Owners Manual

Module

Indicator

Description

Activity indicator

Off Data is not being sent or received.

Amber blinking Data is being sent or received.

Avocent Analog iKVM Switch Module Features

• Local iKVM access can be remotely disabled on a per blade basis, using the blade’s iDRAC interface (access is enabled by default).

NOTE: A console session (enabled by default) to a given blade is available for both iDRAC interface and iKVM users.

Users connected to a blade's console using iDRAC and the iKVM see the same video and are able to type commands.

If not required, sharing can be disabled using the iDRAC console interface.

• One VGA connector. The iKVM supports a video display resolution range from 640 x 480 at 60 Hz up to 1280 x 1024 x 65,000 colors

(non-interlaced) at 75 Hz.

• Two USB ports for keyboard and mouse.

NOTE:

The iKVM USB ports do not support storage devices.

• RJ-45 Analog Console Interface (ACI) port for tiering with Dell and Avocent analog KVM and KVM over IP switches with Analog Rack

Interface (ARI) ports.

NOTE: Although the ACI port is an RJ-45 connector and uses Cat5 (or better) cabling, it is not an Ethernet network

interface port. It is only used for connection to external KVM switches with ARI ports, and does not support native

KVM over IP.

• The iKVM can also be accessed from the front of the enclosure, providing front or rear panel KVM functionality, but not at the same

time. For enhanced security, front panel access can be disabled using the CMC’s interface.

NOTE:

Connecting a keyboard, video, and mouse to the enclosure front panel disables video output to the iKVM back

panel port. It does not interrupt iDRAC video and console redirection.

• You can use the iKVM to access the CMC console directly, using RACADM or using the web-based interface. For more information,

see Using the iKVM Module in the CMC User’s Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.

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