ClearCube R Series Pentium 4 - Manual (Page 76)

66 • Cage and Blade Installation ClearCube Product Manual and Installation Guide
NOTE: For failover between Primary and Secondary RMMs to occur successfully, the
RMMs must have the same password, and Alerting and Logging must be
activated. See the Switch Manager 4.6 Administrator’s Guide for more
information.
Configuring the RMC
Switch Manager resides on one primary computer or server that communicates with
the BackPacks through a LAN connected to the Primary Cage.
The following steps outline the process required to set up and configure your choice of
BackPack control computer/server. These steps also explain the setup of the
communication link to the BackPack. This description assumes that you are choosing
to control your Cages with an RMC, rather than with the recommended RMM.
• Select your BackPack control computer/server: For browser-based control you
can use a PC Blade or a third-party box PC, server, or a notebook computer that has
an Ethernet connection. This computer/server does not need to be dedicated solely
to this function – it can also be used for other tasks depending on the application.
• Connect your control computer to the network: Your control computer must be
on the same LAN that connects to the Ethernet control port of the Primary Cage
with the RMC installed.
• Connect the Primary Cage and RMC to the network: An RMC can be installed
in either a BSBP or a DCPB. If an RMC is installed in a Control Chain that
contains R4300 BackPacks with RMMs, the Primary Cage is always the one that
has the RMC installed. The Primary Cage is indicated by a LED on the rear of the
Cage next to the control in/out ports that are colored green. When the ENET
indicator is lit, this means that an RMC card is installed and this is a Primary
Cage. If the RS-485 indicator is lit, it means that this is a Slave Cage. If you have
more than one rack of Cages, you will have multiple Primary Cages, typically one
per rack.
• Daisy-chain multiple BackPacks: If your installation has multiple Cages with
multiple BackPacks, then daisy-chain the RS-485 control connections with C/Port
cables. A green cable is provided with the Cage. Connect the RS-485 Control
Output from the first BackPack to the RS-485 Control Input on the next
BackPack/Cage. Continue daisy-chaining until all BackPacks are connected. You
can connect all 14 Cages in a rack together in this way. Additional Cages require
an RMC for each rack of Cages.
Authentication Settings
Authentication mode Domain | Local Local
Authentication group Group names on active directory N/A
Username Text string, when in local mode clearcube
Password Text string, when in local mode clearcube
Miscellaneous Settings
Timestamp Seconds since Jan. 1, 1970 Set from realtime clock
RMM Poll Time period for RMM “heartbeat” 5 minutes
Table 11 R4300 RMM Default Configuration Settings (Continued)
Function Setting Options Default Setting