User guide

Appendix D: FAQs
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Scalability
How do I physically connect multiple Dominion KX II devices
together into one solution?
To physically connect multiple Dominion KX II devices together for
consolidated local access, you can connect the local ports of multiple
“tiered” (or “cascaded”) Dominion KX II switches to a “base” Dominion
KX II using the “tiering” feature of the Dominion KX II. You can then
access the servers connected to your Dominion KX II devices from a
single point in the data center via a consolidated port list.
The D2CIM-DVUSB CIM must be used to connect the “tiered” Dominion
KX II switch to the “base” switch. Or for the KX2-832 and KX2-864, the
extended local port can be connected via CAT5/6 cable (no CIM
required) to the base Dominion KX II switch.
Access via the consolidated port list is available in the data center or
even from a remote PC. All servers connected to the tiered Dominion KX
II‟s can be accessed via a hierarchical port list or via search (with
wildcards).
Two levels of tiering are supported; up to 1024 devices can be accessed
in a tiered configuration. Remote power control is also supported.
Virtual media, smart card and blade server access via tiered access will
be supported in a future release. Of course these features are available
when accessed via a standard remote connection.
While remote IP server access via the consolidated port list is available
as a convenience, accessing the tiered server from CommandCenter or
directly via the Dominion KX II the server is connected to is
recommended for optimal performance.
Do I have to physically connect Dominion KX II devices together?
Multiple Dominion KX II units do not need to be physically connected
together. Instead, each Dominion KX II unit connects to the network, and
they automatically work together as a single solution if deployed with
Raritan‟s CommandCenter Secure Gateway (CC-SG) management
appliance.
CC-SG acts as a single access point for remote access and
management. CC-SG offers a significant set of convenient tools, such as
consolidated configuration, consolidated firmware update and a single
authentication and authorization database.
Customers using CC-SG for centralized remote access can make good
use of the Dominion KX II‟s tiering (cascading) feature to consolidate the
local ports of multiple Dominion KX II switches and locally access up to
1024 servers from a single console when in the data center.
Is CC-SG required?