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Chapter 3: Rackmount and Installation
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g. Press F2 to reopen the Selection Menu; make sure that the
channel port(s) of the second-tier Paragon switch are properly
established. All paths to that Paragon switch should be displayed
in purple.
h. Press F5 to return to the Administration Menu. Select Channel
Configuration again. Select a channel port that has been
configured for the subsidiary Paragon switch you just set up.
Press G to activate a dedicated Channel Configuration menu for
the subsidiary Paragon switch.
i. Edit the names of all servers attached to this subsidiary Paragon
switch. Each highlight should turn green as you start typing.
Press Enter when finished with each name. Press S to save all
of the new names.
j. Press F2 to access the dedicated Selection Menu for that
subsidiary Paragon switch. Verify that new names appear in
green in the Selection Menu.
k. If you are configuring a second-tier subsidiary Paragon switch,
and there are any third-tier Paragon switches attached to it,
repeat steps C through J for a third-tier path configuration. Press
S to save the configuration. Press F2 to activate the Selection
menu and verify that the third-tier Paragon switch is properly
configured: select a channel port for the second-tier path and
press Enter, then a channel port for the third-tier path and press
Enter, and then a channel port for a server attached to the
third-tier Paragon switch and press Enter. If you can properly
access and operate the chosen server, the third-tier Paragon
switch is properly installed.
Note: Repeat Step K for all remaining third-tier Paragon switches (if
any) attached to this second-tier Paragon switch.
l. Press S to save the configuration. Press F2 to activate the
Selection menu and verify that the second-tier Paragon switch is
properly configured: Select a channel port for the second-tier
path and press Enter, then a channel port for a server attached
to the second-tier Paragon switch and press Enter. If you can
properly access and operate the chosen server, the second-tier
Paragon switch is properly installed.
m. Repeat steps C through L for all remaining (if any) second-tier
Paragon switches attached to the Base Unit.
n. Edit the names of any servers directly attached to the Base Unit.
Verify the Base Unit's configuration as described in steps 6B
through 6E of the section A KVM System with A Single
Paragon Switch (on page 19).
Importan
t: If
you rearrange a cascaded system or dismantle one
and rebuild it differently later, you must recycle power to each
Paragon switch in the new cascade. A soft reset allows each switch