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Raritan Computer Paragon II 255-30-6000-00 User's Manual

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1. Arabic 01 Netherlands 18 Belgian 02 Norwegian 19 Canadian Bilingual 03 Persian 20 Canadian French 04 Poland 21 Czech Republic 05 Portuguese 22 Danish 06 Russia 23 Finnish 07 Slovakia 24 French 08 Spanish 25 German 09 Swedish 26 Greek 10 Swiss French 27 Hebrew 11 Swiss German 28 Hungary 12 Switzerland 29 International ISO 13 Taiwan 30 Italian 14 Turkish 31 Japan 15 UK 32 Korean 16 USA Default 33 Latin American 17 Yugoslavia 34 Sun Keyboard Layout Settings P2CIM SUN or P2CIM ASUN When you connect a Sun keyboard to the user station to access a Sun server which is attached with P2CIM SUN or P2CIM ASUN you must change the Sun keyboard s layout setting 1 Select the channel of the desired Sun server in the Selection Menu and press Enter 2 Activate a text editor on the server Raritan 203 When you re ready to take control Changing the Keyboard Layout Settings 3 Press Left Ctrl Delete to enter the setting mode A message similar to the following appears in the text editor The text inside the red rectangle indicates the current keyboard layout is set to US5 Unix code 22 be a a m s s m m m i i i o M M 4 Press the appropriate keyboard layout code see the table in the end of this section for codes 5 When you see a setup end message similar to the following the setting is changed successfully current keyboard layout cod
2. Raritan Stacking Unit optional Main Unit User Station JJa gt Computer Interface Module CIM 12 When you re ready to take control Chapter 2 Installation Note The above images are for illustration only and may not be the exact representation of the Paragon components you purchased The steps below correspond to the numbers in the above diagram 1 2 ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Connect the power cord to the Main Unit Optional Connect a Stacking Unit if it is needed a b Connect the power cord to the Stacking Unit Connect one end of a stacking cable to the Expansion Port Out on the back of the Stacking Unit Connect the other end of the cable to the Expansion Port on the Main Unit Note For P2 UMT1664M and P2 UMT16645 you must use two stacking cables For detailed instructions see Installing the Paragon P2 UMT1664S Stacking Unit on page 35 C d Power on all switching units On the front panel of the Main Unit Press the FUNC button and then use the A and V buttons to select Stacking Support Press the ENT button to confirm the selection Use the A and V buttons to set the total number of Stacking Units desired 3 maximum for P2 UMT832M or 1 maximum for P2 UMT1664M Press the ENT button to save the setting On the front panel of the Stacking Unit Press the FUNC button and then use the A and V but
3. Contents What s New in the Paragon II User Guide ix How To Paragon Essentials x Case 1 Setting the Network Configuration ssssssssssseeeseeeeeeeneeenenenennnentnen x Case 2 Multiple Write Access to the Same Server ee xi Case 3 Controlling a Device s Power ccesesessssesssesseseeeneeeneesesesesnssnenesssseceseeeeeeneiesssesesneneneseseseaneneney xi Case 4 Local Video Redirection Forced Video sse xii Case 5 Using Multiple Video Ports nnne tnnt xiii Case 6 Restoring Settings to Factory Defaults sse xiv Case 7 Using the Integrated Card Reader eene Xv Case 8 Creating Multiple Paths to the Same Server s ccccsesesssssneseseseeeeseeeeenstesesesssssneneenessseees xvi Case 9 Upgrading the Firmware of Paragon Switches sss xviii Case 10 Upgrading the Firmware of User Stations xix Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Paragon Os 1 Product dur 6 lec dT i m H 8 Package COMENTS s neo ten ated d Ferre re andere silii A LS e Lene e rH ER eter ie 11 Chapter 2 Installation 12 Basic Installation aime tit b e ei i rei e nr v re oceans 12 Initial Administrative Verification ssssssesee eee eee 14 Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls seen 16 Start Up Display siessen ise eie nee D eret
4. Note The easiest way to determine if the hardware version of your Paragon I unit is HW3 is to check the number of its stacking ports on the rear side If there is only one stacking port the hardware version is HW3 Guidelines for Single Base Configuration A single base configuration could be two tier or three tier configuration It is composed of one Paragon Main Unit serving as the Base Unit and second tier or even third tier device s Initialization e After all devices have been connected power on the devices from UPPER tier to lower tier For example power on the second tier device s first and then the Base Unit in a two tier configuration e After initialization each tiered device has an updated database Guidelines for changing connections of tiered devices Example A Relocating a higher tier device refer to dotted line 1 Disconnect some or all of the user ports on the third tier unit UMT 3A that connect to the channel ports of the second tier unit UMT 2A and re connect the user ports to the channel ports of another second tier unit UMT 2B 2 Recycle the power of all impacted devices This is recommended to build a clean database for Paragon switches Sequence of recycling power is from the HIGHEST tier third tier to the Base Unit In our example UMT 3A UMT 2A gt UMT 2B gt UMT 1 Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan Chapter 7 Configurations The operation is the s
5. SN CPB80347 Test User UST1 User Station Used by an administrator to check if user stations UST1s are functioning properly Press the A or V button to change user port number Display will read OK None or Failed Press ESC to return to normal display If a Failed condition is detected make sure the Cat 5 UTP cable is installed properly and secured or try using another user station UST to see if the user station under test has become defective Test User UST1 UST1 3 OK ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan Chapter 2 Installation Test Chan UKVM CIM UKVM Used by an administrator to check if a CIM is functioning properly Press the A or V button to change channel number Display will read OK None or Failed Press ESC to return to normal display If a Failed condition is detected make sure the Cat 5 UTP cable is installed properly and secured or try using another CIM to see if the CIM under test has become defective Test Chan UKVM UKVM 60 OK Test Stack Unit Press the A or V button to select the corresponding Stacking Unit ID for any connected units If there are no Stacking Units connected the LCD will display None If there are Stacking Units connected the LCD should read OK for each unit Press ESC to return to normal display Stacking Support Press the A or V button to set the Stacking Unit ID number 0 3 for a P2 UMT832M or 0 1 for a P2
6. Start Up Display When a Paragon switch is powered ON it performs a start up test at the beginning It checks each channel and user port to ensure proper operation Normal Display After the start up test LCD panel displays two lines of messages Line 1 Running message Raritan Computer Paragon II Paragon832 1 Ready For a Paragon II model P2 UMT832M Paragon832 is the default name this name may be changed through the OSUI s System Configuration submenu Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan Chapter 2 Installation e Line 2 User port status message A N User 1 2 3 gt None User port status displays a scrolling status of all user ports one user port per second The User s active channel 1 through 128 is displayed after the user port number Raritan Computer Paragon II Paragon832 1 Ready A User 1 2 3 8 gt None A Active User 1 8 OR Raritan Computer Paragon Paragon832 1 Ready N User 1 2 3 8 gt None N Non Active User 1 8 Power Up Option If you hold down the FUNC button on the front panel of the Paragon switch during Power Up the Paragon switch will clear its database and reset to factory defaults Confirm functions by pressing the ENT button on the front panel When Clear Database Hit Ent ESC appears on the LCD press the ESC button if you want to exit the screen without clearing the database To clear the data
7. W x 3 0 D x 0 6 H 0 13 Ib provides 32mm W x 77 4mm D x 15 6mm H 0 06 kg automatic skew compensation with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C zm e 174 Raritan When you re ready to take control Appendix A Specifications P2CIM AUSB CIM for USB 1 3 W x 3 0 D x 0 6 H 0 20 Ib provides automatic skew compensation with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C 32mm W x 77 4mm D x 15 6mm H 0 07 kg P2CIM AUSB C CIM for USB 1 3 W x 3 0 D x 0 6 H 0 20 Ib provides automatic skew compensation and emulates a card reader when used with P2 EUST C 32mm W x 77 4mm D x 15 6mm H 0 07 kg P2CIM AUSB B CIM for IBM 1 3 W x 3 0 D x 0 6 H 0 20 Ib BladeCenter with USB provides automatic skew compensation with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C 32mm W x 77 4mm D x 15 6mm H 0 07 kg P2CIM PWR CIM for Integrated 1 3 W x 3 0 D x 0 6 H 0 066 Ib Howes Comme 32mm W x 77 4mm D x 15 6mm H 0 03 kg P2CIM APS2DUAL Doubles the 1 42 W x 3 39 D x 0 65 H 0 17 Ib number of users that may access a specific PC or server and provides automatic skew compensation with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C 36mm W x 86mm D x 16 5mm H 0 08 kg Raritan age When you re ready to take control Cat 5 Cable Guidelines P2CIM AUSBDUAL Doubles the 1 42 W x 3 39 D x 0 65 H 0 17 Ib number of users that may access a specific PC or server and provides au
8. ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions Video Redirection Forced Video You can have any server send its video keyboard mouse data to any user station other than yours This function is called Forced Video and it can be performed using either OSUI or Paragon Manager As an administrator you can authorize specific normal users to perform this function Both of the authorization and operation of these users can only be done through Paragon Manager In addition with Paragon Manager you can remotely perform the Forced Video function See Paragon Manager User Guide for additional information This user guide is available on the User Manuals amp Quick Setup Guides CD and on Raritan s Product Documentation webpage http www raritan com support productdocumentation Those who have the permission to perform Forced Video include e Administrator the Admin account by default e Users with administrator privileges by default e Users who are authorized to perform the Forced Video function however these users must operate the function through Paragon Manager only instead of OSUI Illustration Example You are operating on the user station A as shown in the diagram below Now you can issue the Forced Video command to direct one server to output its data to one of the user stations connected to the same Paragon II switch as your user station It is impossible to dire
9. Paragon II and Z CIMs 123 Paragon II FAQs Online e 215 Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls 16 34 143 144 145 155 157 158 160 161 Paragon II Network Port 115 Paragon II Overview ix 1 Paragon II Rack Mount e 185 Paragon Manager Overview 211 Path Overlapping Constraint e 54 PCCI Integration 212 Performing the Up Down Channel Function e 59 Power Management 110 Power Up Option 17 Powering On Sequence of Multi Tier Configuration e 214 Principles of Re Connection e 135 ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Product Features ix 8 Product Photos 6 Rear Mount 186 Recommendation for Better Video Quality e 209 Recommendations e 105 Refreshing Channel Status e 131 Renaming a Blade Server e 133 Renaming a BladeCenter Chassis 132 Requisites for Card Reader Functionality e 78 Rules of Powering On a Cascaded System e 34 S Selecting a Function e 18 Selecting a Server 47 82 Specifications e 30 39 172 Specifications of Paragon II Components ix 172 Stacked Configurations e 139 Stacking Units e 155 159 Standard Stacked Configurations e 140 Standard Tiered Configurations 136 Start Up Display 16 Sun Keyboard Layout Settings P2CIM SUN or P2CIM ASUN 203 Sun Keyboard Layout Settings P2ZCIM SUN e 205 Supported Resolutions on P2 EUST and P2 EUST C 210 Switching between 101 and 102 keys P2CIM APS2 205 Switching between Previous and
10. See Case 1 Setting the Network Configuration on page x for details Optional If there has been any Stacking Unit connected to the Main Unit keep them attached and powered on For example you may upgrade one P2 UMT832M Main Unit and three P2 UMT832S Stacking Units which are connected to it altogether Also verify the following Stacking related settings The Stacking Support setting in the Main Unit is appropriate The value of the Set Stack ID setting in every connected Stacking Unit is unique zie Raritan When you re ready to take control How To Paragon Essentials See General Update Procedure on page 153 for details Download the firmware from the Firmware Upgrades webpage http www raritan com support firmwareupgrades on the Raritan website Unzip the downloaded file Among the unzipped files there are a file named ParagonUpdate_xxx exe and a firmware file named P2 xxx hex xxx represents the version For example the firmware file for version 4 2 is named P2 3E5 hex Double click ParagonUpdate_xxx exe to execute the program Enter the information of the Main Unit in the Paragon Update utility For example Inthe Name column type Paragon832M Inthe IP address Serial column type 90 180 52 157 In the Port column type 3000 Ifyou have assigned the Encryption keys in the Paragon system remember to type the same encryption data in the Encryption Key column See Paragon
11. gt UMT 1B Example B Relocating a second tier device with multiple base connections refer to blue line in the diagram 1 Disconnect some or all of the user ports on a tiered device UMT 2C that connect to the channel ports of a Base Unit UMT 1A and re connect those user ports to another Base Unit UMT 1B Recycle the power of impacted devices This is recommended to build a clean database for Paragon switches Sequence of recycling power is from the HIGHEST tier second tier to the Base Unit In our example UMT 2C gt UMT 1A gt UMT 1B The operation is the same for tiered devices that are not Paragon switches Red color Example A Blue color Example B Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 7 Configurations Stacked Configurations Definition of Stacked Configuration e The Paragon II Stacking Unit expands the number of available channel ports in a single switching unit It does not add user ports P2 UMT16645S has four 68 pin expansion ports Two are input ports and two are output ports P2 UMT8325 has only one 68 pin expansion input port and one output port e The Paragon II Main Unit comes with both of user ports and channel ports It has a database to store information such as system configuration user profiles channel configuration and so on P2 UMTI1664M has two 68 pin expansion ports and P2 UMT832M has one 68 pin expansion port These represe
12. Replace the keyboard OSUI works only with PS 2 or extended AT style keyboards Video is fuzzy or out of focus Video Gain Adjustment is required especially needed with LCD flat panel monitors e Activate OSUI by hitting the Scroll Lock key twice rapidly e Use numeric keypad and keys to adjust the video image until it is in focus Powering On Sequence of Multi Tier Configuration In a multi tier configuration the order of powering ON is critical to proper function When powering ON existing stable configurations that is if you are NOT replacing or adding Paragon switches and NOT swapping their order or when you are Power Cycling a cascaded configuration we recommend that you power on the Paragon switches in the following sequence 1 Power ON the third tier if a third tier exists 2 Power ON the second tier 3 Power ON the Paragon II base tier first tier 214 Raritan When you re ready to take control Appendix I Troubleshooting For configurations where Paragon switches are added replaced or swapped in order we recommend 1 2 3 4 Power ON the third tier if a third tier exists Power ON the second tier Power ON the Paragon II base tier first tier Perform a partial reset of the database on impacted switches For example if you swap the switches connected to the base tier perform the partial reset on the base tier If you swap the switches connect
13. When you re ready to take control Operating a Serial CIM 194 On Line Mode Raritan Conputer ne Copyright ASCII Terninal Converter Hodel AUA Line 01 Position 61 Poge B 188 Stetus On Line Progranmable Ke ieset Serial Comnuni gt Stop Resunce Outpr When you operate AUATC in On Line Mode the main screen area displays your interactions with the ASCII device as if it were the screen of an ASCII terminal Simultaneously the data stream being output by the device is stored in an eight page circular buffer so you can not only access and operate the device but you can also review its historical data as needed Because the buffer is circular it always retains the most recent eight pages of data from the device the newest data will overwrite the oldest data lt Raritan When you re ready to take control Appendix E Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon Il System Conveniently you may program any of the PC keyboard s twelve function keys to trigger your most often used data stream commands Pressing any key set this way causes Paragon II to send the corresponding command to the device During the online session you can also send any of the following key combinations press and hold Ctrl or Alt press and release the command key and release Ctrl or Alt to control your communication with the device or to access AUATC s help and setup screens e Ctrl Break the Pause Break key next to the Scroll Lock key Re
