Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SCS232 Raritan Computer
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Copyright © 2002 Raritan Computer, In c. SCS232-0C July 2002 Raritan Computer Inc. 400 Cottontail Lane Somerset, NJ 08873 USA Tel. 1-732-764-8886 Fax. 1-732-764-8887 E-mail: sales@raritan.com http://www.raritan.com Raritan Computer Europe, B.V. Eglantierbaan 16 2908 LV Capelle aan den IJssel The Netherlands Tel.
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FCC I NFORMATION This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class A digi tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are design ed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial installation .
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T ABLE OF C ONTENTS C HAPTER 1: M ANUAL N OTES ........................................................................................ 1 V ERSION A PPLICABILITY .........................................................................................
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C HAPTER 1: M ANUAL N OTES 1 C HAPTER 1: M ANUAL N OTES V ERSION A PPLICABILITY Contents in this manual are applicable to Con sol eSwitch™ SCS232 firmware versions 0A2 and above. Customers with 0A1 firmware s hould contact Raritan Techni cal Support for upgrade instructions.
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C HAPTER 2: I NTRODUCTI ON 3 C HAPTER 2: I NTRODUCTION C ONSOLE S WITCH SCS232 F EATURES • Dual user, simu ltaneous matrixed access to 32 serial devices • Compact 1U form factor • 8kb data buffers for troubleshooting • Seamless integration wi th Raritan’s Paragon ® data center mana gement solution.
4 C ONSOLE S WITCH SCS232 U SER ’ S M ANUAL P RODUCT P HOTOS Figure 1 . ConsoleSwitch SCS232 Front Figure 2. ConsoleSw itch SCS232 Ba ck R ELATED P RODUCTS D EVICE A DAPTERS Each serial device connected to ConsoleSwitch will require an RJ45 to DB9, o r RJ45 to DB25, adapter.
C HAPTER 3: I NTRODUCTION R EQUIREMENTS 5 C HAPTER 3: C ABLING R EQUIREMENTS C ONSOLE S WITCH C ABLING : S ERIAL O VER UTP N OTE : The following information applies only to cabl es that attach directly to the ConsoleSwitch unit.
6 C ONSOLE S WITCH SCS232 U SER ’ S M ANUAL P ARAGON C ABLING : KVM O VER UTP N OTE : The following information addresses th e stricter cabl in g requirements of Raritan’s Paragon switches. These specifications are mor e st ringent than for ConsoleSwitch.
C HAPTER 4: I NSTALLATION 7 C HAPTER 4: I NSTALLATION C ONSOLE S WITCH S TANDALONE I NSTALLATION N OTE : The following information applies to configur ations in which ConsoleSwitch is used as a standalone serial access device.
8 C ONSOLE S WITCH SCS232 U SER ’ S M ANUAL C ONNECTING U SER C ONSOLES 1. In your ConsoleSwitch shipment (see Chapter 2: Introduction - Pa ckage Cont ents), you will find an assortment of nulling serial ad apters (RJ45 to DB9 / DB-25). 2. Locate the RS232 (serial) port on ea ch devi ce that you wish to use as a user console.
C HAPTER 4: I NSTALLATION 9 P OWER O N 1. With your user consoles and devices attached, conne ct the supplied AC power co rd to ConsoleSwitch , and switch the power on. Note th at terminals and devi ces may b e attached or disconnect ed at any time. 2.
10 C ONSOLE S WITCH SCS232 U SER ’ S M ANUAL This section only applies if you wish to operate Consol eSwitch with a user console (dumb term inal or terminal emulator) set to communicatio ns settings other than 9600 Baud, No Parity, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit.
C HAPTER 4: I NSTALLATION 11 P REPARE D EVICES Devices to be controlled by Paragon through ConsoleSwitc h must be set at the following communications settings. Before proceeding, check all devices that you wish to connec t , and ensure that they hav e been set correctly.
12 C ONSOLE S WITCH SCS232 U SER ’ S M ANUAL C ONNECTING C ONSOLE S WITCH TO P ARAGON All cabling performed in the fo llowing steps must confor m to the requirements specified in Chapter 3: Cabling Requirements -Paragon Cab ling – KVM over UTP. 1.
C HAPTER 4: I NSTALLATION 13 2. When the update is complete, l ogin as “ admin ” (default password is “ raritan ”). Channel numbers corresponding to Paragon device por ts connected to ConsoleSwitch SC S232 should appear in burgundy (each is a “path” to the SCS232).
