Dell PowerEdge 1955 Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 67

Connect both the analog switch and the system to an appropriate power source., Power up the system.

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Figure 3-7. Avocent Analog or Digital KVM Switch Tiered from an Analog KVM Switch 1 2 5 3 4 1 analog switch 4 KVM switch 2 keyboard, video, and mouse interconnecting cable 5 system 3 custom KVM cable 4 Connect both the analog switch and the system to an appropriate power source. 5 Power up the system. 6 Power up the analog switch. NOTE: If the analog switch is powered up before the system, it may result in only one server module displaying in the analog switch OSCAR, instead of 10. NOTE: In addition, to the steps outlined above, some analog switches may require you to perform additional steps to ensure that the KVM switch server modules appear in the analog switch OSCAR. See the analog switch documentation for additional information. Installing System Options 67

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Installing System Options
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Figure 3-7.
Avocent Analog or Digital KVM Switch Tiered from an Analog KVM Switch
4
Connect both the analog switch and the system to an appropriate power source.
5
Power up the system.
6
Power up the analog switch.
NOTE:
If the analog switch is powered up before the system, it may result in only one server module displaying in
the analog switch OSCAR, instead of 10.
NOTE:
In addition, to the steps outlined above, some analog switches may require you to perform additional steps
to ensure that the KVM switch server modules appear in the analog switch OSCAR. See the analog switch
documentation for additional information.
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analog switch
2
keyboard, video, and mouse
interconnecting cable
3
custom KVM cable
4
KVM switch
5
system
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2
5
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