14. When you re ready to take control Chapter 2 Installation a The monitor attached to the user station will display the Selection Menu with the server you just connected displayed in green Use the and V keys to move the highlight to that entry and press Enter If you can access and operate the server normally the CIM is connected successfully Raritan recommends you give the server a meaningful system name at this time as described in the next steps Note If your video image is fuzzy especially if you are using an LCD flat panel monitor you can adjust the video gain to focus the video image If the OSUI is not displayed activate it by pressing the Scroll Lock key twice QUICKLY then use the and plus and minus keys on the numeric keypad to adjust the video image until it appears to be in focus The P2 EUST and P2 EUST C provide automatic and manual skew compensation which will also help improve video quality Please see Video Gain Adjustment and Skew Compensation in P2 EUST on page 45 for additional information b Press F5 to activate the Administration Menu Use the and V keys to move the highlight to the Channel Configuration entry and press Enter Channel Confisuration Edit FKey Esc 27 Initial Configuration 7 The Channel Configuration submenu appears Use the and Vv keys or Tab to move the yellow highlight to the Name field for the channel port number where you installed the server and press
15. and PS 2 keyboard signals This conversion allows users to access and operate any ASCII serial device connected to the Paragon II system The table lists the port difference of the serial CIMs P2CIM SER a P2CIM SER EU V AUATC i Usually the use of P2CIM SER or P2CIM SER EU is enough to satisfy your needs to access a serial device unless you need to connect a local PS 2 or Sun keyboard and a VGA monitor to the device In that case choose AUATC which provides a local port Here are some useful features of serial CIMs e Interoperates with an ASCII device in the On Line Mode as if the device were attached to a text terminal e Edits copies marks and or resends data to the ASCII serial device or server in the Buffer Edit Mode e Maintains eight pages of data in a circular buffer e Provides 12 programmable keys for frequently used character strings or commands 188 When you re ready to take control Appendix E Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon Il System Installing a Serial CIM Take these steps to attach a serial CIM to the serial port of a serial device or server and to your Paragon II system Installing P2CIM SER or P2CIM SER EU The installation of P2CIM SER or P2CIM SER EU is quite easy 1 Connect the CIM to a serial port on the serial device or server using its serial DB9 connector Connect the CIM to the Paragon system using a standard Cat 5 UTP cable Connect the CIM
16. asked to Save Changes The unit will restart with the new network address Note Stacking units do not have their own databases and configuration settings and likewise do not have their own network addresses You cannot configure one using the front panel controls on the units Reset Unit Paragon switch Enables restart of Paragon switch as if the switch s power is physically turned off and back on again With Paragon II switch firmware 2B1 and user station UST1 firmware 2K10 or higher either a power reset or a factory function reset can be performed from the front panel of the Paragon switch using shortcut button combinations see below for details e Power Reset Hold the A and V buttons on the front panel of the Paragon switch simultaneously for approximately three seconds When the front panel LCD stops scrolling release the buttons e Factory Function Reset Hold the A and V buttons on the front panel of the Paragon switch simultaneously while pressing the FUNC button When the front panel stops scrolling release the A and V buttons wait for additional three seconds and then release the FUNC button Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 2 Installation When Clear Database Hit Ent ESC appears on the LCD press the ESC button if you want to exit the screen without clearing the database To clear the database press the ENT button Clear All appears on the LCD If you press the
17. background Therefore when activating the OSUI after performing the Up Down Channel function you see the Selection Menu by Name screen see below To return to the sorting by channel number press F12 S G Page PCName FkKey Ent Esc Le scan skips NCS Constraint If you access a channel in the Public View mode and do not gain the keyboard and mouse control your Up Down Channel hot key will NOT function When this occurs the only way to access the previous or next channel is to activate the OSUI by pressing the Enter key and then select the desired channel 61 When you re ready to take control User Profile Customization User Profile Customization 62 Users can change their own profiles and administrators can set blank user profiles or change an individual user profile on the User Profile screen To access this menu press F4 when the OSUI is onscreen This menu displays Paragon II s configuration and allows you to set preferred operating parameters for individual user accounts or for a group of accounts as the administrator or change your profile as a logged in user Paragoni664 5 ADMIN Yes eoo Rate o3 on L2 PC Si Off S M Scroll Lock dol P mee ela Menu ID Chani Ki NumL ck None LocalPC Off gt To view or change your user profile 1 Ifthe OSUI is not onscreen activate it by pressing the hot key default Scroll Lock twice in quick succession 2 Press F4 to access the User Profile menu T
18. default name admin default password raritan Press arrow keys s V to highlight the channel of the server whose data you want to direct Press Tab and the message Force switch to user port appears on the message bar Type the port number of the desired user station For example if you want to direct the data to the user station connected to the user port No 3 type 3 and press Enter See Video Redirection Forced Video on page 91 for details Case 5 Using Multiple Video Ports Purpose To have the access to a specific video port automatically trigger the video outputs of the other video ports on the same server Paragon is designed to output a maximum of four video ports of a server 1 ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Connect the four video ports of the server respectively to four channels of the same Paragon switch via four CIMs Three of the CIMs must be P2CIM AUSB and one could be either P2CIM AUSB or P2CIM APS2 For example you may connect them to channel port No 1 2 3 and 26 See Connecting CIMs to a Multi Channel Video Server on page 70 for details The Paragon administrator sets up the channel association group using Paragon Manager Do this a Launch Paragon Manager b Connect and log into the Paragon system by doing this choose Session gt Connect gt choose the Paragon switch you want to connect gt type the administrator name password gt click Login c Create th
19. or press Esc to exit without saving Press F2 to go to the Selection Menu select the tiered Z CIM device and press Enter to validate that the second tier Z CIM is properly configured To name the server channel on the Tiered Selection Menu of Z CIM When the OSUI is on screen press F5 to go to the Administration Menu Select the Channel Configuration submenu and press Enter Select the Z CIM device channel Press G to bring up a Channel Configuration submenu for the CIM chain Use the and keys to highlight the Name field of the server just connected via Z CIM The channel will display in black and the highlight will turn yellow when it is selected Press Enter the highlight will turn light blue Type the desired server name the highlight will turn green as you begin to type Press Enter the highlight will turn yellow Press S to save the new name Press F2 to return to the Selection Menu and verify that the server name on the Z CIM chain is changed successfully and the server operation is normal To attach a new Z CIM to the existing Z CIM chain Remove the Z CIM Terminator from the UTP IN port of the last Z CIM in the chain and set aside Connect a Cat 5 UTP cable to UTP IN port on the last Z CIM in the chain Connect the other end of this Cat 5 UTP cable to the UTP OUT port on the next Z CIM server currently being added to the chain Place the Z CIM Terminator in the added Z CIM s UTP IN port
20. press F12 to toggle the sorting Press F5 to enter the Administration Menu Select the Channel Configuration submenu and press Enter Use the and or the Page Up and Page Down keys to select the channel port to which the IBM BladeCenter is connected and press Enter Type Re reshBLD I Please note this is a case sensitive command IBM BLD S832 CI Nam n 1 Se G FKey S Esc Press Enter Press S to refresh the BladeCenter channel status It takes 2 to 4 minutes to complete refreshing depending on your blade servers installation status 131 Renaming a BladeCenter Chassis 9 Press F2 to go to the Selection Menu and verify that blade server status has been updated Green channels indicate that there is a blade server installed and it is powered on black channels indicate that either there is no blade server installed or the installed blade server is powered off IBM BLD 832 01 001 IBM Blade 1 201 IBM BladeOi1 O3 Lt Pase FKey Ent Esc If any user is accessing a blade server while the refresh command is issued by the administrator two results are possible e Ifthe keyboard mouse activity has been idle for more than 200ms the user s will be disconnected and the refresh command is executed e Otherwise the refresh command is NOT executed and the message BladeServer is occupied will be displayed in the message bar Renaming a BladeCenter Chassis By default IBM BladeCen
21. 00 01 and 10 23 can access 00 02 and 23 97 can access 00 09 and 97 00 00 through 99 all users Ox 01 through 09 00 0x and x0 through x9 For example OL can be accessed by 00 OL and 10 through 19 02 can be accessed by 00 02 and 20 through 29 xy 10 through 99 00 Ox and xy For example 10 can be accessed by 00 01 and 10 45 can be accessed by 00 04 and 45 56 can be accessed by 00 08 and 86 104 Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions Recommendations Systems Requiring High Security We recommend assigning IDs of 10 through 99 to computers requiring high protection This will make them less accessible than computers with IDs of 00 or 01 through 09 Main System Administrator and Assistant Administrators Although any user may be assigned administrator privileges we recommend the user ID 00 for the Main System Administrator and user IDs 01 through 09 for Assistant Administrators These IDs provide a broader scope of access Correspondingly we recommend that those servers that all users will need to access such as application or document servers be assigned to channel port group 00 and that servers needing the most security protection be assigned to channel port groups from 10 to 99 System Reboot and System Reset Raritan System Reboot and System Reset commands a
22. 5 UTP cable to the channel port on the Paragon II switch reserved for the P2ZCIM chain Connect the other end of this Cat 5 UTP cable to the UTP OUT O port on a P2ZCIM which will be the first P2ZCIM in the chain Connect a server to the first P2ZCIM a Connectthe 6 pin mini DIN keyboard and mouse and HD15 video connectors on the P2ZCIM to the server s keyboard mouse and video ports b Place the P2ZCIM Terminator in the P2ZCIM s UTP IN I port c Power ON the server To perform P2ZCIM channel configuration At a user station Login screen type admin in the User Name field and press Enter Type the default password raritan or your new password if already changed in the Password field and press Enter Press F5 to go to the Administration Menu and select the Channel Configuration submenu Use the and or the Page Up and Page Down keys to highlight the Paragon II channel where the P2ZCIM was just added Ensure that the Device field reads P2 ZCIM for a P2ZCIM If P2 ZCIM does not appear in the Device field a Press Tab until the Device field is highlighted and then press Enter the highlight will turn light blue 119 Paragon Il and P2ZCIMs 120 10 b Use the 4 and keys to change device type to P2 ZCIM and press Enter the light blue highlight will return to yellow c Press S to save the change or press Esc to exit without saving If a more descriptive name is desired a Hold the Shift
23. 6 1 m Cat 5 test cables One Pair of Rackmount brackets and associated screws One 6 ft 1 8 m AC power cord RUMT 1U LM304 Rackmount kit Cat 5 admin cable Raritan s User Manuals amp Quick Setup Guides CD Quick Setup and Installation Guide The Paragon Stacking Unit ships with One Stacking Switch One RUMT 1U LM304 Rackmount kit One 6 Stacking Cable for use with P2 UMT832M or two 6 Stacking Cables for use with P2 UMT1664M One AC Power Cord The Paragon user station P2 UST P2 EUST or P2 EUST C ships with One user station Module One 6 ft 1 8 m AC power cord One 6 ft 1 8 m AC power extension cord for the attached monitor One 16 4 ft 5 m DB9 male to female serial administration cable The Paragon IP enabled user station P2 USTIP1 2 ships with ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control One IP enabled user station Module One 6 ft 1 8 m AC power cord One 16 4 ft 5 m DB9 male to female serial administration cable 11 Chapter 2 Installation The Paragon and all devices you want to attach to it must be unplugged and powered OFF prior to installation In This Chapter Basic Installations one e EEURIOPDRERU EIER RII 12 Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls sss 16 Initial Configuration sssini iernii Ear ene renes 21 Installing a Cascaded Paragon System sss 29 Installing a HubPac i pr eee a otc per bec Pr nan 37 Basic Installation
24. Configuration and Multiple Video on page 149 in Chapter 7 Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions Raritan User functions for configuration and operation of your Paragon II system are processed through the On Screen User Interface OSUI To activate the OSUI at any time press the hot key default Scroll Lock twice in QUICK succession In This Chapter DORAN e 42 Video Gain and Skew Compensation sss 44 Selecting Server una osos ORO DIU IR Ge I REO E rrt aede 47 Switching between Previous and Next Channels sss 58 User Profile Customization esses enne nnne 62 Help MCs ass eeens E EE E EE E vaste sis IEEE 66 Keyboard Controlled OSUI Functions sse 66 Information Menu rrr e t n a n t E D e RR RE ERR 68 Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs sse 69 Authentication with a Smart Card sse 74 41 When you re ready to take control Login Login 42 Log in to Paragon II so you can access servers and other devices connected to the Paragon II system The Login screen is automatically displayed on every user station monitor after the single Paragon switch or Base Unit is powered on To activate the Login screen on a user station monitor at any other time press the system s hot key factory default Scroll Lock twice in QUICK succession to activate the OSUI
25. Ctrl NumLock to enter the setting mode A message similar to the following appears in the text editor usb 0dU hu2 keyboard layauts 33 english us 32 english uk 88 french j 929 german 26 swedish 19 norwegian 1 45 japanese 25 spanish 44 italian I I I I I l l l I nouse Layouts n8 standard 3 button wheel mouse CA ni 4 8 button wheel mouse current aptions keyboard layout is 33 enter an option or escape to exit A Available mouse setting codes B Current mouse setting is set to standard 3 button wheel mouse code 0 4 Type m1 to have the CIM support the use of 4 8 button wheel mouse 5 Either press Esc to exit the setting mode or close the text editor 6 Press the hot key default Scroll Lock twice quickly to trigger the OSUI Selection Menu and re select the same channel to make the new mouse setting effective To reverse the mouse type from 4 8 buttons to 3 buttons simply repeat the above steps 1 through 3 and then type m0 lt Raritan 307 When you re ready to take control Macintosh Key Mapping Macintosh Key Mapping 208 If you use a Macintosh keyboard you may want to know which keys are supported or recognized by Paragon II system This is especially important when you want to use the Command Key combinations Actually Paragon II system only recognizes regular PC keyboard and therefore all Macintosh keys are mapped with the PC keys ba
26. E Raritan When you re ready to take control Paragon Il User Guide Release 4 4 Copyright O 2008 Raritan Inc PII 0Q E March 2008 255 30 6000 00 This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright All rights reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without express prior written consent of Raritan Inc Copyright 2008 Raritan Inc CommandCenter Dominion Paragon and the Raritan company logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Raritan Inc All rights reserved Java is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc Internet Explorer is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Netscape and Netscape Navigator are registered trademarks of Netscape Communication Corporation All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential environment may cause harmful interference VCCI
27. Enter The highlight turns light blue Paragond442 S Edit G FKey S Esc a Editthe name the highlight turns green when you start typing Press Enter when finished and press S to save the new name b Press F2 to return to the Selection Menu Verify that the new name appears in the Selection Menu 8 RepeatSteps 5 and 6 for each CIM and server you want to connect to the Paragon switch s channel ports 5H Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 2 Installation Installing a Cascaded Paragon System Paragon II s channel port capacity can be expanded by installing a cascade of Paragon matrix switches Main Units In a two tiered cascaded system one or more subsidiary Paragon switches are connected to the channel ports of a Base Unit first tier Paragon switch If you fully populate a second tier you can add a third tier by connecting additional subsidiary Paragon switches to the channel ports of Paragon switches in the second tier Three tiers is the maximum depth of a cascaded system only CIMs may be attached to the channel ports of Paragon switches in the third tier BOE EN gt s mmm cj gt j A Servers B Paragon switches C User stations with the monitor keyboard and mouse attached 1 Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to user port 1 on the back of the Base Unit Do not attach anything to the switch s channel ports and do n
