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www .dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ 2161DS Console Switch Hardware and OSCAR ® User’ s Guide Model: 2161DS Console Switch.
Notes, Notic es, and Cautio ns NOTE: A NOTE i ndicat es impo rtant inform atio n that he lps you make bet ter us e of your comp uter . NOTICE : A NOTI CE indi cates e ither pot enti al damage to hardwar e or loss of data an d tells you how to avo id the problem.
Conten ts 3 Contents 1 Product Overview Featu res and Benef its . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 SIP I ntelligen t Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Interop erability with Avo cent® A VRIQ Inte lligent C abling .
4 Contents Select ing Serv ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 OSCAR Navigatio n Basic s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Config uring OSCAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Assign ing Se rver Nam es .
Conten ts 5 Append ix B: T echnical Specif ica tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Appendix C: Notifica tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 USA Noti fication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Cana dian N otif ica tion .
6 Contents Figur e 2-13. Cable Ma nagemen t Arm - Side V iew . . . . . . . . 28 Figur e 2-14. Cable Ma nagemen t Arm - Top V iew . . . . . . . . 29 Figur e 3-15. Example of Config ured Mai n Dialog B ox . . . . . . 32 Figure 3-16. Setup Dial og Box . .
Conten ts 7 Figure 5-41. SIP Load Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Figure 5-42. Version Dial og Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Figur e 5-43. SIP Se lecti on Dial og Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Figure 5-44. SIP Version Dialo g Box .
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Prod uct O verv iew 9 1 Product Overview Features a nd Bene fits The Dell™ 2161D S Digital Co nsole Switch com bines analog and digital technology to provid e flexible, centralized , control of data c enter servers .
10 Prod uct Overv iew www.dell.com | support .dell.com Access V ia Network Conne ction No special software or drivers are r equired on the attached compu ters. Users access the 2161D S Con sole Sw itch un it an d all attac hed sys tems via E thern et fro m a PC run ning t he Re mot e Con sole Switch S oftware application.
Prod uct O verv iew 11 Figure 1-2. 2161DS Cons ole Switc h NOTE: Y ou can acce ss up to 256 servers in a full y confi gured sy stem by con nect ing a 16- port a nalog switch to ea ch ARI port.
12 Prod uct Overv iew www.dell.com | support .dell.com CAUTION: T o redu ce the r isk of el ectric al sho ck, a trai ned se rvice te chnici an must di sconne ct all power su pply cables be fore ser vicing the sy stem.
Prod uct O verv iew 13 • Use the product only with approved equ ipment. • Allow the product to cool before r emoving covers or touching intern al components. • Operate the p roduct only from t he type of external power sou rce indicated on the electrical rating s label.
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Instal lation 15 2 Installation The Dell™ 2161DS C onsole Swi tch r equires that the Remote Console S witch Software be installed prior to use. Remo te Console Switch Software allows a user to view .
16 Instal lation www.dell.com | support .dell.com • P ort Expa nsion Module ( PEM) • PS/2 Keyboa rd and Mouse E xtension ca ble V erification of Ethernet/C omputer Connectio ns The front pane l of the 2161D S Console Switch features two LED s describing the Et hernet connection.
Instal lation 17 Figur e 2-3. OU Mountin g Brack et Inst alla tion T o inst all th e 1U switc h mo untin g br acket: 1 Line up th e holes in the lon g side of the kit' s side brack ets with t he screw hol es in the swit ch. 2 F asten the mou nting brackets to the switch using two button head socket cap scr ew s on each side .
18 Instal lation www.dell.com | support .dell.com Figure 2-4. IU Installat ion Instal ling the 2161DS Cons ole Switch Unit The diagram bel ow illustrates one possible co nfigu ration for yo ur 2161D S Console Swit ch applianc e.
Instal lation 19 Figure 2-5. Basic 2161DS Console Swit ch Conf iguration CAUTION: T o redu ce the r isk of elec tric shock or d amage to yo ur equi pment do not disabl e the powe r cord gr oundi ng plug. The grou ndi ng plug i s an imp ortan t safet y featu re.
20 Instal lation www.dell.com | support .dell.com 3 Plug the supplied power cord into the back of the 2161D S Console Sw itch unit and then into an appropriate pow er source. 4 When the pow er is switched on, th e P ower in dicator on the front of the unit will b link for 30 seconds while performin g a self-t est.
Instal lation 21 Vi deo Optimizatio n T o ensure optimal vide o quality you will want to config ure the 2161DS Cons ole Switch with the same set tings as t he networ k switch. F or examp le, if the 21 61DS Console Sw itch is set t o Au to - Negotiate , th en th e ne twor k sw itch m ust be set t o A uto-Ne gotia te bot h spe ed a nd du plex.
