Dell POWEREDGE 1955 - Manual (Page 69)

Installing System Options
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Tiering an Avocent Digital Access KVM Switch From a Dell Console Switch
To tier a Avocent Digital Access KVM switch module from a Dell 2161DS, 180AS, or 2160AS console
switch:
1 Connect one end of a CAT5 cable to an ARI port on the console switch (see Figure 3-9).
2 Connect the other end of the CAT5 cable to a Server Interface Pod (SIP).
3 Connect the local KVM cable to the local KVM port of the KVM switch and then to the SIP.
4 Once the KVM switch is connected, the server modules appear in OSCAR.
Figure 3-9. Tiering a Avocent Digital Access KVM Switch from a Dell Console Switch
Once connected, the Dell console switch will automatically configure the slots in the KVM menu.
NOTE:
Once the local system is set up, you must also resynchronize the server list from the Remote Console
Switch software in order to see the list of server modules. See "Resynchronizing the Server List at the Remote
Client Workstation."
1 Dell console switch 2 ARI port 3 server interface pod (SIP)
4 custom KVM cable 5 digital KVM switch 6 system
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