28. IP address is 192 168 0 192 e Net Mask The net mask for the Paragon switch is set at a default value of 255 255 255 0 Reset this as necessary e Gateway IP This default is set to 192 168 0 1 Reconfigure as needed e Port No Default is 3000 e Encryption If you enable Encryption for the network port communications between the Paragon switch and Paragon Manager clients run from a PC are encrypted with a 128 bit key Default setting is Off Note The Ethernet port on the Paragon II is hard coded not configurable and supports only 10 BaseT Half duplex 408 Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions e Keys 16 field encryption key These fields are designed to contain the hexadecimal encryption key used in encrypting network traffic Only a valid hexadecimal number will be accepted in these fields Default value of each field is set to 00 After saving the changes the Paragon II will automatically reboot with the new network settings When building a tiered system of Paragon switches each Paragon II switch should be connected to the network with a unique IP address In such a system changing the network settings through a user station will change the network settings of the Paragon II switch that user station is physically connected to For example a P2 UST connected to the base tier of a system will change the IP address only of that Base Unit while a
29. Information Japan CORES FIMES EARE ARARSA VCCI ORB CBDQCVIAZAGRERHEECT TOREA RERA CHAT CU BESEslSMCTCEPHVET Osce 389 x IE SELIBKENSCEMPHVWVET Raritan is not responsible for damage to this product resulting from accident disaster misuse abuse non Raritan modification of the product or other events outside of Raritan s reasonable control or not arising under normal operating conditions CE Wes pe I T E LISTED Power Safety Guidelines To avoid potentially fatal shock hazard and possible damage to Raritan equipment Do not use a 2 wire power cord in any product configuration Test AC outlets at your computer and monitor for proper polarity and grounding Use only with grounded outlets at both the computer and monitor When using a backup UPS power the computer monitor and appliance off the supply Rack Mount Safety Guidelines In Raritan products which require Rack Mounting please follow these precautions Operation temperature in a closed rack environment may be greater than room temperature Do not exceed the rated maximum ambient temperature of the appliances Ensure sufficient airflow through the rack environment Mount equipment in the rack carefully to avoid uneven mechanical loading Connect equipment to the supply circuit carefully to avoid overloading circuits Ground all equipment properly especially supply connections such as power strips other than direct connections to the branch circuit
30. Multiple Video Outputs xiv 69 94 Configuration for Multiple Video e 149 Configurations xviii 135 Configuring and Naming the Power Strip 111 Configuring AUATC e 197 Raritan When you re ready to take control Connecting CIMs to a Multi Channel Video Server xiii 70 Connecting P2ZCIMs as Tiers 118 Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System 26 188 Connecting Z CIMs as Tiers e 124 Controlling Power to an Outlet xii 113 Definition of the Previous and Next Channels 59 Deployment Recommendations e 209 Double Diamond Configuration 184 Emulating Sun Keys with a PS 2 Keyboard e 200 Extra Keyboard Mouse Information and Settings 4 24 67 200 F Failsafe Upgrade Feature 155 156 Firmware Upgrade 54 59 81 153 Forward Mount 185 Function Selection Screen 17 G General Update Procedure xix xx 153 157 158 160 161 162 163 Group Settings Access Rights e 62 102 110 112 Guidelines for Existing Firmware Versions 143 Guidelines for System Configuration e 85 Help Menu 66 How To 217 Index Paragon Essentials x Important Note about Powering Off the Stacking Unit 36 140 Information Menu 68 Initial Administrative Verification 14 Initial Configuration 21 Installation 12 127 Installing a Cascaded Paragon System 29 50 Installing a HubPac ix 37 Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch ix 24 30 34 42 17
31. Next Channels 58 65 Symptoms and Probable Causes e 213 System Configuration xi 42 48 51 86 102 110 System Reboot 106 System Reboot and System Reset e 105 System Reset xv 107 T The Administration Menu 84 Tiered Configurations xvii 136 2E Raritan When you re ready to take control Index Tiering and Compatibility e 180 Tiering Matrix 180 Troubleshooting 213 Troubleshooting AUATC e 198 U USB Keyboard Layout Settings P2CIM AUSB P2CIM AUSB B or P2ZCIM USB 201 ser Configuration e 95 ser Port Timeout e 102 ser Profile Customization e 43 62 110 Jser Profile Parameters and How to Change Settings e 63 84 ser Station Direct Mode 4 21 79 178 190 ser Station Profile 100 ser Station Receiving Forced Video 94 ser Stations 162 sing a UKVMSPD Z CIM with a Local PC e 127 sing P2 USTIP for Multiple Video Outputs 74 sing the Card Reader xvi 81 sing the OSUI for Initial Configuration xvi 22 V Video Delay 101 Video Display Adjustment for P2 EUST e 45 99 Video Gain Adjustment and Skew Compensation in P2 EUST e 27 30 45 99 Video Gain Adjustment in P2 UST 46 Video Gain and Skew Compensation e 44 Video Redirection Forced Video xiii 91 Ww What s New in the Paragon II User Guide ix Z Z CIMs UKVMSPD and UKVMSC 117 c c C SGG GGA c C c 219 E Raritan When you re ready to take control gt U S Ca
32. P2CIM ASUN Sun compatible servers Plug the HD15 strand into the server s HD15 VGA video port Plug the 8 pin mini DIN strand into the server s 8 pin mini DIN keyboard mouse port P2CIM AUSB P2CIM AUSB C or P2CIM AUSB B IBM BladeCenter Management Module with USB ports Plug the HD15 strand into the server s HD15 VGA video port Plug the USB Type A strand into one of the server s USB Type A ports P2CIM APS2DUAL IBM PS 2 compatible servers Connect keyboard monitor and mouse cables attached to the CIM to the appropriate 15 pin female video port and 6 pin mini DIN mouse and keyboard ports on the server P2CIM SER P2CIM SER EU and AUATC serial servers routers and so on Please see Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System on page 188 for installation instructions P2ZCIM and Z CIM local single user IBM PS 2 compatible servers Please see Paragon II and P2ZCIMs Z CIMs on page 116 for installation instructions Plug in and power on the server If the CIM is installed and operating properly the CIM s green LED will start blinking once per second while the CIM is idle more quickly while data is transmitted in either direction Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to channel port 1 on the back of the Paragon switch Connect the other end of the cable to the RJA5 port on the CIM 6 Configure the CIM and the attached server ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control ZE Raritan
33. Paragon switch or P2 EUST or P2 EUST C is implemented with old firmware you can upgrade the firmware to benefit from the feature See Firmware Upgrade on page 153 for more information Definition of the Previous and Next Channels Please note that the Up Down Channel function is performed basing on the alphanumerical sequence that is the sequence of channel names instead of channel numbers After pressing the Up Down Channel key combination the channel you will be switched to is the one with all of the following characteristics e tis the next or previous channel in the alphanumerical order e Itis active e Itis available For example it is not being accessed by any user in the Private mode e It is one of the channels that you have permission to access Performing the Up Down Channel Function In order to use the hot key combination follow two major steps below STEP 1 Set up the Up Down Channel key STEP 2 Change channels with the key combination gt STEP 1 Set up the Up Down Channel Key Prior to the use of the Up Down Channel hot key combination you must activate and assign the Up Down Channel key in the User Profile menu first 1 Ifthe OSUI is not onscreen activate it by pressing the hot key default Scroll Lock twice in quick succession Raritan 56 When you re ready to take control Switching between Previous and Next Channels 2 Press F4 to access the User Profile menu Parago
34. Settings P2CIM AUSB P2CIM AUSB B or P2ZCIM USB 201 Sun Keyboard Layout Settings P2CIM SUN or P2CIM ASUN see 203 Sun Keyboard Layout Settings P2ZCIM SUN sse 205 Switching between 101 and 102 keys P2CIM APS2 sssssseseeeeeneeeeeneenennene 205 Kensington Mouse Type Settings entente 206 Macintosh Key Mapping ssesssssseseeeeeeeeennnnneneen eren nennen enn EEES nennen 208 Appendix G Recommendation for Better Video Quality 209 Deployment Recommendations sss tene S EEE E ES neis 209 Supported Resolutions on P2 EUST and P2 EUST C ssssssssseeeeenereenenennnes 210 Appendix H Other Components Working with Paragon ll 211 Paragon Manager OvervieW isorosi eiie ari i E E EE E EE 211 Installing Paragon Manager sse nnne nennen 211 PECI IMC St ALOT PT 212 Appendix Troubleshooting 213 Symptoms and Probable Causes sss enne erret nrnes 213 Powering On Sequence of Multi Tier Configuration cccccesessssesescseseeceseseeeteesesesssnsnenesesseeseees 214 Paragon II FAQs Online sssssssesseeeeeeeeeeneene tenente nnne tenete ne tenentes 215 Index 217 e viii Raritan When you re ready to take control What s New in the Paragon Il User Guide The following sections have changed or information has been added to the Paragon II User Guide based on enhancements and changes to the equipment and or user doc
35. UMT1664M The default is set to 0 no Stacking Units connected If you wish to add Stacking Units this number must be equal to the number of Stacking Units connected Press ENT to save the value or ESC to cancel and return to normal display Stacking Support Unit s 0 3 Set LCD Contrast Modifies contrast level of front panel LCD Display Press the A or V button to increase or decrease contrast and press the ESC button to return to normal display Set LCD Contrast Use Up Down Keys 19 When you re ready to take control Paragon Il Front Panel Display and Controls 20 Note LCD contrast can also be adjusted by holding the l button and pressing the A or V button at any time Re Configure Paragon II will automatically configure the system as computers or devices are added or removed However the system administrator can use this function to scan and re configure the system manually When complete it will return to normal display Re Configure Searching Now Set IP Address As an administrator you may change Paragon II s IP address directly from the front panel of the device The Paragon II s current IP address will be displayed along with a cursor Use the Xl and gt keys to move the cursor over digit by digit and use the A or V keys to change the value of that digit Press the ENT button when the new IP address has been set Press the ENT button again to save changes and reboot the unit when
36. a Serial CIM 190 To set up a local user station plug a PS 2 keyboard into AUATC s 6 pin mini DIN connector or a Sun keyboard into its 8 pin mini DIN connector Then plug a VGA monitor into AUATC s HD15 connector Note This local station will contend for keyboard control with the remote user stations attached to Paragon user stations based on a fixed one second activity timeout As soon as there has been no keyboard activity from the local station for one second a remote station can take keyboard control and vice versa Plug in and turn on the device If possible set it to communicate at 9600 bps 8 data bits no parity and 1 stop bit These don t have to be the permanent serial settings but the device must be set this way to establish initial communication with AUATC later you can configure both the device and AUATC to better settings If the device can t be configured for these settings you ll need to temporarily attach a server or other device that can be Plug AUATC s power supply into AUATC and a working AC outlet If AUATC is installed and operating properly AUATC s green LED will start blinking once per second while the CIM is idle more quickly while it s passing data in either direction Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to the RJ45 port on AUATC Connect the other end of the cable to RJA5 channel port 1 on the back of one of your Paragon Base Units or to the RJ45 port on the back of a user station if you want
37. and number of the selected channel port If this symbol is displayed it indicates the port number is currently unknown and this port number will be displayed only when you access to the next channel o Paragon442 4 06001 Paragoni664 o o 1 Device name of the base unit 2 Selected user port s number 3 Selected channel port s number 4 The arrow indicates the current tier which you are on 5 Device name of the currently selected tiered device 6 The user port s number is currently unknown 4 Repeatsteps 2 to 3if you want to access the third tier device 5 Choose the channel port of the desired server in the specific tiered device s Selection Menu zie Raritan B When you re ready to take control Selecting a Server 54 Note Manual Path Selection is automatically disabled and replaced by Automatic Path Selection when one of the following occurs gt The desired server is accessed while the Selection Menu is sorted by channel name instead of the channel number gt The path passes through Paragon II products with the firmware version older than 3E3 You must upgrade their firmware to support this function See Firmware Upgrade on page 153 for more information gt The path passes through Paragon I products If the Paragon I hardware version is older than HW3 it is impossible to support the Manual Path Selection function But if the hardware ve
38. and Controls on page 16 for more information on clearing the database This procedure should be performed starting from the third tier device down to the Base Unit Execute the FUNC reset in the following order UMT 3A gt UMT 3B gt UMT2A gt UMT 2B gt UMT 1A gt UMT I1B Whenever a third tier Paragon switch is replaced all of the second tier Paragon switches and Base Units should undergo a FUNC reset Whenever a second tier Paragon switch is replaced all of the Base Units should undergo a FUNC reset 145 Non Standard Tiered Configurations Whenever a base tier Paragon switch Base Unit is replaced only the new Paragon switch should undergo a FUNC reset UMT 3A UMT 3B UMT 1A UMT 1B wee mmm ote im 146 Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 7 Configurations In order to make a redundant configuration system operate more efficiently the following connection scheme between tiers is recommended e Assume there are two Paragon Base Units UMT 1A and UMT 1B e Assume there are three second tier Paragon switches UMT 2A UMT 2B and UMT 2C e Channel connection of UMT 1A Channel ports 3 N 1 1 4 7 connect to UMT 2A user ports sequentially starting from user port 1 Channel ports 3 N 2 2 5 8 connect to UMT 2B user ports sequentially starting from user port 1 Channel ports 3 N 3 6 9 connect to UMT 2C user ports sequentially starting from
39. and then press F9 Note If a user station monitor displays the message No Connection to Paragon instead of the Login screen either the user station is not connected properly to the Paragon switch the switch is powered OFF or the switch is malfunctioning Make sure that the cabling between the user station and the switch is intact and is securely connected at both ends Make sure that when you turn the Paragon switch off and back on the LEDs run through the sequence described in step 1B of Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch on page 24 The Device ID field in the login screen will initially contain the single Paragon switch or Base Unit s default device name Paragon II followed by 2x42 for a P2 UMT242 4x42 for a P2 UMT442 8x32 fora P2 UMT832M or 16x64 for a P2 UMT1664M The administrator can assign a different name The User Port is the number of the user port on the Paragon switch from 1 to 16 depending on the model to which this user station is attached Paragon s Login screen is designed to move from corner to corner of the monitor acting as a screen saver Saver mode is configurable in the System Configuration menu under Login Sleep Please see System Configuration on page 86 for additional information Paragond4d2 4 zi Enter Name and Password Raritan When you re ready to take control ZE Raritan Chapter 3 Operation User Functions gt To l
40. as that on the green channel the active and unoccupied one Blocked channel switch identification are only activated in the Private mode This feature will be disabled when in PC Share or P View modes Manually Selecting the Access Path When all tiered devices in the Paragon II system are implemented with firmware version later than 3E3 you can manually choose a path to access a target server in the channel number view For older Paragon I or Paragon II products to support this feature see the note in the end of this section for more information 1 Make sure you are in the channel number view in the Selection Menu If not press F12 to toggle the view 2 Press the 4 and VV keys to highlight one of the channels in purple available paths or yellow in PC share mode which are connected to a tiered device a tiered device is indicated with the symbol displayed in the Scn field 1 001 Paragoniece4 Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions 3 Press Enter Both of the chosen path information and the channel list of the selected tiered device are displayed on the screen Paragon4 a42 04 001 Paragoniss64 Ni Linux eza ic win2K doc o3 Win2kK ID Os WinxXP gslobal 3 wWinxP test o3 Radius 83 sun Bs i Page FkKey Ent Esc The path information includes name of the base tiered device number of the selected user port