22 Instal lation www.dell.com | support .dell.com F or system s running the Windows® 2000 operating system : 1 F rom th e d esk top, sel ect Start - Settings - Control P anel - Mous e . 2 Click the Motion tab. 3 Set the Ac celeration se tting to None and the sp eed setting to the de fault of 50% .
Instal lation 23 3 Attach the CA T 5 cabling that will run between your PEM and each server ’s SIP to one of the eight RJ45 connectors grouped on the back of the PEM. 4 Connect the other end of the CA T 5 cable to t he first of the SIP s. 5 Repeat steps 3-4 fo r all servers you wish to at tach.
24 Instal lation www.dell.com | support .dell.com Figure 2-8. PEM Rack Installat ion Adding a Cascade Switch (Opti onal) Y ou can add your cascade switches in the 2161D S Console Switch system. Each ARI port will t hen accommodate u p to 16 servers, in creas i ng the total number of servers you can ad d to 256.
Instal lation 25 Figur e 2-9. 2161DS Cons ole Swi tch Con figurat ion Wi th a Casc ade Swi tch Connecti ng to the Network T o connect t he net work and p ower up your 2 161DS Consol e Switch: 1 Connect your network ca ble to the LA N port on the rear of the 2161D S Console Switch to your ne twork.
26 Instal lation www.dell.com | support .dell.com T o install a S IP in a 1U or 2U cable manag ement arm: Route the SIP t hrough the cable m anagement arm . The following series of figures demonstrate the corr ect conf igurati on for your cable manage ment arm.
Instal lation 27 Figur e 2-14. Cabl e Managem ent Arm - T op View Instal ling Remote Console Switch Software T o install you r Remo te Console Sw itch Softw are: See the Dell™ 2161 DS Console Swi tch Remot e Co nsol e Switc h Sof twar e Use r's Gu ide that s hips with yo ur 2161 DS Co nsole Sw itch s ystem.
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Analog Port O peration 29 3 Analog Po rt Operation Controlling Y our Sy stem at the Analog Po rt The Dell™ 2161 DS Console Switch includes an analog port on the back of the unit that allows you to connec t a monitor , a PS/2 k eyboard , and a mouse fo r dir ect analog acc ess.
30 Analo g Port O perat ion www.dell.com | support .dell.com Figure 3- 15. Example of Co nfigu red Mai n Dialog Box NOTE: Y ou can also p ress the <Ctrl > key tw ice wit hin one secon d to la unch OS CAR. Y ou ca n use this key sequenc e in any place you see <Pr int Sc reen> t hrough out th is User' s Guide .
Analog Port O peration 31 Selecti ng Servers Use the Main dialog box to select servers. W hen you select a server , the 2 161DS Con sole Switch r econfigu r es the k eyboa rd and mouse to the proper set tings for that server . T o select se rvers: Double-click the server name, EI D or port num ber .
32 Analo g Port O perat ion www.dell.com | support .dell.com T o soft swi tch to a server : 1 T o select a server , press <P rint Scr een>. If the display or der of your server list is by port ( Po r t button is depressed), type the port num ber and press <Enter>.
Analog Port O peration 33 Configuring OSCAR Y ou can configu re your 2161DS C onsole Switch system from the Setup menu wi thin OS CAR. Select the Names button when initially sett ing up your 21 61DS Console S witch system to identify serve rs by unique na mes.
34 Analo g Port O perat ion www.dell.com | support .dell.com Assigni ng Server Names Use the Names dial og box to identi fy indiv idual ser vers or serve rs connected to cascade switch channels by nam e rather than by port num ber . The Names list is al ways sorted by port or der .
Analog Port O peration 35 T o assi gn names to servers: 1 In the Names dialog b ox, select t he name or port n umber you wi sh to change and cl ick Modify . The Name Modify dialog b ox appears. Figure 3-18. Name Modi fy Dialog Box 2 Ty p e a n a m e i n t h e New Name box.
36 Analo g Port O perat ion www.dell.com | support .dell.com Assigni ng Device T ypes While the 2 161DS Con sole Switch unit aut omatically discovers casca de switches attached to your unit, you will n eed to specify the numb er of ports on the cascade switch though the Dev ices dialog box.
Analog Port O peration 37 Figure 3-20. Device Mo dify Dialog B ox 3 Choose the numbe r of ports supported by your switch. 4 Click OK . 5 Repea t steps 2– 4 for each por t to which y ou want to assign a dev ice type. 6 Click OK in the Devices dialog b ox to save s ettings.
38 Analo g Port O perat ion www.dell.com | support .dell.com Figure 3-21. Menu Dial og Box T o choose the d isplay order of servers in the Main dialog box : 1 Select Name to displ ay serve rs alphabet ically by name. -or - Select EID to display servers numerically by EID n umber .
