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6 KVM cable
7 Local port
8 Cascaded console switch
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Cascading a Compaq Server Console Switch with an HP
KVM Server Console Switch
1. Mount the console switches in the rack.
2. Connect the local port KVM cable to the console switch.
3. Connect a UTP CAT5 cable to the server connection port ("Components" on page 71) on the
console switch.
4. Connect the other end of that same UTP CAT5 cable to the RJ-45 port on the interface adapter.
5. Connect the interface adapter to the appropriate ports on the Compaq Server Console Switch.
6. Connect a KVM cable to the out port on the Compaq Server Console Switch.
7. Connect the other end of that same KVM cable to the appropriate port on the server.
8. Repeat steps 3 through 7 for any other console switches to be added to this system.
9. Power on the console switches.
10. Power on the monitor.
11. Power up the server.
The following figure shows a Compaq Server Console Switch cascaded to an HP KVM Server Console
Switch. The top console switch is the main console switch, while the bottom console switch is the
cascaded console switch.