41. cascade A soft reset allows each 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 switch which must be done in proper tier order from upper tier to base 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 Unit section in Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls on page 16 for additional information Rules of Powering On a Cascaded System When powering on existing stable configurations that is if you are NOT replacing or adding switches and NOT swapping the order of switches or when you are Power Cycling a cascaded configuration follow the sequence below 1 First power on the third tier switches if a third tier exists 2 Then power on the second tier switches 3 Finally power on the Paragon II base tier User stations can be powered on and off at any time as needed For configurations where switches are added replaced or swapped in order follow the sequence below 1 First power on the third tier switches if a third tier exists 2 Then power on the second tier switches Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 2 Installation Finally power on the Para
42. click Found New Hardware Wizard ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control This wizard helps you install soltware foc P20MAUSB C 7 f If your hardware came with an installation CD SS or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizatd to do O Instal fiom a Est or specfic location Advanced Click Nest to continue 75 Authentication with a Smart Card 5 Optional If this dialog appears select Yes connect and search for the software on the Internet and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard could not find the software on your computer for M P2CIM AUSB C lt is recommended thal you connect to the Internet so that the wizard can search online and look for the appropriate soltware 9 Yes connect and search for the software on the Internet O No do not connect to the Intemel now If you know another place where the software might be located click Back and select the Advanced option e 6 Click Finish when the installation is complete Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished instaling the software for Q USB Smart Card reader Click Finish to close the wizard m Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan Chapter 3 Operation User Functions Note If one of the following scenarios occurs you can obtain the Windows driver by downloading the P2 EUST C update fro
43. device 4 Click Load Hex File and navigate to select the appropriate firmware file 5 Click Send To Paragon 6 Click Yes The utility starts to upgrade the connected cluster of the HubPac 7 Whenthe connected cluster is upgraded successfully the Device Update Successful message appears 170 Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrade Keep the Paragon Update window open if other clusters of the same HubPac are not upgraded yet See the subsequent section for more information For more details of the Paragon Update utility see Paragon Manager User Guide STEP 5 Repeat STEP 2 and STEP 4 for the other clusters Now you have upgraded one cluster of the HubPac by following the above procedure To upgrade the other clusters repeat the following procedure on each cluster 1 Disconnect the Cat 5 cable attached with the USB to RS485 cable from the HubPac cluster on which the upgrade has finished 2 Reconnect the Cat 5 cable to the server connection port of another cluster on the same HubPac as described in STEP 2 Connect one cluster of the HubPac to the PC 3 Click Send to Paragon in the Paragon Update window to upgrade the connected cluster The procedure is the same as those described in STEP 4 Launch the Paragon Update utility version 2 4 4 or later Upon upgrading 8 clusters successfully the P2 HubPac firmware update is complete Raritan 171 When you re r
44. eee He dee EHE He Hee ee eee Hee He EHE e He eee HE Hee HR Hee Rede RR RR RR RR GR EE ETE TYPE IN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER TO SELECT KH TYPE PRESS ESC TO ESCAPE ebd EE EEE EEE EEE EEE EE ETE EDEL EEE EEE PELE EE DERE EEE EEE EEE EEE ETE ERR POPULAR KEYDOARD LAYOUTS US UNIX 5 DEFAULT FRANCE 5 GERMANY 5 ITALY 5 SPAIN 5 UK 5 TAIWAN 5 JAPAN 5 CANADA FRENCH 5 EDDURUEUECE EEE EERE AEE EE EP EE ERE EE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EE EEE EE EE EEE EEE EEE CURRENT LAYOUT 22 US UNIX 5 EEE EEE EE EEE EE dee dee EE EEE EEE He EEE EEE EE EEE EEE EE EEE C RACER CRERERRRRRRAR 4 Press the appropriate keyboard country code see the above Sun Keyboard Layout Code table for codes 5 Either press Esc to exit the setting mode or close the text editor Switching between 101 and 102 keys P2CIM APS2 In some operating systems the pipe key on the 102 key keyboard is not recognized and cannot be displayed on the screen To make this key recognized you should change the keyboard setting from 101 key to 102 key type This function is supported by P2CIM APS2 with firmware version 3C or later Select the channel of the server where the pipe key is not recognized such as a Unix server 2 Activate a text editor on the server 205 When you re ready to take control Kensington Mouse Type Settings 3 Press Left Ctrl Delete to enter the setting mode The following message appears in the text editor indicating that
45. interfaces Support up to 42 units in any mixed arrangement on a Cat 5 chain Span up to 1 000 feet 304 m from the user station to the last P2ZCIM on a Cat 5 chain Cannot be mixed on a Cat 5 chain with Z CIM UKVMSPD or UKVMSC P2ZCIM USB can be used for either Sun USB and PC USB controlled by a toggle switch on the back of the unit L models e g P2ZCIM PS2L are available which feature longer cables 36 91 cm for use with cable management arms Note The easiest way to determine if the hardware version of your Paragon I unit is HW3 is to check the number of its stacking ports on the rear side If there is only one stacking port the hardware version is HW3 Z CIMs UKVMSPD and UKVMSC For use with Paragon I and Paragon II switches Support PS2 interface only Support up to 42 units on a single Cat 5 chain Span up to 1 000 feet 304 m from the user station to the last Z CIM on a Cat 5 chain Cannot be mixed on a Cat 5 chain with P2ZCIMs UKVMSC Z CIM features local KVM ports Note UKVMSPD is supported with Paragon II but is no longer available for purchase ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control 117 Paragon Il and P2ZCIMs Paragon Il and P2ZCIMs o I Qo P2ZCIM installation requires that each server be assigned a channel name as it is added to the P2ZCIM chain Server channels are organized alphanumerically by the assigned names or the default names of P2ZCIMs their serial numbers rathe
46. keys to move the highlight to the Local PC field Press Enter The Local PC field will turn green Use the and to toggle the value of the field to On Press Enter The highlight will turn yellow Press S to save the change If you do not wish to save changes press the Esc key to abort the changes Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 5 Paragon II and P2ZCIMs Z CIMs Once Local PC Mode is turned on you can access the dedicated local PC server from this user station by pressing the Home key twice rapidly while viewing the OSUI The user station will immediately switch you to the local PC To return to the Paragon system and its switched servers activate the OSUI by pressing the hot key twice default Scroll Lock and access any of the listed servers from the Selection Menu Raritan 129 When you re ready to take control Chapter 6 Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers Paragon II provides access to the blade servers installed in one IBM BladeCenter chassis via a single CIM plugged into the chassis Management Module MM or Advanced Management Module AMM The CIM specific to IBM BladeCenter is either P2CIM APS2 B for PS 2 keyboard and mouse or P2CIM AUSB B for USB keyboard and mouse The following BladeCenter systems are supported e BladeCenter E also referred to as model 8677 With MM model 48P7055 With AMM model 25R5778 e BladeCenter H also referred to as model 8852 With
47. never resize the chain it displays 42 channels that is 6 pages no matter how many P2ZCIMs are actually added in the chain After resizing only the number of channels you specify will be shown on the OSUI screen Resizing the P2ZCIM chain does not change the name of the chain It changes only the size Next time when you add new P2ZCIMs to the chain remember to resize it again so the new P2ZCIMs can be displayed in the OSUI 1 Ata user station Login screen type admin in the User Name field and press Enter 2 Typeraritan or your new password in the Password field and press Enter 3 Tf the Selection Menu is not sorted by the channel number press F12 to toggle the sorting 4 Pressthe F5 key 5 Select the Channel Configuration submenu and press Enter 6 Use the 4 and or the Page Up and Page Down keys to select the P2ZCIM chain you wish to resize 7 Press Enter and type Set PZSize NN NN represents the two digit number for the size of your chain from 01 42 Paragons32 2 RedhatsS Edit G FKey S Esc k 8 Press Enter 9 Press S to save the new chain size 10 Press F2 to go to the Selection Menu and verify that the chain size has changed 121 When you re ready to take control Paragon Il and P2ZCIMs 122 Torefresh a P2ZCIM chain The Refresh command resets the Communication Addresses of each P2ZCIM by reassigning all Communication Addresses sequentially All active P2ZCIM channels will b
48. of the Paragon Update utility See Paragon Manager User Guide for more details ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrade Stacking Units Toupdate Stacking Units for Failsafe Upgrade feature If the boot loader version of your Stacking Unit is earlier than 0C5 it does not have the failsafe capability and you must upgrade it if the failsafe feature is desired The upgrade of the Stacking Unit for failsafe capability requires these requisites e Keep only one Stacking Unit connected to the Main Unit at one time e The Main Unit must be implemented with Paragon II 4 2 firmware or later as detailed below Boot loader 0C4 or later Firmware code 3E5 or later The major upgrade procedures may vary depending on the situation of your devices For example if the boot loader version of your Main Unit is already 0C4 and the firmware version is 3E5 you can skip STEP 1 below STEP 1 Update the Main Unit s boot loader to 0C4 and firmware to 3E5 or later STEP 2 Keep only one Stacking Unit connected STEP 3 Update the Stacking Unit s Firmware 159 When you re ready to take control Failsafe Upgrade Feature 160 STEP 1 Update the Main Unit s boot loader to 0C4 and firmware to 3E5 or later There are two types of scenarios e The boot loader version of the Main Unit is earlier than 0C4 you must upgrade its boot loader to 0C4 or later See Updating Ma
49. of Stacking Units is also desired For regular firmware upgrade which does not involve the boot loader or failsafe feature Paragon allows you to update the Main Unit and ALL Stacking Units that are connected to it in one single operation Before upgrading the Stacking Units ensure these requirements are met e The Stacking Units are properly connected to the Main Unit and powered on e The Stacking Support setting in the Main Unit corresponds to the number of connected Stacking Units that is if there are three Stacking Units connected to the Main Unit set the setting to 3 See the Stacking Support section under Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls on page 16 for additional information e The value of the Set Stack ID setting in every connected Stacking Unit is unique 1 up to 3 See Installing the Paragon P2 UMTS32S Stacking Unit on page 35 for additional information Note For special firmware upgrade involving the boot loader or failsafe feature only one Stacking Unit is allowed to be connected to the Main Unit at one time See the Stacking Units on page 159 section of Failsafe Upgrade Feature on page 156 for more information STEP 4 Launch the Paragon Update utility Specify the device s to upgrade and the appropriate firmware in the Paragon Update utility Note that Paragon Update utilized to upgrade devices must be the latest version downloaded along with the firmware This is to ensure t
50. of minutes of inactivity before Login Sleep is triggered Using leading zeroes if necessary type a two digit number of minutes from 01 to 99 or use the and keys to increase and decrease the current value by 1 respectively The default setting is 05 If Login Sleep is set to Off the number in this field has no effect Raritan 89 When you re ready to take control System Configuration 90 Require Password Determines whether a user can specify a blank password that is delete any existing password and have no password at all Use the 4 and W keys to toggle between No users may delete their existing passwords and Yes the default setting starting with the first time they change their password users must always specify a password Newly created users always start with no password and must assign one to themselves during initial setup Default Login Name Blank Determines whether the User Name field in the Login screen will be blank or if the field will contain the default user name the first available userxy name where xy is a two digit number with leading zeroes user01 user02 and so on Use the and keys to toggle between Yes the field is blank the default value and No field contains the user name When you are finished either press Enter followed by the letter S to save your changes or press Esc to abort the changes and continue using the previous settings
51. re establish Direct Mode repeat the above steps Server CIM Cat 5 cable User station migio w Monitor keyboard and mouse connected to the user station Raritan When you re ready to take control 178 Appendix B User Station Direct Mode gt To return to normal operation from Direct Mode 1 Power OFF the user station 2 Disconnect the opposite end of the Cat 5 cabling from the CIM 3 Connect the opposite end of the Cat 5 cabling to a user port of a Paragon Base Unit 4 Run other Cat 5 cabling from the channel port of a Paragon Base Unit to the CIM 5 Power ON the user station Raritan 478 When you re ready to take control Appendix C Tiering and Compatibility In This Chapter Tering Mati d 180 Compatibility Matrix sse nentes 182 Double Diamond Configuration sss 184 Tiering Matrix BASE TIER UMTxHW2 UMTxHW3 UMT x HW3 P2 UMT1664M with 3A3 with 3 2 832M 442 242 Firmware Firmware P2 UMT1664M 832M 442 242 P2 UMT1664S 832S UMT x HW3 with 3A3 Firmware UMT x HW2 UMT x HW3 with 3 2 Firmware 4 v Y UKVMSPD Z CIM 4 Upper Lower Tiers lt Raritan 480 When you re ready to take control Appendix C Tiering and Compatibility BASE TIER UMT x HW3 P2 UMT1664M with 3A3 with 3 2 832M 442 242 Firmware Firmware 4 S le o s Oo l x
52. screws 2 Slide the user station or matrix switch between the side brackets with its rear panel facing the cable support bar until its front panel is flush with the back edges of the side brackets 3 Secure the user station or switch to the side brackets using the remaining included screws three on each side Raritan When you re ready to take control Appendix D Paragon II Rack Mount 4 Mountthe entire assembly in your rack and secure the side brackets ears to the rack s front rails with your own screws bolts cage nuts and so on 5 When you attach cables to the connectors on the rear panel of the user station or switch drape them over the cable support bar Rear rackmount of a Paragon switch Rear rackmount of a user station 0 a o Ml SS ui Raritan 187 When you re ready to take control Appendix E Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System In This Chapter Introduction to Serial CIMs esses enne 188 Installing a Serial CIM eite nette eee die tere nne 189 Operating a Serial CIM sunrises aiei 191 Introduction to Serial CIMs Raritan To connect an ASCII serial device LAN WAN component or a server through a serial port RS 232 to the Paragon II system use one of our serial CIMs They are P2CIM SER P2CIM SER EU and AUATC These CIMs can emulate an ASCII terminal and convert the serial data from the ASCII device to VGA video 800x600x60
53. so that four are at the top of the screen and four are at the bottom Raritan Computer Inc Copyright 1999 ASCII Terminal Converter Model AUAT Line 81 Position l Poge 8 Status On Line lt AIt F1 gt Display Help Menu Screen lt Alt F2 gt Setup Screen lt A1L F3 gt Setup Programmable Keys lt ALL F4 gt ReviewvEdit Buffer i lt Ctrl Hreak gt Reset Serial Communicatian ond AUATC lt Ctrl S gt lt Ctri gt Stop Res 1 Cursor position and buffer page number 2 Communications status The status can be one of the following On Line Communicating with an ASCII device The terminal screen area displays the interactions with the ASCII device Help Help screen displayed Pressing Alt F1 displays the Help screen Set Up Setup screen displayed Pressing Alt F2 or Alt F3 enters the set up mode Buffer Edit Buffer displayed Pressing Alt F4 enters the buffer review edit mode 3 Firmware version 4 Terminal type and baud rate qus Raritan When you re ready to take control Appendix E Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon Il System 5 Access indicator It indicates one of the following LOC Local port is active either PS 2 keyboard or Sun keyboard RMT Remote port RJ45 is active NO No port is active 6 Terminal screen area 24 lines x 80 characters 7 Command keys that can be used with the screen currently displayed lt Raritan i5
54. support for assistance See the last page for global contact information Raritan 213 When you re ready to take control Powering On Sequence of Multi Tier Configuration Keyboard suddenly locks up when a particular computer is selected but operates normally when other computers are selected e Loose keyboard cable connection e Voltage spike increase or brown out decrease in power supply to connected Paragon II switch Power off the Switch wait for 20 seconds and then power on the unit Powering Switch from a UPS avoids variation in power supply to Switch Repeated MOUSE INSTALLATION FAILURE at computer power up e Loose mouse cable from the server to the CIM e Loose Cat 5 UTP cable If an error occurs only with new servers being added to the system contact Raritan Technical Support for assistance mouse emulation firmware may need to be upgraded for compatibility with newer servers See the last page for global contact information Mouse suddenly locks up when a particular computer is selected but operates normally when other computers are selected e Loose cable from the server to the CIM e Loose Cat 5 UTP cable e Paragon II components may be out of order Verify that the server works with a mouse directly connected Contact Raritan Technical support for assistance See the last page for global contact information On Screen User Interface OSUI non functional
