Dell PowerEdge M420 Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 40

Tiering the Avocent iKVM Switch From an Analog KVM Switch The Avocent iKVM switch can be tiered from analog KVM switches such as the Dell 2160AS and 180AS, as well as many Avocent analog KVM switches. Many switches may be tiered without the need for a Server Interface Pod (SIP) (see Table 1-8). Table 1-8. Cabling Requirements for External Analog KVM Switches Switch Tiering Cabling Requirements Dell PowerConnect™ 180AS, 2160AS Seamless tiering using ACI port and Cat 5 Avocent Autoview 1400, 1500, 2000, cable 2020, 2030, Ax000R Avocent Autoview 200, 400, 416, 424 Dell USB SIP required with Cat 5 cable Avocent Outlook 140ES, 180ES, 160ES Before connecting the iKVM switch to a supported analog switch, you must set the iKVM switch to display in slot order, and set the Screen Delay Time to 1 or more seconds: 1 Press to launch the iKVM Switch OSCAR. The OSCAR dialog box appears on the monitor connected to the iKVM. 2 Click SetupMenu. The Menu dialog box appears. 3 Select Slot to display servers numerically by slot number. 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 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 does not display. 40 About Your System