Analog Port O peration 39 Control ling the Status Fl ag The statu s flag displa ys on your deskt op and show s the na me or EID number of the selected server or the status of a port.
40 Analo g Port O perat ion www.dell.com | support .dell.com Figure 3-22. Flag Dialog B ox T o determine how t he statu s flag is di splaye d: 1 Select Name or EID to determ ine wha t informa tion will be dis played.
Analog Port O peration 41 Setting Console Security OSCAR enab les you to set security on yo ur analog port console. Y ou can establish a screen saver mode that engages after you r console remains unuse d for a specified delay ti me. O nce engaged, your console will r ema in locked until you press any key or m ove the mo use.
42 Analo g Port O perat ion www.dell.com | support .dell.com T o passwor d protect your console: 1 Set your password as describ ed in the previous procedure. 2 Select Enable Screen Sav er . 3 T ype the number of minutes for I nactivi ty Time (from 1 to 99 ) to delay ac tivation of passwor d protection and the scr ee n saver featur e.
Analog Port O peration 43 1 If your console does not require a password to gain access to the Securi ty dialog bo x, go to step 2. - or - If your console is password protected, see the previous procedure, then go to step 2. 2 Select Enable Screen Sav er .
44 Analo g Port O perat ion www.dell.com | support .dell.com 2 Click Comm ands - User St atus . The User Statu s dialog box appears. Figure 3- 25. User Status D ialog Bo x 3 Click the letter of the user you w ish to disconnect. The Disconnect dialog box w ill appear .
Analog Port O peration 45 NOTE: If the Us er St atus li st has chan ged si nce it was l ast disp layed, t he mouse cur sor wil l turn in to an hourg lass as the list is au tomati cally u pdated . No mouse or keyboar d input will be ac cepte d unti l the list upda te is compl ete.
46 Analo g Port O perat ion www.dell.com | support .dell.com Figure 3- 27. Preempt Dial og box NOTE : T yp ing a valu e of less t han five will disa ble pre emptio n time out and wi ll resu lt in pr eempti on withou t warni ng if th e adminis trat or preempt s the lo cal use r .
Analog Port O peration 47 The Diagnostic dia log box appears. The top sect ion of the dialog box d isplays th e hardwa re test s. The bottom portion divid es the SIP s tested into three categories: online, offline or su spect.
48 Analo g Port O perat ion www.dell.com | support .dell.com T o run diagno stic tests : 1 If OSCAR is no t open, press <P rint Screen>. The Main dialog box will appe ar . 2 Click Commands - Ru n Diagnostics . A warning mess age appears indi cating that al l users will be disco nnected.
Analog Port O peration 49 Figure 3-29. Suspec t SIPs Dialog Box a In F igu r e 3-29 , the first SIP is connected to a server . Th e second SIP is conne cted to port 4 on a cascaded switch, w here 'sw' is the switch and the number 4 in dicates the fourth port .
50 Analo g Port O perat ion www.dell.com | support .dell.com Figure 3-30. V ersio n Dialog Box 3 Click Digital to view the D igitizer unit firmw are versions. The Dig ital V ersi on dial og box appears. The top section identifies the digitizer subsystem versions.
Analog Port O peration 51 4 Click SIP to vi ew indi vidual S I P version i nformation. Figure 3-32. SIP Selec tion Dial og Box 5 Select the S IP th at yo u wish to vi ew an d clic k Ve r s i o n . The SIP V ers ion dialog box appears. F or more information on load ing firmw are, see "Appendix A: Flash Up grades".
52 Analo g Port O perat ion www.dell.com | support .dell.com Figure 3-33. SIP Ve rsio n Dialog Box 5 Click Re s e t . A warn ing me ssage appear s, warning t hat th e function is for tiered switches only and that resetting the SIP could result in the need to reboot the target server .
Analog Port O peration 53 Figure 3-34. Main Dia log Box Scanning Y our Sy stem In sc an m o d e, th e 2 1 61 D S Co n so le S w itc h au to m a ti ca l ly sc a ns fr o m p o rt to p or t (se rve r to se rv e r) .
54 Analo g Port O perat ion www.dell.com | support .dell.com Figure 3-35. Scan Dialog Box 3 The dialog box cont ains a listing of all t he servers attached to your u nit. Click to en able the check box next to the servers you wish t o scan. -or - Double-click on a se rver's name or port.
Analog Port O peration 55 Figure 3-36. Command Dialog Box 3 Select Scan En able in the Com ma nd dialog b ox. To c a n c e l s c a n m o d e : 1 Select a server if OSCAR is open. -or - Move the mouse or press any k ey on the keyboar d if OSC AR is not open.