55. the PC that will run Paragon Update 2 Launch the Paragon Update utility select R P2SBL 0C5 hex as the firmware file and click the Send To Paragon button See Paragon Manager User Guide for detailed operation Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrade Important Do NOT interrupt the upgrade process Otherwise it results in permanent damages Stacking Unit automatically restarts itself after the update completes gt To verify the firmware version Use the Function Menu on the Front Panel to check the firmware version See Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls on page 16 for more information gt To recover Stacking Units after upgrade failure If a Stacking Unit encounters the update failure with its failsafe capability you can restore the Stacking Unit s function by yourself 1 Make sure only one Stacking Unit the one that encounters the update failure is connected to the Main Unit If not see STEP 2 in the previous section Updating Stacking Units for Failsafe Upgrade Feature for instructions Check the Front Panel LCD display on the Stacking Unit to see whether it enters the boot loader mode as shown below Loader Ver 0C5 Force Upgrade Raritan When you re ready to take control If not press and hold FUNC and ESC on the Front Panel of the Stacking Unit simultaneously and power cycle the Stacking Unit at the same time This forces it to ente
56. the desired association has not been configured contact your Paragon II system administrator Illustration Example Four channels numbers 2 4 6 and 7 of Paragon II system are connected to the same server which has four video ports The Paragon administrator has configured these four channels as an association group in Paragon Manager and Channel 4 is set as the first channel in the association setting In this example you use the user station attached to the user port 2 to access the first channel Channel 4 When you do this channels 2 6 and 7 will automatically output their video data to user stations subsequent to your user station which are 3 4 and 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 a Ll 9 Wm NIE The user station you operate to activate the Multiple Video function Raritan When you re ready to take control 69 Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs Y The user stations that receive the Multiple Video outputs Note Depending on your purpose the associated channels can also be connected to different servers and output the video data accordingly Naming Convention for Multiple Video For documentation purpose the following name conventions will be used to describe the Multiple Video function ACTIVATOR channel The first channel in the channel association setting Access to this channel causes the other channels of this association grou
57. this channel port the highlight should turn green when you start typing Press Enter when finished and then press S to save the new name All other paths channel ports by which that subsidiary Paragon switch is attached to the Paragon switch above it will be given the same name automatically 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 Editthe 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 confi
58. to Off the number in this field will have no effect Operation Mode Any of the three ways in which the Paragon system handles requests from multiple users for access to the same channel port Use the 4 and W keys to switch between the choices Private A server or other device on a specific channel port can be accessed exclusively by only one user at a time No other users can see or control that device until its controlling user selects a different channel port Raritan 87 When you re ready to take control System Configuration Public View P View While one user is accessing a server or other device on a specific channel port other users can select that channel port and view the video output from that device but only the first user will have keyboard and mouse control When the first user disconnects or selects a different channel port the waiting user who is first to type or move his her mouse is given keyboard and mouse control Status messages showing users identities appear on video sharing users monitors when Public View mode is in effect PC Share A server or other device on a specific channel port can be selected and controlled by more than one user but only one user has keyboard and mouse control at any one time If the PC share timeout is enabled and the user in control is idle no keyboard or mouse activity for the duration of the timeout the waiting user who is first to type or move his her mouse is
59. user port 1 e Channel connection of UMT 1B Channel ports 3 N 1 1 4 7 connect to UMT 2A user ports sequentially starting from the available user port Channel ports 3 N 2 2 5 8 connect to UMT 2B user ports sequentially starting from the available user port Channel ports 3 N 3 6 9 connect to UMT 2C user port sequentially starting from the available user port UMT 2A UMT 2B UMT 2C Raritan 147 When you re ready to take control Loop Back Configuration Loop Back Configuration This dead loop setup will cause server database conflict and should therefore never be used aus zie Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 7 Configurations P2 HubPac Configuration and Multiple Video Raritan Read this section if performing the Multiple Video function in a Paragon II system in which the P2 HubPac is installed Configuration for Multiple Video In order to perform the Multiple Video function in a system involving the P2 HubPac each switch port of the same five port cluster of the P2 HubPac must be attached to a Paragon switch connected to a DIFFERENT Base Unit In other words the Paragon switches connected to the same cluster cannot share the same Paragon Base Unit This diagram indicates the four switch ports on a five port cluster The switch ports are marked as x 1 x 2 x 3 and x 4 respectively x represents the cluster number 149 When yo
60. x 10 1 D x 1 75 4 3 Ibs 100V 240V pe o Fem ED 19kg 50 60 Hz 0 6A a 290mm W x 255mm D x consoles 44mm H P2 EUST Analog access 11 4 W x 10 1 D x 1 75 4 3 Ibs 100V 240V point b H 19 kg 50 60 Hz 0 6A LN 290mm W x 255mm D x enhanced video 44mm H for PS 2 USB and Sun consoles P2 EUST C Analog access 11 4 W x 10 1 D x 1 75 4 3 Ibs 100V 240V point E H 19 kg 50 60 Hz 0 6A p 290mm W x 255mm D x enhanced video 44mm H for USB consoles and a built in card reader for authentication e Raritan 173 When you re ready to take control Specifications of Paragon Il Components P2 USTIP1 Remote digital 17 2 W x 11 46 D x 1 72 8 05 Ibs 115V 230V access point for H es ae 3 65 kg 50 60 Hz 0 3A 440mm W x 291mm D x 44 mm H P2 USTIP2 Remote digital 17 2 W x 11 46 D x 1 72 B161bs 115V 230V aces ome ey 3 7 kg 50 60 Hz 0 6A DITE 440mm W x 291mm D x users 44 mm H P2CIM APS2 CIM for PS 2 1 3 W x 3 0 D x 0 6 H 0 20 Ib provides 32mm W x 77 4mm D x 15 6mm H 0 07 kg automatic skew compensation with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C P2CIM APS2 B CIM for IBM 1 3 W x 3 0 D x 0 6 H 0 20 Ib BladeCenter with 35m W x 77 4mm D x 15 6mm H 0 07 ke PS 2 provides automatic skew compensation with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C P2CIM ASUN CIM for Sun 1 3
61. you can change the keyboard setting now The text now keyboard type 101key means the current keyboard layout is 101 key version Fnow keyboard type 18ikey c change type exit I ia ia ia 4 Press c to change the keyboard type 5 Optional You can press Left Ctrl Delete again to verify whether the current keyboard setting is 102 key If the message shows now keyboard type 102key in the text editor the current setting is 102 key keyboard now keyboard type 182ke l Posie ge change type l zesc exit l ia ia ia ae 6 Either press Esc to exit the setting mode or close the text editor To reverse the keyboard type from 102 keys to 101 keys simply repeat the above steps 1 through 4 Kensington Mouse Type Settings With P2CIM AUSB with firmware version 0D0 or later and the P2 UST P2 EUST or P2 EUST C user station you can use two types of multi button Kensington mouse one is Expert Mouse and the other is Turbo Mouse trackball By default the CIM allows you to use a 3 button wheel mouse and you must change the mouse setting in order to use more buttons on the Kensington mouse 1 Select the channel of the desired server in the Selection Menu and press Enter 2 Activate a text editor such as Notepad on the server one lt Raritan When you re ready to take control Appendix F Extra Keyboard Mouse Information and Settings 3 Press Left
62. 4 Usere s Useroee usero vesia NO No No No No No No oo oo oo oo oo oo oo 95 User Configuration This menu displays one user s information in each row There are two panels of this menu left and right panels as indicated by the right pointing arrow at the top of the menu The fields and columns in the left panel of this menu include e User Your user name This field cannot be edited e Name The user names assigned to all user accounts Except for the special user name admin these user names can be edited You can type new names up to eight alphanumeric characters long not case sensitive e Group The ID numbers of the security groups to which users are assigned e Adm Indicates whether any given user has administrator privileges You can use the f and keys to toggle between Yes and No the default setting Use the arrow keys Tab Shift Tab Page Up and Page Down to move within this menu and its submenus Press Enter to edit a highlighted field it will turn green When you finish editing a field press Enter to save the changes or press Esc to abort changes Press Tab or the key to move through the fields to the right panel of the menu and display users connection information The Connection column displays which channel port if any each active user is currently connected to 173 ADMIN User i Userea User s Userea4 Useres Useree Usere Zi Edit Ins D
63. 4 kit for any 1U switch or RUMT 2U LM304 for a P2 UMT1664M You can mount a Paragon switch or user station facing the front of the rack or facing the rear In This Chapter Forward MOUE sortie esee EO ERG FEED REA CREE E CHEM REES NEEPEEREAEEER 185 Rear MOU oerte eter Eo rP Go Eye or ERR ER NN E EETRU GNE re er EAE Re TE ED RD ERSTE 186 The steps correspond to the numbers in the following diagrams 1 Secure the cable support bar to the back end of the side brackets using two of the included screws 2 Slide the user station or matrix switch between the side brackets with its rear panel facing the cable support bar until its front panel is flush with the ears of the side brackets 3 Secure the user station or switch to the side brackets using the remaining included screws three on each side 4 Mount the entire assembly in your rack and secure the side brackets ears to the rack s front rails with your own screws bolts cage nuts and so on 5 When you attach cables to the connectors on the rear panel of the user station or switch drape them over the cable support bar 185 When you re ready to take control Rear Mount Rear Mount 186 Front rackmount of a Paragon switch Front rackmount of a Paragon user station The steps correspond to the numbers in the following diagrams 1 Secure the cable support bar to the front end of the side brackets near the side brackets ears using two of the included
64. 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN and 8 IN port for each consecutive server 2 through 8 added Connect the HubPac to each Paragon switch by repeating all of the following steps for each 5 port cluster on the HubPac Note There are 8 five port clusters on the HubPac For each cluster the number in front of the RJ45 IN port represents the cluster number For example cluster 1 s first RJ45 port is 1 IN cluster 2 s is 2 IN and so on In the instructions below X represents the cluster number 1 through 8 a Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to the RJ45 X 1 port on the back of the HubPac Connect the other end of the cable to channel port N on the back of one of the desired Paragon switches Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to the RJ45 X 2 port on the back of the HubPac Connect the other end of the cable to channel port N on the back of the second desired Paragon switch Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to the RJ45 X 3 port on the back of the HubPac Connect the other end of the cable to channel port N on the back of the third desired Paragon switch Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to the RJ45 X 4 port on the back of the HubPac Connect the other end of the cable to channel port N on the back of the fourth desired Paragon switch Connect the power cord to the back of the HubPac Power ON the HubPac Power ON each of the Paragon switches 39 Installing a HubPac 40 A HubPac can connect to 8 server
65. 8 Installing a Serial CIM 189 Installing AUATC e 189 Installing P2CIM SER or P2CIM SER EU 189 Installing Paragon Manager 211 Installing the P2CIM AUSB C Driver in Windows ix 74 Installing the Paragon P2 UMT16645 Stacking Unit 13 35 160 Installing the Paragon P2 UMTS8325 Stacking Unit e 35 155 Introduction 1 116 Introduction to Serial CIMs 188 Kensington Mouse Type Settings e 206 Keyboard Type 100 Keyboard Controlled OSUI Functions 66 L Login 42 82 Loop Back Configuration 148 Macintosh Key Mapping 208 Main Units e 157 160 Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers e 130 Manually Selecting the Access Path 52 Messages on the ACTIVATOR User Station ix 72 Messages on the FOLLOWER User Stations 73 218 Naming Convention for Multiple Video e 70 Network Settings x 108 Non Standard Tiered Configurations e 52 143 Normal Display 16 o Operating a Serial CIM e 191 Operating Forced Video Using OSUI e 92 Operating Forced Video Using Paragon Manager e 93 Operation Administrator Functions e 84 Operation User Functions e 41 Operation Rules e 71 Other Components Working with Paragon II e 211 P P2CIM SER or P2CIM SER EU 191 P2 HubPac Configuration and Multiple Video ix 40 149 P2 HubPac Upgrade Operation ix 153 163 P2ZCIM LED Status e 123 P2ZCIMs 117 Package Contents 11 Paragon II and P2ZCIMs 118 Paragon II and P2ZCIMs Z CIMs 21 26 116
66. AMM model 25R5778 IBM has updated the BladeCenter frequently since its original release For best results please use P2CIM AUSB B firmware level 0A6 or later Paragon treats one IBM BladeCenter chassis as one tiered device similar to the Z CIM chain However Paragon II does not detect and display the real time blade server status in the OSUI as it does to the Z CIM chain You must issue a refresh command for the following scenarios e When connecting the IBM BladeCenter to the Paragon system for the first time e When there are changes made to BladeCenter s hardware configuration such as unplugging plugging or swapping any blade server s or powering off any blade server s The refresh command updates the OSUI channel information of blade servers to reflect current blade server status In This Chapter Refreshing Channel Status ccccccsscsccsessseesssesssnenesescscsseseeesensnesseseseanens 131 Renaming a BladeCenter Chassis sse 132 Renaming a Blade Server 133 zie Raritan sd When you re ready to take control Chapter 6 Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers Refreshing Channel Status 1 4 8 zie Raritan When you re ready to take control Log in to the Paragon system as an administrator Type admin in the User Name field press Enter and type the password default raritan all lowercase in the Password field Make sure the Selection Menu is sorted by the channel number If not
67. C s settings in its Setup Screen If you do not get any video or the video is degraded or distorted 1 Make sure that all of your cables are connected securely lt Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan When you re ready to take control Appendix E Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon Il System Make sure that your monitor can handle 800 x 600 video resolution at a refresh rate of 60 Hz If you are at a remote user station s monitor make sure that you are not running Cat 5 cable too far end to end The total length of Cat 5 cabling from the serial device to the monitor should not be greater than 1000 feet 304 m 199 Appendix F Extra Keyboard Mouse Information and Settings In This Chapter Emulating Sun Keys with a PS 2 Keyboard sss 200 Changing the Keyboard Layout Settings sss 201 Kensington Mouse Type Settings sess 206 Macintosh Key Mapping cccccssscscscseesessteesesesssnsesescsceeeceseneneeneseseanenens 208 Emulating Sun Keys with a PS 2 Keyboard Raritan We recommend that you use a Sun keyboard and mouse at your user stations if there are any Sun servers in your Paragon system If you must use a PS 2 keyboard to control a Sun server attached to your Paragon system Paragon is able to perform some keyboard emulation To emulate most of the special extra keys that are present on Sun keyboards but not on PS 2 keyboard
68. Direct Mode access see User Station Direct Mode on page 178 for additional information ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Appendix E Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon Il System Operating a Serial CIM P2CIM SER or P2CIM SER EU These CIMs provide different communication modes for you to operate the ASCII serial device e OnLine Communicating with an ASCII device The terminal screen area displays the interactions with the ASCII device e Help Help screen displayed Pressing Alt F1 displays the Help screen e Set Up Setup screen displayed Pressing Alt F2 or Alt F3 enters set up mode e Buffer Edit Buffer displayed Pressing Alt F4 enters buffer review edit mode Raritan provides a detailed user guide about the operation and configuration of the two CIMs Please see Paragon and Dominion KX Serial Device CIM User Guide for additional information This user guide can be downloaded from Raritan s website see Serial Device CIM User Guide http www raritan com _downloads pdfs products P2CIM SER 20User 20Guide pdf Raritan dida When you re ready to take control Operating a Serial CIM AUATC Screen Layout AUATC produces eight color video at 800 x 600 resolution which can accommodate 32 lines of 80 text characters each A typical ASCII terminal uses 24 lines so AUATC uses the eight extra lines to provide system status and help information These eight lines are divided
