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To chain servers together using UCO cables, Chaining Servers Together with KCO Cables

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Chapter 2: Installation 15 LCM CAT 5 cable up to 10 meters (32.8 feet) KCO Cable ARI Port KCO Cable Server 1 KCO Cable Server 2 Terminator Figure 2.4: Chaining Servers Together with KCO Cables Server 3 To chain servers together using UCO cables: 1. Locate the UCO cables and CAT 5 cabling for your LCM. 2. Attach one end of the CAT 5 cabling that will run from your UCO cable to the LCM to the RJ45 connector on the UCO cable. 3. Connect the other end of the CAT 5 cable to an ARI port on the LCM. 4. Attach the appropriately color-coded cable ends to the USB and monitor ports on the first server you will be connecting to this LCM. 5. Attach one end of the CAT 5 cabling that will connect the first two servers to the second RJ45 connector on the UCO cable for Server 1. 6. Attach the other end of this cable to the first RJ45 connector on the UCO cable for Server 2. 7. Repeat steps 4-6 for all servers you chain together. 8. When you reach the end of the chain, attach a terminator to the second RJ45 connector on the last UCO cable in the chain.

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Chapter 2: Installation
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Figure 2.4: Chaining Servers Together with KCO Cables
To chain servers together using UCO cables:
1.
Locate the UCO cables and CAT 5 cabling for your LCM.
2.
Attach one end of the CAT 5 cabling that will run from your UCO cable to
the LCM to the RJ45 connector on the UCO cable.
3.
Connect the other end of the CAT 5 cable to an ARI port on the LCM.
4.
Attach the appropriately color-coded cable ends to the USB and monitor ports
on the first server you will be connecting to this LCM.
5.
Attach one end of the CAT 5 cabling that will connect the first two servers
to the second RJ45 connector on the UCO cable for Server 1.
6.
Attach the other end of this cable to the first RJ45 connector on the UCO
cable for Server 2.
7.
Repeat steps 4-6 for all servers you chain together.
8.
When you reach the end of the chain, attach a terminator to the second
RJ45 connector on the last UCO cable in the chain.
LCM
ARI Port
KCO Cable
KCO Cable
KCO Cable
Terminator
Server 1
Server 2
Server 3
CAT 5
cable up to
10 meters
(32.8 feet)