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5. FAILOVER AND OUT-OF-BAND ACCESS
Introduction
The Console Server has a number of failover and out-of-band access capabilities to ensure availability in
the event there are difficulties in accessing the Console Server through the principal network path. This
chapter covers:
Out-of-band (OoB) access from a remote location using dial-up modem
Out-dial failover
OoB access using an alternate broadband link (B096-048/016 models only)
Broadband failover
5.1 OoB Dial-In Access
To enable OoB dial-in access, first set up the Console Server configuration for dial-in PPP access. Once
the Console Server is so configured, it will wait for an incoming connection from a dial-in at a remote
site.
Then remote Administrator’s must be configured to dial-in and must establish a network connection to
the Console Server.
Note The B096-048/016 Console Servers have an internal modem for dial-up OoB access. The B092-
016 Console Servers need an external modem to be attached via a serial cable to their DB9 port.
5.1.1 Configure dial-in PPP
To enable dial-in PPP access on the Console Server modem port/ internal modem: