User guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Chapter 3: Operation – User Functions
- Chapter 4: Operation – Administrator Functions
- The Administration Menu
- Guidelines for System Configuration
- System Configuration
- Video Redirection (Forced Video)
- Channel Association for Multiple Video
- User Configuration
- Channel Configuration
- User Station Profile
- Group Settings (Access Rights)
- Recommendations
- System Reboot and System Reset
- Network Settings
- Autoscan and Autoskip
- Power Management
- Paragon II Network Port
- Chapter 5: Paragon II and P2ZCIMs/Z-CIMs
- Chapter 6: Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers
- Chapter 7: Configurations
- Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade
- Appendix A: Specifications
- Appendix B: User Station Direct Mode
- Appendix C: Tiering and Compatibility
- Appendix D: Paragon II Rack Mount
- Appendix E: Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System
- Appendix F: Extra Keyboard/Mouse Information and Settings
- Appendix G: Recommendation for Better Video Quality
- Appendix H: Other Components Working with Paragon II
- Appendix I: Troubleshooting
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H. Press F5 to return to the Administration Menu. Select Channel Configuration again.
Select a channel port that has been configured for the subsidiary matrix switch you just
set up. Press G to activate a dedicated Channel Configuration menu for the subsidiary
matrix switch.
I. Edit the names of all servers attached to this subsidiary matrix 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 matrix switch. Verify
that new names appear in green in the Selection Menu.
K. If you are configuring a second-tier subsidiary matrix switch, and there are any third-tier
matrix 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 matrix 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 matrix switch and press Enter. If
you can properly access and operate the chosen server, the third-tier matrix switch is
properly installed.
Note: Repeat step K for all remaining third-tier matrix switches (if any) attached to this
second-tier matrix switch.
L. Press S to save the configuration. Press F2 to activate the Selection menu and verify that
the second-tier matrix 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
matrix switch and press Enter. If you can properly access and operate the chosen server,
the second-tier matrix switch is properly installed.
M. Repeat steps C through L for all remaining (if any) second-tier matrix switches attached
to the Master matrix switch.
N. Edit the names of any servers directly attached to the Master matrix switch and verify the
Master matrix switch’s configuration as described in steps 6B through 6E of the section
Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch, earlier in this chapter.
Important: If you rearrange a cascaded system or dismantle one and rebuild it
differently later, you must recycle power to each matrix switch in the new cascade. A
soft reset allows each matrix switch to retain all user and system profiles, and to auto-
detect the current status of its channel ports and user ports. Follow the installation
steps in this section to install the new cascade, but when you power on each matrix
switch (which must be done in proper tier order, from base tier to upper tier), press
FUNC on the unit’s front panel until “Clear Database Hit Ent/ESC?” appears on the LCD
panel. Press the ENT and the ESC buttons sequentially to execute a partial reset on
the database. Please see the “Reset Uni” section in “Paragon II Front Panel Display
and Controls” in Chapter 2 for additional information.