56 Analo g Port O perat ion www.dell.com | support .dell.com Figure 3- 37. Broadcast Dial og Box NOTE: Broadcas ting Key strokes - The ke yboard sta te must be ide ntical for al l ser vers receiv ing a broad cast t o inter pret key str okes ident ically.
Analog Port O peration 57 T o turn broadcast ing off: In the Comman d dialog b ox, click to disable the Broad cast En able check box. Figure 3-38. Command Dialog Box.
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T er min al Ope rati ons 59 4 T ermin al Operations Each ind ividual Dell™ 2 161DS Con sole Swit ch ma y be c onfi gured at t he un it leve l thro ugh t he confi guration por t on the back of th e switch. All T erminal comma nds are accessed thr ough a termina l or PC runn ing termin al emu lation soft ware.
60 T e rmin al Op era tions www.dell.com | support .dell.com T o access t he Te r m i n a l menu: 1 Connec t a terminal or system ru nning termi nal emulati on softwa re (suc h as HyperT erminal ) to the config uration port on th e back pane l of the 21 61DS Console Switch using the sup plied serial cable.
T er min al Ope rati ons 61 T o change th e password: 1 Select the Set/Change P assword menu optio n. 2 Y ou w ill be prompted to type the old pa ssword and a new one. 3 Re-enter the n ew password to ve rify . NOTICE: This passwor d places your 21 61DS Cons ole Switch terminal i n a sec ure mode.
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Append ices 63 5 Appendic es Append ix A: Flash Upgra des Upgrading the Dell™ 2161DS Conso le Switch The Del l™ 2161DS Co nsole Switch FLASH upgrade f eatur e allow s you to upda te your unit with the latest firmware availa ble. T o perform this upd ate, you w ill first need a T rivial FTP (TFTP) server .
64 Append ices www.dell.com | support .dell.com 9 The 2161D S Console Sw itch will begin th e FLASH upgra de process. On-screen indicators will display the upgra de progress. When the upload is complete, the 21 61DS Co nsole Switch will res et and upgrad e the int ernal subs ystems.
Append ices 65 Figure 5-41. SIP Load D ialog Bo x 4 Click OK to initiat e the upgrade a nd return to the SIP Sta tus dialog b ox. T o upgrade SI P firmwar e individu ally : 1 P ress <P rint Scr een>. The Main dialog bo x will app ear . 2 Click Comm ands-Di splay V ersions .
66 Append ices www.dell.com | support .dell.com Figure 5-43. SIP Selec tion Dial og Box 4 Sele ct the SIP th at you wish to upgrade an d click th e Ve r s i o n button. The SIP V ersio n dialog box appears. Figure 5-44. SIP Ve rsio n Dialog Box 5 Click the L oad F irmwa re butt on.
Append ices 67 Figure 5-45. SIP Load D ialog Bo x 6 Click OK to initiat e the upgrade a nd return to the SIP Sta tus dialog b ox. Upgrading Cascaded Dell 8- port and 16-port Console Switch Vi sit the support.dell.com web sit e for the latest fir mware versions.
68 Append ices www.dell.com | support .dell.com T o upgrade an 8-port /16-port console switch cascaded from a Del l 2161DS Console Switch: 1 Check the firm ware version of the cascaded unit. a Connect a keyboard, mouse, and m onitor to t he local port of yo ur cascaded switch.
Append ices 69 Append ix B: T echni cal Specifications T able 5-6. T echnical Spec ifications Server P orts Number 16 SIP T ypes PS/2 and USB, Dell branded or Avocent .
70 Append ices www.dell.com | support .dell.com Append ix C: Notifications USA Notific ation CAUTION: Changes or mod ifications to this u nit not ex pressly ap proved by the party responsibl e for comp liance coul d void the user' s authorit y to operate the equipme nt.
Append ices 71 Agency App rovals UL 19 50, CSA C22. 2 N o . 950, EN6095 0, IEC 950 FCC part 1 5A, EN 55022, E N50 082 Repub lic of Kor ea E MI Standard Certificat e Number: E-F90 0-01-201 2 (A).
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Index 85 Index Nume rics 2161DS Console Switch Configuring, 2 0 Installing, 1 9 2161DS Console Swit ch Unit Installing, 1 8 A Address Resolutio n Protocol.
86 Index O On-Screen Configuration and Activity Repo rting interface. S ee OSCA R. OSCAR, 15, 29, 61 Configuring, 3 3 Navigation, 3 2 Setting screen delay time , 3 8 Status S ymbols, 3 0 P Pa s s w o r d Changing, 4 1 Removing, 4 2 Set/Change, 6 0 PEM, 16, 31 Adding, 2 2 P ort Expansion Module.
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