User guide

Chapter 3: Rackmount and Installation

g. Press F2 to reopen the Selection Menu; make sure that the

channel port(s) of the second-tier Paragon switch are properly

established. All paths to that Paragon switch should be displayed

in purple.

h. Press F5 to return to the Administration Menu. Select Channel

Configuration again. Select a channel port that has been

configured for the subsidiary Paragon switch you just set up.

Press G to activate a dedicated Channel Configuration menu for

the subsidiary Paragon switch.

i. Edit the names of all servers attached to this subsidiary Paragon

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 Paragon switch. Verify that new names appear in

green in the Selection Menu.

k. If you are configuring a second-tier subsidiary Paragon switch,

and there are any third-tier Paragon 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 Paragon 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 Paragon

switch and press Enter. If you can properly access and operate

the chosen server, the third-tier Paragon switch is properly

installed.

Note: Repeat Step K for all remaining third-tier Paragon switches (if

any) attached to this second-tier Paragon switch.

l. Press S to save the configuration. Press F2 to activate the

Selection menu and verify that the second-tier Paragon 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 Paragon switch and press Enter. If you can properly

access and operate the chosen server, the second-tier Paragon

switch is properly installed.

m. Repeat steps C through L for all remaining (if any) second-tier

Paragon switches attached to the Base Unit.

n. Edit the names of any servers directly attached to the Base Unit.

Verify the Base Unit's configuration as described in steps 6B

through 6E of the section A KVM System with A Single Paragon

Switch (on page 19).

Importan

t: If you rearrange a cascaded system or dismantle one and

rebuild it differently later, you must recycle power to each Paragon

switch in the new cascade. A soft reset allows each switch to retain