ClearCube R Series Pentium 4 - Manual (Page 65)

ClearCube Product Manual and Installation Guide Cage and Blade Installation • 55
Blade Switching BackPacks
The specific benefits of automating and providing remote control over the
C/Port-to-PC Blade connections are best described by reviewing the specific features
available with the BackPacks on page 23. See page 23 for a complete description of
these Switching modes:
• Manage
• Spare Switching
• 8 x 8 Switching
• Supervisor View or Control
• Administrator KVM Switching
Control of the switching BackPack is via ClearCube’s Switch Manager software, a part
of the ClearCube Management Suite (CMS). CMS is accessed from any networked
computer that can connect to the Remote Management Card (RMC) of the Primary
Cage. Thus, the BackPack can be controlled from any networked computer at the
end-users’ facility or remotely from anywhere in the world.
A Blade Switching BackPack (BSBP) can be controlled by either an RMC installed in
either a BSBP or a DCBP, or an RMM installed in an R4300.
The ClearCube BackPacks and Switch Manager software give IT managers and
administrators the ability to remotely switch a desktop user from one PC Blade to another
in the event that service is required. Instead of several hours of downtime waiting for
desk-side support, end-users are switched to a spare computer within seconds. This new
technology also lets IT managers share an end-user’s view of their screen for cooperative
troubleshooting, take full control of any on-site computer, and even lets users share
multiple PC Blades. This architecture results in fewer trips to the desktop, lowered costs
associated with user downtime, and a lower total cost of ownership.
The switching BackPack gives IT administrators remote control over the connection
between PC Blades and C/Ports. With only the Direct Connect BackPack (DCBP), IT
administrators need to either go to the rear of the Cage and physically move the C/Port
connection from one C/Port among multiple PC Blades or move the Blades
themselves. The BSBP automates this by putting remotely controlled switches
between the PC Blade and the C/Port cable that goes to the C/Port.
Figure 23 R4300 Power Modules Locations
Dual Input Module
(DIM)
Fuses Power Supply Unit
(PSU)