICK INSTALL GUIDE 5. The RS-232 Connection (Required for Upgrading Firmware, Optional Otherwise) To attach the ServSwitch’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: • If you are connecting the Switch directly to a DB9 male computer serial port, use the 4-wire cable and the DB9 female adapter that c
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SERVSWITCH™ 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 14. CPU 7 CPU 8 CPU 5 CPU 6 POWER Modular CPU 3 CPU 4 CPU 1 CPU 2 MONITOR/KEYBOARD/MOUSE RS-232 To phone adapter network FA042 6-wire cable Modem EL06MS Figure 14. RS-232 connection to DB25 male computer port. 19