69. EFT ALT key the LEFT SHIFT key Caps Lock Num Lock the default Scroll Lock and None no Previous Channel Key function disabled Use any of the arrow keys to switch between the choices but you cannot select the key currently being used as the Hotkey see above e UpDnChnl The keyboard key that when pressed twice quickly and followed by the or key within one second causes Paragon II to switch to the previous or next channel port provided that that channel port is still available without going through the OSUI The alternatives are the LEFT ALT key the LEFT SHIFT key Caps Lock Num Lock Scroll Lock and None function disabled the default Use any of the arrow keys to switch between the choices but you cannot select the key currently being used as the Hotkey or Previous Channel Key see above For more information see Switching between Previous and Next Channels on page 58 earlier in this chapter e Local PC Use any of the arrow keys to toggle Local PC Mode On or Off the default for the attached user station Turn PC Mode On only if you have used a Z CIM to attach a local PC between the user station and the Paragon switch Raritan 65 When you re ready to take control Help Menu Tochange or delete your password You can delete a password if Require Password is set to No or change it while the User Profile Menu is onscreen by pressing P Type your old password at the first prompt Type a new p
70. ESC button once more the channel configuration will be cleared and will be rebuilt later by the Paragon switch This is called a Partial Reset However if you press the ENT button both the channel configuration and the user profile and system settings will be cleared Note Performing a reset or partial reset in a cascaded Paragon system must start from the third tier if any to the second tier and finally move to the base unit first tier After resetting the device a progress indicator appears on the message bar of the OSUI to indicate the current update percentage During the database updating users are unable to operate the OSUI functions Updating DataBase 70 X Initial Configuration Raritan This section includes full instructions for how to install single matrix switches cascades of multiple matrix switches or stacking switches Follow the simplified procedure previously outlined in Basic Installation on page 12 to install a simple Paragon system with a single switch See User Station Direct Mode on page 178 to install a direct mode User Station to CIM system with no Paragon switches See Paragon II and P2ZCIMs Z CIMs on page 116 to install a Z CIM and a local PC in your system 21 When you re ready to take control Initial Configuration Using the OSUI for Initial Configuration You will use the Paragon II On Screen User Interface OSUI after you install the Paragon system so here are so
71. Ht rii e ERE ro Oi erre se Ere ined 16 Normal Display 16 go usdiSiOuo d 17 Function Selecion OCreEN s erri PURUS ERI NI S ER RREIR UE EE LIES 17 oelectmp a FU CHOON cst tengo rate e e pU io GU Ege DEI d En PR es 18 Initial ConfigurabOU gie en iie OW OR RETREAT OD ERA DOREM E E GIRO TEEE YE VG FIR eI Ros 21 Using the OSUI for Initial Configuration sss 22 Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch sss 24 Installing a Cascaded Paragon System sssssssssseeeeeeeereenenenennnnnnnnennnnnes 29 Rules of Powering On a Cascaded System sse 34 Installing the Paragon P2 UMT832S Stacking Unit sss 35 Raritan i When you re ready to take control Installing the Paragon P2 UMT16645 Stacking Unit Important Note about Powering Off the Stacking Unit Installing IUD Pac sis oec terio tute sie v a ERE TE ERIT viata Installing a ElubPac eeuseceidvit ee tte ero tn ferte inertiae Chapter 3 Operation User Functions Video Gain Adjustment and Skew Compensation in P2 EUST Video Gain Adjustment in P2 UST sse Selecting No iadgi M Manually Selecting the Access Path sssssssssseeeeeeen Path Overlapping Constraint cccceesesessesesescseeseceeeeeeeesesssesesne
72. Manager User Guide on the manual CD for details Ensure the checkbox before the Main Unit is selected WJ Click Load Hex File to select the firmware file P2 xxx hex For example choose the file P2 3E5 hex to upgrade to firmware version 4 2 Click Send To Paragon gt Yes Then the utility starts to upgrade the Main Unit and every connected Stacking Unit if any 10 Once all of the upgrade is completed a message appears Case 10 Upgrading the Firmware of User Stations Purpose To upgrade the user stations and benefit from recent enhancements to the Paragon product line 1 ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Connect the user station to the serial port e g COM 2 of a computer via an RS 232 male to female serial cable shipped with the user station Download the firmware from the Firmware Upgrades webpage http www raritan com support firmwareupgrades on the Raritan website xix Case 10 Upgrading the Firmware of User Stations O o N OON Unzip the downloaded file There are a file named ParagonUpdate_xxx exe xxx represents the version and a firmware file for the user station If using the P2 EUST the firmware file is named EUST xxx hex If using the P2 UST the firmware file is named V5 xxx hex xxx represents the version Double click ParagonUpdate_xxx exe to execute the program Enter the information about the user station in the Paragon Update utility For example nthe
73. Name column type P2 EUST 1 In the IP address Serial column select Default Serial In the Port column type 2 This represents the serial port COM2 Ensure the checkbox before the user station is selected W Click Load Hex File to select the firmware file To start the upgrade click Send To Paragon Yes Once the upgrade is completed a message appears See General Update Procedure on page 153 and Paragon Manager User Guide on the manual CD for details ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing Raritan s Paragon II The Paragon family is about breaking away from the traditional expensive model of server management one server one dedicated monitor one dedicated keyboard Paragon enables one or more workstations to access multiple servers even servers of different platforms No matter how large or small your setup no matter how simple or how complex Raritan is confident that there is a Paragon system just right for you In This Chapter Paragon Il Overview eerte tne i t trenta neos 1 Product Photos cette erred ey rine n de nde rdi er put eror reve 6 Product Peatut68u uenis pao ronde e Pedal onda Fig eri ut UR PRU Ra nER 8 Package Contents so eet neni opa iate S n eoe 11 Paragon ll Overview ZE Raritan The Paragon II is designed to perform heavy duty multiple user to many server keyboard video mouse KVM matrix switching without burden
74. P and 2000 Driver installation The Windows operating system Windows XP or 2000 automatically detects the connected USB to RS485 cable and the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog appears 1 Select Yes this time only and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard 166 Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware inslallalion CD on the Windows Update Web ste with you permission Read our piivacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update lo search for O Yes now and every lime connect a device O No not this lime Click Nest to continue Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrade 2 Select Install from a list of specific location Advanced and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Prolific USB o S eria Bridge If your hardware came with an installation CD SS or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do O Ingal the scflware automaticaly Recommended Click Nest to continue 3 Select Search for the best driver in their locations 4 Select Include this location in the search and click Browse to navigate to the location where the USB to RS485 driver files are stored Ensure the other option Search removable media floppy CD ROM is NOT selected Found New Hardware Wizard P
75. P2 UST connected to a third tier Paragon II will change the IP address of that particular third tier unit It is essential to put all matrix switches in a Paragon II system on the network as firmware upgrades are pushed across the system through TCP IP 109 When you re ready to take control Autoscan and Autoskip Autoscan and Autoskip As an administrator you can press F6 to turn autoscanning on and off When autoscanning is turned on and you press Esc to leave the OSUI screen Paragon sequentially and automatically switches from one channel port to the next displaying each channel port s video for the duration of the user s global scan rate or the channel port s individual scan rate see User Profile Customization on page 62 starting over at port 1 when it reaches the last channel port In a cascaded system when the scan reaches a channel port to which a subsidiary Paragon switch is attached it drops down to the subsidiary s channel ports and scans them before resuming with the higher level channel ports To stay on a given channel port while Paragon is switching between channels one by one due to autocanning you must turn off autoscanning Press the hot key default Scroll Lock twice quickly to trigger the OSUI when the desired channel is displayed and press F6 to turn off the function The word Scan at the bottom of the OSUI will appear in black when autoscan is off or yellow when autoscan is on In Paragon II s d
76. Password field type the default password raritan alllowercase and press the Enter key b The monitor will display the Selection Menu indicating that the user station is correctly installed Paragonddea od 1 6 1 001 Win2000 o3 S f Page FKey Ent Esc c Press F5 to activate the Administration Menu Use the and V keys to move the highlight to the Channel Configuration entry and press Enter to select it zie Raritan 53 When you re ready to take control Installing a Cascaded Paragon System Channel Configuration S Edit FKey Esc d The Channel Configuration menu appears Use the and keys and Page Up and Page Down keys to approach channel ports to which subsidiary Paragon switches are connected The port default device names appear in the Name column and the device type in the Device column P242 for a 2 x 42 switch P2 UMT242 P442 for a 4 x 42 switch P2 UMT442 P832 for an 8 x 32 switch P2 UMT832M or P1664 for a 16 x 64 switch P2 UMT1664M Paragon442 1 Winz2 00 Edit G FKey S Esc e Continue using the 4 and VV keys and Page Up and Page Down keys to move the yellow highlight to the Name field for the channel port number where a subsidiary Paragon switch is installed and press Enter The highlight should turn light blue xa lt Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 2 Installation f Typethe name you want to assign to the subsidiary Paragon switch on
77. Press O alphabetical character type yes gt press Enter The system will log out all of logged in users and return the selected settings to factory defaults See System Reset on page 107 for details Case 7 Using the Integrated Card Reader Purpose To pass the login authentication configured in specific servers that require the input of the data stored in an appropriate smart card This function requires the card reader enabled firmware and devices including the Paragon switch with firmware 4 3 or above P2 EUST C and P2CIM AUSB C 1 Raritan When you re ready to take control Log into Paragon utilizing a user station with an integrated card reader P2 EUST C Access the server where the appropriate authentication software and driver have been installed and configured properly and which is connected to the Paragon system via P2CIM AUSB C When you see the blank screen or a message prompting you to insert the card insert your smart card into the card reader of the user station Depending on the configuration of the target server or authentication software you may also need to enter a PIN After the login authentication and authorization has been completed you can start working on the server xv Case 8 Creating Multiple Paths to the Same Server s 6 When you complete your work press the hot key default Scroll Lock twice quickly to trigger the On Screen User Interface OSUI See Using the OSUI f
78. Raritan When you re ready to take control ZE Raritan Chapter 5 Paragon II and P2ZCIMs Z CIMs 5 Power ON the server 6 Optional Connect a local user console to the UKVMSC Z CIM 7 Name the newly added server by repeating the steps described in the previous section To name the server channel on the Tiered Selection Menu of Z CIM 8 Press F2 to return to the Selection Menu Go to the Z CIM channel to verify both of the name change and the server operation are OK Repeat the steps in the above sections for each server to be added to the chain Name and test each server as it is added Follow the steps below to add the rest of the Z CIM chain of servers e Insert a new Z CIM in the chain e Name the server channel on the tiered Selection Menu of Z CIM Important Please follow these guidelines to ensure that there is enough power to support all Z CIMs in a chain For Paragon I UMT242 442 832 and 1664 with hardware III and Paragon II firmware and Paragon II switches in chains up to 20 individual Z CIM units at least one Z CIM must be powered ON in Z CIMs chains from 21 to 42 Z CIM units at least 15 Z CIMs must be powered ON At least 75 of UKVMSPD Z CIMs in the chain must be powered ON in order for the chain to be recognized by the Paragon switch Using a UKVMSPD Z CIM with a Local PC To grant specific access to a local PC from a certain user station and to access the Paragon system servers also insert a
79. Start menu PCCI Integration In the PCCI Paragon CommandCenter Integration environment Paragon II works within the P2SC setup and we recommend you first read the Paragon II System Controller P2SC user manual for initial installation and configuration of your Paragon II System Controller unit This document is available on the User Manuals amp Quick Setup Guides CD included with your shipment or on the Support section of your local Raritan website In North or South America do the following 1 Visit Raritan s Product Documentation webpage http www raritan com support productdocumentation with your browser 2 Scroll down the page to the Paragon II System Controller heading 3 Clickon the User Guide link Special Note Paragon II Releases 4 2 and 4 3 are not compatible with the Paragon II System Controller They are considered standalone releases and are not supported for installation in a Raritan PCCI environment As of release 4 3 1 Paragon II returned to compatibility with P2SC Existing Paragon II System Controller customers may upgrade their Paragon II components to 4 3 1 or higher to benefit from recently added features and maintenance fixes Please see the Paragon II 4 3 1 release notes for minimum firmware levels For information about the supported features in PCCI download the document titled Supported Paragon II Features in PCCI from Raritan s Product Documentation webpage http www raritan com sup
80. T Raritan When you re ready to take control ZE Raritan Chapter 3 Operation User Functions Video Gain Adjustment and Skew Compensation in P2 EUST Note that Automatic skew compensation is only available when you use P2 EUST or P2 EUST C and one of these CIMs P2CIM APS2 P2CIM AUSB P2CIM ASUN P2CIM APS2DUAL P2CIM AUSBDUAL P2CIM APS2 B P2CIM AUSB B or P2CIM AUSB C However Manual skew compensation is always available with a P2 EUST or P2 EUST C regardless of the CIM type Automatic skew compensation adjusts the video quality automatically based on varying cable distances and cable types If this video quality adjustment on an active CIM using the P2 EUST or P2 EUST C is unsatisfactory you can manually adjust the video gain setting and skew delay of each color via the OSUI Once adjusted the gain setting and skew delay values are stored in the database of the Paragon switch that the P2 EUST or P2 EUST C connects to To adjust video quality on any channel connect to the channel you wish to adjust Press the Hot Key default Scroll Lock twice QUICKLY to activate the Selection Menu and press the or keys on your numeric keypad to select one of four options AGC skew delay of Red skew delay of Green and skew delay of Blue Press the or keys on your numeric keypad to increase or decrease the skew delay Skew compensation range is 0 to 31 The video gain changed adjustment value appears in the Me
81. TP cable C Computer Interface Module CIM IP enabled user station Remote user 15 user stations Raritan When you re ready to take control Product Photos Product Photos Paragon Il Main Units P2 UMT242 P2 UMT442 P2 UMT832M and P2 UMT1664M Paragon II Main Unit User Station and CIM 1 P2 UMI832M 2 P2 EUST 3 P2CIM APS2 Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 1 Introduction P2 EUSTI C Front and Rear Sides mug L q A e Raritan 7 When you re ready to take control Product Features Product Features 2U design supports 16 users 64 servers model P2 UMT1664M 1U design supports 8 users 32 servers model P2 UMT832M 1U design supports 4 users 42 servers model P2 UMT442 1U design supports 2 users 42 servers model P2 UMT242 Expands the number of users with Raritan s P2CIM APS2DUAL P2CIM AUSBDUAL or P2 HubPac Locates users and servers up to 1000 feet 304 m apart Supports high resolution video up to 1600 x 1200 Supports up to 512 customized user profiles with optional Memory Card Adds remote access over IP or modem with Raritan s IP Reach and UST IP models Expands to 10 000 servers via multi dimensional expansion with optional Memory Card Stacking switches provide 10076 non blocked expansion with a single cable Enclosed 19 rack mounts with included brackets Simple plug and p
