User guide

Chapter 8: Device Management
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Configuring and Enabling Tiering
The tiering feature allows you to access Dominion KX II targets and
PDUs through one base Dominion KX II device. This feature is available
for standard Dominion KX II devices as well as KX2-832 and KX2-864
devices. Devices can be added and removed from a configuration as
needed up to a maximum of two tiered levels.
When setting up the devices, you will use specific CIMS for specific
configurations. See Tiering - Target Types, Supported CIMS and
Tiering Configurations (on page 141) for a description of the targets
that can be included in a tiered configuration, CIM compatibility and
device configuration information.
Before adding tiered devices, you must enable tiering for the base device
and the tiered devices. Enable base devices on the Device Settings
page. Enable tiered devices on the Local Port Settings page. Once
devices are enabled and configured, they appear on the Port Access
page (Port Access Page (on page 42)).
When a Dominion KX II is configured to function as a base device or
tiered device, they will be displayed as:
 Configured As Base Device in the Device Information section of the
left panel of the Dominion KX II interface for base devices.
 Configured As Tier Device in the Device Information section of the
left panel of the Dominion KX II interface for tiered devices.
 The base device will be identified as Base in the left panel of the
tiered device's interface under Connect User.
 Target connections to a tier port from the base will be displayed as 2
ports connected.
The base device provides remote and local access over a consolidated
port list from the Port Access page. Tiered devices provide remote
access from their own port lists. Local access is not available on the
tiered devices when Tiering is enabled.
Tiering also supports the use of KVM switches to switch between
servers. See Configuring KVM Switches (on page 158).