Ultra-Dense Server Deployment in Racks

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Figure 4-22(a) shows an in-rack local-console rack configuration for a 42U rack. The PDUs shown on the
sides of the rack are irrelevant for this figure. Figure 4-22(b) shows the wiring diagram where five
cascaded Server Console (KVM) switches support 35 ProLiant DL360 servers, a 1U keyboard/trackball,
and a 2U flat panel monitor.
Figure 4-22. Server Console (KVM) switch placement and cascading diagram
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KVM 5
33 34 35
29 30 31 3225 26 27 28
21 22 23 2417 18 19 20
13 14 15 169101112
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Servers <33..35>
Servers <25..32>
Servers <17..24>
Servers <9..16>
Servers <1..8>
KBD
FPD2U
1U
KVM 4
KVM 3
KVM 2
KVM 1
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7
2
1
22 Server 20
21 Server 19
20 Server 18
19 Server 17
17 Server 16
18 KVM 2 / Kybd
16 Server 15
15 Server 14
14 Server 13
13 Server 12
12 Server 11
11 Server 10
10 Server 9
35 Server 30
36 Server 31
34 Server 29
33
32 FPD
30 Server 27
31 Server 28
29 Server 26
28 Server 25
27 KVM 3
42 KVM 5
40 Server 34
41 Server 35
39 Server 33
38 KVM 4
37 Server 32
26 Server 24
25 Server 23
24 Server 22
23 Server 21
8 Server 8
9 KVM 1
7 Server 7
6 Server 6
5 Server 5
4 Server 4
3 Server 3
2 Server 2
1 Server 1