82. UKVMSPD dual access CIM between a user station and a Base Unit 1 If you have not already done so install your Paragon system as described in Installation on page 12 2 Disconnect the cable that connects the user station to the Base Unit from the Base Unit s user port 3 Connect the free end of this cable to the UKVMSPD RJ45 port labeled UTP OUT 4 Connect another Cat 5 cable from the UKVMSPD RJ45 port labeled UTP IN to the Base Unit s user port where you just disconnected the other cable 127 When you re ready to take control Paragon Il and Z CIMs 128 Plug the UKVMSPD HD15 strand into the HD15 VGA video port of the server you want to access Plug the purple 6 pin mini DIN keyboard strand into the server s 6 pin mini DIN keyboard port Plug the light green 6 pin mini DIN strand into the server s 6 pin mini DIN mouse port Plug in and power ON the server If the UKVMSPD is installed and operating properly the UKVMSPD green LED will start blinking once per second when the UKVMSPD is idle more quickly while data passes in either direction Once this installation is finished activate Local PC Mode on the user station 1 Log in at the attached user station 2 Press the hot key default Scroll Lock twice rapidly to activate the OSUI 3 Press F4 to activate the User Profile menu OO St ON GUI Paragonis64 5 ADMIN Yes oo Rat on Off Scroll Nani None Use Tab or the and
83. USB to Serial Bridge COM4 Note If you cannot find USB to Serial Bridge COMx either the USB to RS485 driver has not been installed or the USB to RS485 driver installation was not successful If this occurs reinstall the USB to RS485 driver by following the procedure described in the previous section zie Raritan 169 When you re ready to take control P2 HubPac Upgrade Operation gt STEP 4 Launch the Paragon Update utility version 2 4 4 or later After the hardware connection is completed you can execute the Paragon Update utility to upgrade the firmware Note that Paragon Update version 2 4 4 or later supports this firmware upgrade Earlier versions do not have this capability Please use the latest version of the Paragon Upgrade utility which you downloaded along with the HubPac firmware to ensure the success of the upgrade Prior to the firmware update with Paragon Update ensure the P2 HubPac is powered ON 1 Double click ParagonUpdate_xxx exe xxx represents the version The Paragon Update window appears 2 Specify the device information of the connected HubPac a Type a name for the HubPac in the Name field b Select Default Serial in the IP adddress Serial field c Typethe COM port number that your PC assigns to the HubPac in the Port field Name IP address Serial Port Encryption Key oO HubPac Default Serial 4 zDefault No Encryption 3 Select the checkbox EJ beside the HubPac
84. Unit Doing so will cause the channel color display on the OSUI Selection Menu to become incorrect To power off the Stacking Unit you must disconnect it from the Main Unit first If the Stacking Unit is powered off by accident when it is still connected to the Main Unit do the following to restore the color display to normal 1 Remove the stacking cable connected between Stacking and Main Units Power off the Main Unit Connect the stacking cable between Main and Stacking Units Power on the Stacking Unit first gi W opa qe Then power on the Main Unit Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 2 Installation Installing a HubPac Raritan P2 HubPac is available for use with Paragon II HubPac units allow users of different Paragon switches to access the same server s Each five port cluster on a HubPac is capable of connecting a server to up to four Paragon switches CIM models capable of connecting to a P2 HubPac include e P2CIM APS2 e P2CIM AUSB e P2CIM ASUN e UKVMC Installing a HubPac Please use the basic installation instructions below to create the HubPac configuration that gives users of up to 4 Paragon switches the capability to access the same server s Note P2 HubPac does not support the card reader functionality at this time Therefore make sure the servers that require the card reader authentication are not connected to the P2 HubPac 37 When you re ready to t
85. Units is permitted When a P2 UMT1664M unit acts as the Main Unit only one P2 UMT16645 Stacking Unit can be in daisy chain with it When a P2 UMT832M unit acts as the Main Unit up to three P2 UMT8325 Stacking Units can be in the daisy chain e You cannot mix unlike configurations of Main Units and Stacking Units For example you cannot use a P2 UMT8325 Stacking Unit with a UMT1664 Main Unit and vice versa e These cannot be used as Stacking Units P2 UMT1664M P2 UMT832M UMT1664 UMT832 Paragon I with hardware version HW3 Important Never power off a Stacking Unit when it is still CONNECTED to a Main Unit Doing so will cause the channel color display in the OSUI Selection Menu to become abnormal To power off the Stacking Unit you must disconnect it from the Main Unit first See Important Note about Powering Off the Stacking Unit on page 36 for additional information Standard Stacked Configurations This section shows both of supported and unsupported connection configurations In the diagrams of this section two letters I and O represent the following meanings I Input O Output Single Base with Stacking Example A Non blocked System P2 UMT1664M Standard configuration any user can access any channel port in the system r2 uMr1664M 2E Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 7 Configurations Example B Non blocked System P2 UMT832M Standard confi
86. VATOR channel so please note down its channel number 2 Connect other P2CIM AUSB to the remaining video and USB ports of the server Make sure each CIM is connected to one USB port If there are not enough USB ports on the server connect their USB connectors to a USB hub s USB ports for power supply 3 Connect these CIMs to the channel ports of the desired Paragon switch using the Cat 5 cables Operation Rules This section describes the general concept for operating the Multiple Video function including the activation and termination of the Multiple Video mode Activation of the Multiple Video Mode e Only access to the ACTIVATOR channel can trigger the function e The sequence of the ACTIVATOR and FOLLOWER user ports is consecutive For example with the precondition of four associated channels if the ACTIVATOR user port is No 3 the FOLLOWER user ports start from the next number which are 4 5 and 6 e The function is forced regardless of the login status or the permissions of the logged in users on the FOLLOWER user stations e This function can be remotely triggered through Raritan s IP Reach if any Note Accessing the ACTIVATOR channel with the Forced Video command CANNOT trigger the Multiple Video function The associated channels will not output their data automatically Termination of the Multiple Video Mode The hot key for triggering the OSUI is disabled on the FOLLOWER user stations Therefore choose on
87. ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Make sure all Paragon switches are powered OFF Connect a power cord to a Stacking Unit Connect the Main Unit with the Stacking Unit using two stacking cables 35 Installing a Cascaded Paragon System 36 a Connect one end of a stacking cable to Expansion Port Out A on the back of the Stacking Unit Connect the other end of the cable to the lower Expansion Port In on the Main Unit b Connectone end of the other stacking cable to Expansion Port Out B on the back of the other Stacking Unit Connect the other end of the cable to the upper Expansion Port In on the Main Unit 4 Power ON all Paragon switches 5 On the front panel of the Main Unit a Press the FUNC button and use the A and V buttons to select Stacking Support Press the ENT button to confirm the selection b Setthe total number of Stacking Units 1 unit maximum and press the ENT button to save the setting 6 Onthe front panel of the Stacking Unit a Press the FUNC button and use the A and V buttons to select Set Stack ID Press the ENT button to confirm the selection b Assign the Stacking Unit ID using the A and V buttons 7 Press the ENT button to save the setting 8 Power OFF all Paragon switches 9 Power on the Stacking Unit 10 Power on the Main Unit Important Note about Powering Off the Stacking Unit Never power off a Stacking Unit when it is still CONNECTED to a Main
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89. ade Server tenete nnne nenne enne tenete 133 Chapter 7 Configurations 135 Principles of Re Connection eese eerte toto toten nett ENEKEL to toto toe nte tinere tenente nentes 135 Tiered Configurations ete ee rne ren an n e pre hen a tun ee Genie Feo dn oae 136 Standard Tiered Configurations cccccesesseseseseseseecseesensesesesesesnenenesesesesnsnenesessseeceseeeeeenenes 136 Stacked Configurations eerte ttt t t tonne tinta tete SE HEAREN SEKKA EANN 139 Standard Stacked Configurations sss 140 T Raritan When you re ready to take control Contents Non Standard Tiered Configuration S sissies intii i ieiki disie 143 Guidelines for Existing Firmware Versions 143 Loop Back Configuration tinet metis tnra tere eI Ho Ed ee HER E aS 148 P2 HubPac Configuration and Multiple Video sssssssssssseeeeeeenennnes 149 Configuration for Multiple Video sse 149 Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrade 153 General Update Procedures ise siete Doer ipee rp se PE nr erar eis ia perd STERS iae 153 Failsafe Upgrade Feature tenente nennen tenentes 156 Maim Bie XD 157 Stacking UNIS ce PA 159 BE gor istoc bre pp 162 P2 HubPac Upgrade Operation sse tenete nennen tenete 163 Appendix A Specifications 172 Specifications of Paragon II Components ccccccessscsseesseteesesesesnsnsnesescecececeeeeesenesssesesesnsnenensseaanens 172 Cat 5 Cable Gu
90. ake control Installing a HubPac arraeaoaea o fe 0 0 0 o fsssssassau 5 0o fr ee ir rr 1 HubPac 2 Server 3 CIM 4 Cat5 cable 5 Paragon switch the model illustrated is P2 UMT1664M 6 X User station 7 Monitor keyboard and mouse connected to the user station 1 Power OFF each Paragon switch Note Prior to installation all Paragon switches and HubPac units must be powered OFF Servers and user stations to be connected can be in a powered ON state 2 Attach a server via CIM to the HubPac Note Up to 8 servers can be connected to one HubPac Each 5 port cluster on the HubPac represents one server connection with four associated HubPac switch ports Each HubPac switch port in a cluster can be attached to a separate Paragon switch enabling users of these attached Paragon switches to access the same server 38 ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 2 Installation Connect a CIM to a server see Specifications on page 172 for specific instructions on connecting different CIM types to a server Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to the RJ45 port on a CIM Connect the other end of cable to the RJ45 1 IN port on the back of HubPac Power ON the server Repeat the above steps to connect the remaining servers connecting the Cat 5 UTP cable to the HubPac at the RJ45 2 IN 3 IN 4 IN
91. alid while in the Multiple Video mode Target PC User Enter Multiple Mode Hotkey Function Disabled E Raritan 75 When you re ready to take control Authentication with a Smart Card Using P2 USTIP for Multiple Video Outputs P2 USTIP has two operation modes remote and local modes Only local mode supports the Multiple Video function In the remote mode no OSUI displayed P2 USTIP CANNOT function as either the ACTIVATOR or FOLLOWER user station in this mode If a remote user accesses an ACTIVATOR channel via P2 USTIP the Multiple Video function is NOT triggered at all In the local mode OSUI displayed This is the only mode in which Multiple Video functions Enter the local mode by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete Then P2 USTIP can act as either the ACTIVATOR or FOLLOWER user station Authentication with a Smart Card 74 With the use of the P2 EUST C user station and the P2CIM AUSB C computer interface module Paragon II enables you to control access to servers that require user authentication with an appropriate smart card Therefore data security is further enhanced by only permitting users who pass appropriate login credentials to a target server to view and manage the server s data Note that the integrated card reader is used when accessing target servers but not when accessing Paragon II The method of accessing Paragon II is unchanged Installing the P2CIM AUSB C Driver in Windows The target server m
92. ame for tiered devices that are not Paragon switches A Tiered devices that are not Paragon switches B Paragonswitches UMT x C User stations Guidelines for Multiple Base Configuration A multiple base configuration could be two tier or three tier configuration It is composed of more than one Paragon Main Unit serving as Base Units and second tier or even third tier devices Initialization e After all devices have been connected power on the devices from UPPER tier to lower tier For example power on the second tier device s first and then the Base Units in a two tier configuration e After initialization each tiered device has an updated database Guidelines for changing connections of tiered devices Example A Relocating a third tier device with multiple second tier connections refer to red line in the diagram 1 Disconnect some or all of the user ports on an third tier unit UMT 3A that connect to the channel ports of second tier units UMT 2A and UMT 2C and re connect the user ports to the channel ports of another second tier unit UMT 2B 137 When you re ready to take control Tiered Configurations 138 2 Recycle the power of all impacted devices This is recommended to build a clean database for Paragon switches Sequence of recycling power is from the HIGHEST tier third tier to the Base Unit In our example UMT 3A gt UMT 2A gt UMT 2B gt UMT 2C gt UMT 1A
93. ame of the server or other device on that channel port Name You can toggle between these two ways of sorting by pressing F12 Default sorting is by channel number but unless the system is re initialized the last selected sort order will be shown the next time that the Selection Menu is activated Other columns in the channel number view include No row number and Scn the individual scan delay time in seconds unless the channel port has a subsidiary Paragon switch or tiered device attached to it in which case the Sen column will show Selection Menu Sorted by Channel Number Paragon442 04 302 2 oo2 Linux I Page FKey Ent Esc 47 When you re ready to take control Selecting a Server 48 Selection Menu Sorted by Channel Name Page PCName FKey Ent Esc The Selection Menu displays up to eight channel ports per page total number of pages appears in the upper right hand corner for example Page 2 5 indicates that you are on the second of five pages Use the Page Up and Page Down keys on your keyboard to move between the pages Once you have selected a server as described on the following pages Paragon II will switch to that channel port If ID Display is enabled in the User Profile configuration a display will appear at the top of your screen to identify the chosen channel port for the number of seconds set gt To choose a server from the Selection Menu 1 If you are not in t
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95. ard Maximum Servers 1 800 1 800 1 800 10000 442 with optional memory card Maximum Servers 1 800 1 800 1 800 1 800 242 2161 Maximum User Names 127 127 127 512 with optional memory card PCCI compatibility Yes asa2nd Yes asa2nd No No tier tier PCCI compatibility is not available for Paragon versions 4 2 and 4 3 only but remains available for earlier versions Note Only one Stacking Unit can be connected per Paragon I HW3 switch lt Raritan ig When you re ready to take control Double Diamond Configuration Double Diamond Configuration 184 Officially the Double Diamond configuration is NOT a Raritan approved solution if Stacking Units or P2 HubPac is included in the configuration Therefore it is highly recommended to avoid this configuration especially when using Paragon II Stacking Units or P2 HubPac UMT 3A Raritan When you re ready to take control Appendix D Paragon II Rack Mount Forward Mount ZE Raritan Paragon II user stations and most matrix switches can be mounted in 1U 1 75 4 4 cm of vertical space in a standard 19 equipment rack except that P2 UMT1664M switch shall be mounted in 2U 3 5 8 9 cm of space To rackmount a Paragon switch use the brackets and screws that came with the unit to rackmount a user station use Raritan s RUST LM304 rackmount kit If you lose or damage a switch s brackets replace them with the RUMT 1U LM30
96. arily off and blinks on every two 2 seconds P2ZCIM has a confirmed Communication Address but is not switched to that Address e Ifthe LED is on and blinks on off rapidly when there is keyboard mouse traffic CIM has a confirmed Communication Address and is switched to that Address Note The P2ZCIM will blink from time to time even if there is no keyboard mouse traffic this demonstrates that the P2ZCIM is operating normally and not locked e If the LED is blinking on and off but at a regulated moderate speed that is every half second that P2ZCIM is acting as Manager of the chain Paragon Il and Z CIMs ZE Raritan Z CIM installation requires that servers are assigned names when added to the Z CIM chain The default name of any Z CIM is its serial number which is not meaningful to you In order to name the Z CIM it must be connected to a server that is powered on and to the Paragon switch to get status and name assignment To organize and track Z CIMs and the servers to which they are connected we recommend one of two methods e Record the serial numbers of the Z CIMs connected to each server and then name all Z CIMs at one time after the chain is complete e First complete the chain and then power on the Z CIM one at a time checking the serial number on the Z CIM as it is connected and assigning the proper name to the proper server Z CIM When naming or renaming a Z CIM switch to that Z CIM to activate it thereby
