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Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

Port ID Numbering

Each computer on the installation is assigned a unique Port ID. The Port ID is

a one or two segment number that is determined by the Stage Level and KVM

Port number of the KVM switch that the computer is connected to.

The first segment represents the KVM Port number of the First Stage unit; the

second segment represents the KVM Port number of the Second Stage unit.

A computer attached to a First Stage unit has a one segment Port ID (from 1–

16) that corresponds to the KVM Port number that it is connected to.

A computer attached to a Second Stage unit has a two segment Port ID:

 The second segment (from 1–8), represents the KVM Port number on the

Second Stage unit that the computer is connected to. The first segment

(from 1–16) represents the KVM Port number on the First Stage unit that

the Second Stage unit links back to.

 For example, a Port ID of 12 - 3 refers to a computer that is connected to

KVM Port 3 of a Second Stage unit that links back to KVM Port 12 of the

First Stage unit.

Port Selection

Port Selection is accomplished by means of the OSD. OSD Operation details

are discussed in Chapters 5 and 6.