Digital KVM Switch User Guide

Installation Setting Up a BX600 Digital KVM Switch in Tiers

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NOTE:

If the KVM appliance is powered on before the BX600 blade chassis, it may result in only 1 blade sever

displaying in the KVM appliance interface instead of 10.

NOTE:

In addition to the steps outlined above, some KVM appliances may require you to perform additional steps

to ensure that the BX600 Digital KVM Switch blade servers appear in the KVM appliance interface. Please read

your KVM appliance documentation for additional information.

Figure 4: BX600 Digital KVM Switch tiered from a KVMs2-1602 or KVMs2-0801

Before connecting your BX600 Digital KVM Switch to a supported KVM appliance, you

must ensure that it has been set to display in slot order and that the Screen Delay Time

is set to 1 or more seconds. See “Analog Operation” on page 11. for more information.

Once in slot order, it is possible for you also to set a Screen Delay Time that allows you

to soft switch to a server without launching OSCAR.

NOTE:

Soft switching allows you to switch servers using a hot key sequence. You can soft switch to a server by

pressing Print Screen

and then typing the first few characters of its name or number. If you have a Delay Time set

and you press the key sequences before that time has elapsed, OSCAR will not display, allowing you more agility.

Keyboard, Video, and

Mouse Interconnecting

Cable

KVMs2 or KVMs3 Appliance

Local KVM Cable

BX600 Digital

BX600 Blade chassis

KVM Switch