Dell PowerEdge M420 Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 41

To configure the analog switch: 1 Press to open the OSCAR Main dialog box. 2 Click Setup DevicesDevice Modify. 3 Select the 16-port option to match the number of blades in your system. 4 Click OK to exit OSCAR. 5 Press to verify that the settings have taken effect. The slot number of the blade to which the iKVM switch is now attached should be expanded to display each of the slot locations of the blades in the system. For instance, if the iKVM switch is attached to slot 1, it would now be displayed as 01-01 to 01-16. To connect the Avocent iKVM switch to a supported analog switch: 1 If the switch does not require a SIP to connect to the iKVM (see Table 1-8), connect a Cat5 (or newer) cable to the RJ-45 ACI port on the iKVM module. See Figure 1-18. Connect the other end of this cable to the ARI port on the external switch. If the analog switch requires a USB SIP (see Table 1-8), connect a USB SIP to the iKVM, then connect a Cat5 (or newer) cable to the SIP. Connect the other end of this cable to the ARI port on the external switch. 2 Connect both the analog switch and the system to an appropriate power source. 3 Turn on the system. 4 Turn on the external analog switch. NOTE: If the external analog switch is turned on before the system, it may result in only one blade displaying in the analog switch OSCAR, instead of 16. If this behavior occurs, shut down and restart the switch so that the entire complement of blades is recognized. NOTE: In addition, to the steps outlined above, some external analog switches may require you to perform additional steps to ensure that the iKVM switch blades appear in the external analog switch OSCAR. See the external analog switch documentation for additional information. About Your System 41