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C HAPTER 5: O PERATING C ONSOLE S WITCH 15 C HAPTER 5: O PERATING C ONSOLE S WITCH P ARAGON O PERATION : V IEWING S TORED D ATA When using ConsoleSwitch in tandem with Raritan’s Paragon server ma nagement solution, users access and operate serial devices conne cted to ConsoleSwitch via Paragon’s me nus and functions.
16 C ONSOLE S WITCH SCS232 U SER ’ S M ANUAL A CCESSING THE M AIN M ENU • At any time while in Hot Key mode, you may invoke the main men u by pressing H ↵ . • When interacting di rectly with a connected device, press the < ESC > key twice to enter HotKey mode, and the main menu will appear.
C HAPTER 5: O PERATING C ONSOLE S WITCH 17 S ELECTING A C HANNEL By Channel Number. To s elect a channel by number from the m ain menu, simply enter the keys trokes C# ↵ , where # is a number between 1 and 32, indicating the Consol eSwitch port to which the desired serial device is connected.
18 C ONSOLE S WITCH SCS232 U SER ’ S M ANUAL D — Display Scan List To see a list of all channels on your scan list, press D ↵ . This screen is identical to th e channel selection and display screen referenced earlier in this manual (Figure 10).
C HAPTER 5: O PERATING C ONSOLE S WITCH 19 F# — Forward # Lines Moves the display cursor a user-det ermined number of lines forward to a new screen starting point, # number of lines forward. R# — Reverse # Lines Moves the display cursor a user-determined numbe r of lines backward to a new screen sta rting point, # number of lines backward.
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A PPENDICES 21 A PPENDICES A PPENDIX A: S PECIFICATIONS D IMENSIONS 17.3” (W) X 6.4” (D) X 1.75” (H) 439 MM (W) X 163 MM (D) X 44 MM (H) 1U F ORM F ACTOR W EIGHT 5.
22 C ONSOLE S WITCH SCS232 U SER ’ S M ANUAL A PPENDIX B: P IN -O UT D IAGRAMS In order to provide maximum port density and to enab le simple UTP (Category 5) cabling, ConsoleSwitch provides its 32 serial connections vi a co mpact RJ45 ports. However, no wide ly adopted industry -standard exists for sending serial data over RJ45 connections.
A PPENDICES 23 SCSDB9F N ULLING S ERIAL A DAPTER P IN -O UT RJ45 (Female) DB9 (Female) 1 8 2 1, 6 3 2 4 SHELL 5 5 6 3 7 4 8 7 SCSDB9M N ULLING S ERIAL A DAPTER P IN -O UT RJ45 (Female) DB9 (Male) 1 8 .
24 C ONSOLE S WITCH SCS232 U SER ’ S M ANUAL A PPENDIX C: U PDATING P ARAGON F IRMWARE N OTE : This Appendix does not apply to users deployi ng Co nsoleSwitch as a standalone serial switching device. This Appendix applie s only to users deploying ConsoleSwitch with Raritan’s Paragon™ data ce nter management solution.
A PPENDICES 25 P ARAGON F IRMWARE U PDATE I NSTRUCTIONS 1. Download the Paragon Firmware distribution file (ParagonFirmware.zip), available at the Raritan web site: http://www.raritan.com . 2. Unzip the downloaded file, and read the rele ase notes for any ad ditional or update d instructions.
26 C ONSOLE S WITCH SCS232 U SER ’ S M ANUAL 5. Click the “Test Hex File” butto n to ensure file integrity. 6. Click “Check Device Information” to confirm successful communication with the Paragon Matrix Switch, as well as to confi rm that the firmware upgrade is applicable.
A PPENDICES 27 A PPENDIX D: U PDATING C ONSOLE S WITCH SCS232 F IRMWARE I NTRODUCTION To take advantage of the l atest feat ures an d ensure the best performanc e of your Consol eSwitch SCS232 unit, y.
28 C ONSOLE S WITCH SCS232 U SER ’ S M ANUAL 10. ConsoleSwitch SCS232 will clear the screen an d display the following: Transmit the update file using the XMODEM protocol now. N OTE : Steps 9 & 10 describe the XMODEM file transfe r procedures using the standard Wi ndows terminal application, HyperTerminal.
A PPENDIX E: P ARAGON WITH C ONSOLE S WITCH FAQ 29 A PPENDIX E: P ARAGON WITH C ONSOLE S WITCH FAQ This section addresses questions specific to operat ional issues when using ConsoleSwitch SCS232 with Raritan’s Paragon KVM system.
30 C ONSOLE S WITCH SCS232 U SER ’ S M ANUAL A PPENDIX F: C ONSOLE S WITCH FAQ Q: My device has a serial console port jack that is RJ45. Can I use a normal Cat5 network cable to connect it to ConsoleSwitch’s device ports? A : No.
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