97. assword up to eight characters at the next prompt and press Enter To delete your password press Enter without typing anything in the field Confirm the new password by typing it again at the third prompt then either press Enter to save the new password or Esc to abort the change and continue using the old password Note Be careful when you change your password If you forget or lose it the administrator has no way of recovering or erasing it your account will have to be deleted and recreated When the OSUI is open activate the Help Menu by pressing F1 This menu displays a list of function keys and their functions Help Exit Channel Selection Sort by Channel z Name Power Control Commands User Profile Information Screen Logout Release Channel 2 FkKey Esc Keyboard Controlled OSUI Functions Use the following function keys to access Paragon s OSUI functions F1 View the Help Menu F2 Access the Selection Menu in order to view or select channel ports or view group IDs or scan rates y 9 Ke Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions F3 Access Power Control Menu for associated channel F4 Access the User Profile Menu in order to view and change user specific operating parameters F5 Administrator only View the Administration Menu F6 Administrator only Toggle autoscan on or off F7 Administrator only Toggle autoskip on or off F8 Vi
98. ations have integrated IP access and provide KVM over IP capability for anytime anywhere access and control of servers Key features include a slim design and GUI for point and click remote access The P2 USTIP series supports IP access enabling one or two remote users to access Paragon II connected servers from anywhere via a Web browser P2 USTIP2 also supports 128 bit SSL encryption and local authentication through Paragon II or centralized authentication when used with Raritan s CommandCenter Secure Gateway Main Units There are a number of Main Units that support a wide range of configurations P2 UMT242 supports 2 users and 42 servers P2 UMT442 supports 4 users and 42 servers P2 UMTS832M supports 8 users and 32 servers P2 UMT1664M supports 16 users and 64 servers CIMs There are also several different CIMs for different types of servers all must output VGA video P2CIM APS2 Supports servers with IBM PS 2 type keyboard and mouse ports It comes with automatic skew compensation when used with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C zie Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 1 Introduction Works with P2 HubPac in PC MAC and Sun USB configurations ZCIM PS2 supports servers with IBM PS 2 type keyboard and mouse ports and has an extra RJ45 port to support a local server installed between a user station and a Base Unit as well as chaining of Z CIMs for
99. base press the ENT button Clear All appears on the LCD If you press the ESC button once more the channel configuration will be cleared and will be rebuilt later by the Paragon switch This is called a Partial Reset However if you press the ENT button both the channel configuration and the user profile and system settings will be cleared Clear Database Hit En ESC Function Selection Screen Several administrative functions can be performed on the Function Menu on the Paragon switch s front panel LCD Display Ver SN Test User UST1 Test Chan UKVM Test Stack Unit 17 When you re ready to take control Paragon Il Front Panel Display and Controls 18 Stacking Support Set LCD Contrast Re Configure Set IP Address Reset Unit Selecting a Function Press the FUNC button on the front panel of the Paragon switch to enter the Function Menu mode and use the A and V buttons to scroll through the Function List Press the ENT button on the front panel to select one displayed function and use the instructions below for each specified function Press the ESC button on the front panel at any time to return to Normal Display Function Menu Display Ver SN Display Ver SN Firmware Version and Serial Number Displays current version of firmware the firmware loader the unit s serial number and the field programmable gate array FPGA Firmware 2C1
100. c user station known as Forced Video Local control by the administrator Product Features 10 Remote control by the administrator and authorized users through Paragon Manager e Supports authentication with an appropriate smart card when using the following Paragon II components p2 EUST C P2CIM AUSP C Special Notes gt P2 EUSTIC has been tested to support Windows and Linux operating systems Support for Mac and Sun servers is planned for an upcoming release Releases 4 2 and 4 3 are not compatible with the Paragon II System Controller P2SC They are considered standalone releases and are not supported for installation in a Raritan PCCI environment As of release 4 3 1 Paragon II returned to compatibility with P2SC Existing Paragon II System Controller customers may upgrade their Paragon II components to 4 3 1 or higher to benefit from recently added features and maintenance fixes Please see the Paragon II 4 3 1 release notes for minimum firmware levels For information about the supported features in PCCI download the document titled Supported Paragon II Features in PCCI from Raritan s Product Documentation webpage http www raritan com support productdocumentation paragon lI Raritan When you re ready to take control Package Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Each Paragon Main Unit P2 UMT242 P2 UMT442 P2 UMT832M or P2 UMT1664M ships with One Main Unit Two 20 ft
101. clustered access P2CIM ASUN Supports servers with Sun type keyboard and mouse ports It comes with automatic skew compensation when used with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C Works with P2 HubPac in PC MAC and Sun USB configurations P2CIM AUSB Supports servers with USB keyboard and mouse ports It comes with automatic skew compensation when used with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C Works with P2 HubPac in PC MAC and Sun USB configurations P2CIM AUSB C provides all of the functions of P2CIM AUSB and enables smart card access when used with P2 EUST C P2CIM SER P2CIM SER EU and AUATC support servers or ASCII serial devices connected to the Paragon II system through their RS 232 serial ports P2CIM APS2DUAL supports servers with IBM PS 2 keyboard and mouse This CIM doubles the number of users that have access to a particular server and provides automatic skew compensation when used with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C P2CIM AUSBDUAL supports servers with USB or Sun USB keyboard and mouse This CIM doubles the number of users that have access to a particular server and provides automatic skew compensation when used with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C Two CIMs support IBM BladeCenter blade servers and provide automatic skew compensation when used with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C P2CIM APS2 B for PS 2 type keyboard and mouse ports P2CIM AUSB B for USB type keyboard and mouse ports Paragon Il Overview User Stations One univer
102. ct the server to output its data to user stations connected to a Paragon switch other than the Base Unit UMT 1 such as user station E or F The permitted data direction is shown below e Data transmitted from one of the base tier servers from 1 1 to 1 3 TO one of the user stations connected to UMT 1 B to D OR lt Raritan gi When you re ready to take control Video Redirection Forced Video e Data transmitted from one of the upper tier servers from 2 1 to 2 3 TO one of the user stations connected to UMT 1 B to D 2 1 2 2 2 3 ah 1 h3 c lt N iy a A LJ Ll E F ij og The user station you operate to issue the Forced Video command Operating Forced Video Using OSUI 1 At the Selection Menu press the and Vv keys to highlight the channel number of the server whose video keyboard mouse data output you want to redirect 2 Press Tab and the OSUI message bar displays a switch message Paragonis6e4 02 1 001 CForce Switch to user port ds zie Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions 3 Typethe two digit number of the user port to which the data output is redirected 4 Press Enter to have the data output to the assigned user port or press Esc to cancel The Forced Video function is always performed regardless of the login status or the permissions of that logg
103. d FOLLOWER channel successfully outputs its data 3 The 3rd FOLLOWER channel CANNOT successfully output its data 4 Every FOLLOWER channel successfully outputs its data ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions The failure of data output can be caused by one of the following reasons Blockage to the FOLLOWER channel port s For example other user s may be accessing one or more of the FOLLOWER channels in Private mode and thus block the access Mouse keyboard activity is detected on the FOLLOWER user station s when the Multiple Video command is issued Paragon will NOT execute Multiple Video in order to protect that server s operation The FOLLOWER user station is P2 USTIP which enters the remote mode no OSUI displayed This message will be displayed on the screen The FOLLOWER user station is set to Local PC mode The FOLLOWER user station is P2 EUST C which detects the insertion of the smart card This message will be displayed on the Screen User is in Card Reader Mode e There are not enough FOLLOWER user stations subsequent to the ACTIVATOR user station This message will be displayed on the screen User Station is not available Messages on the FOLLOWER User Stations When the Multiple Video command is issued a message similar to the following will be displayed on the FOLLOWER user stations Any keyboard output on these user stations is inv
104. e are no default names for any servers and the Name fields are blank except for IBM BladeCenter chassis if any which has a default name shown as IBM Blade Paragond4a o4 1 01 o3 f Page FKey Ent Esc e Press the 4 and keys on the user station keyboard to move the highlight to one of the green server ports and press Enter 4 Normal server access and operation indicates a successful connection 5 Press the Scroll Lock key twice QUICKLY to activate the OSUI and either press F9 to log out or choose another green channel if any to access Raritan e When you re ready to take control Paragon Il Front Panel Display and Controls Paragon Il Front Panel Display and Controls 16 The control buttons and LCD display on the Paragon switch provide system management and technical support functions For most situations there is no need to use the front panel beyond viewing status der e e Front Panel Components and Functions 1 Bes The ESC button is used for canceling displayed function and returning system to normal state The FUNC button is used to select various functions The LCD displays system status and indicates functions that can be selected by pressing front panel control buttons The 4 A gt and V buttons are used for selecting or setting various options depending on the function being performed The ENT button is used for confirming and executing selected function
105. e 31h japan5 setup end 6 Either press Esc to exit the setting mode or close the text editor Sun Keyboard Layout Code Canada Fr5 32 Netherland5 27 Canada Fr5 Tbits5 3F Norway5 28 Czech5 35 Poland5 34 Denmark5 24 Portugal5 29 Estonia5 3A Russia5 36 France5 23 Spain5 2A Germany5 25 Sweden5 2B Greece5 39 Switzer Fr5 2C Hungary5 33 Switzer Ge5 2D Italy5 26 Taiwan5 30 Japan5 31 Turkey5 38 Korea5 2F UK5 2E Latvia5 37 US5 21 Lithuania5 3B US5 Unix Default 22 204 Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan Appendix F Extra Keyboard Mouse Information and Settings Sun Keyboard Layout Settings P2ZCIM SUN When you connect a Sun keyboard to the user station to access a Sun server which is attached with P2ZCIM SUN you may need to change the Sun keyboard s layout setting 1 Select the channel of the desired server in the Selection Menu and press Enter 2 Activate a text editor such as Notepad on the server 3 Press Left Ctrl NumLock to enter the setting mode A message similar to the following appears in the text editor The text inside the red rectangle indicates the current keyboard layout is set to US5 Unix code 22 ded ORO Ee EE EERE EEE EHE EHE HH HH EHE EHE HO HE oH HERE EH EORR ER E OE SUN KEYBOARD LAYOUT SETUP PERE EHH HE tht EAE dede de ERE EEE TERETE RETA dedere SHEET EEE SUN CIM GB9 RARITAN COMPUTER INC eee eee
106. e are any Sun servers in your system If you want to control Sun servers with a PS 2 keyboard see Extra Keyboard Mouse Information and Settings on page 200 Raritan 67 When you re ready to take control Information Menu Information Menu 68 When the OSUI is onscreen activate the Information Menu by pressing F8 This menu displays the vital statistics of the user station that you are using including its firmware hardware and FPGA revisions serial number which console port user port and port number on the Paragon switch attached to it and the number of KVM switches and PCs servers that can be accessed through it VS5 1DA OA QA D6E71 123 l 3 380 lt Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs You can access one single channel and thus activate the video outputs of another or several channels at the same time That is when a channel is selected in the Selection Menu the other pre configured channel s automatically output video data to subsequent user stations This function is called Multiple Video or Port Following Switch It is especially useful if you have a multi channel video server or intend to set up a TV wall in the Paragon II system Performing this function requires the channel association to be configured in Paragon Manager Only the administrator is allowed to set up the channel association If
107. e association group consisting of channel numbers 1 2 3 and 26 choose Set up gt Multiple Video gt New gt type necessary data gt select four channels 1 2 3 and 26 gt click OK d Ensure the channel triggering the video outputs of the other channels is set as the first channel For example the administrator may choose 3 in the First Channel field so channel No 3 will be the channel which causes the other three channels to output their video data Case 6 Restoring Settings to Factory Defaults See Paragon Manager User Guide on the manual CD and or Channel Association for Multiple Video on page 94 in this document for details 3 Any user who wants to perform the Multiple Video function logs into the Paragon system For example one user uses the user station connected to the user port No 2 to log into the system with the following user name which has no password required user name user02 password no password 4 Select the first channel of the association group in the OSUI In this example highlight channel number 3 and press Enter 5 The other video ports of the same server connected to channel numbers 1 2 and 26 automatically output their video data to three user stations subsequent to the one where user02 is operating which are connected to user port No 3 4 and 5 respectively 6 When user02 disconnects the channel number 3 or even logs out of the system the three subsequent user stations are also l
108. e autoscan function on or off F7 Administrator only Toggle the autoskip function on or off F8 View the Information Menu F9 Log out of the system Shift F9 Disconnect from the currently accessed channel without logging out of the system F10 Toggle the display of all channel ports including inaccessible ones on or off F11 View the Unit Status Menu for connected Raritan Remote Power Control unit available only from Power Control Menu F12 Toggle the Selection Menu s sorting way numerically by port number or alphabetically by name Esc Exit the current OSUI On Screen User Interface screen Video Gain and Skew Compensation 44 When traveling the distance from the target server to the monitor connected to a user station over different cables Red Green and Blue RGB color signals may arrive at different times causing color separation on your monitor what should appear as a solid white line may instead be separated into three different colored lines a Red a Green and a Blue Video Gain and Skew Compensation allow you to resynchronize the arrival of RGB signals by adding a time delay on any color signal R G or B that arrives at your user station sooner After successful skew compensation the RGB signals are resynchronized and form a solid white line once more Note that Skew Compensation is only available in P2 EUST and P2 EUST C while Video Gain is available in P2 EUST P2 EUST C and P2 US
109. e is conflict with an external card reader including keyboards that consist of a built in smart card reader When there is conflict with an external reader the LED on the user station which normally turns from blue to green when a card is inserted will not react to the insertion of the card The card reader reads the data of the card and transmits the data to the server Follow the server s onscreen instructions if any to complete the login authentication process For more information on completing the authentication process see the user documentation provided with your system s authentication software or contact your system administrator IMPORTANT Whenever the card reader is reading and transmitting the data indicated by the green blinking LED do NOT do anything that interrupts the transmission such as the removal of the card or CIM turning off the Paragon switch or server and so on Doing this may cause abnormal function and require you to restart all of the devices in order to return to normal operation The Paragon system does not allow you to switch to any server during the transmission of the card s data When attempting to do so the system displays the message below on the OSUI Card Reader is busy Once you pass the authentication process you are allowed to view and manage the server Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions 10 When finishing your server ta
110. e method below to make the user station s exit the Multiple Video mode e Onthe ACTIVATOR user station press the hot key default Scroll Lock twice quickly to trigger the OSUI and do one of the following Both of the ACTIVATOR and FOLLOWER user stations will then exit the mode Press Shift F9 to disconnect the ACTIVATOR channel Press F9 to log out of the system Choose another channel in the Selection Menu 71 When you re ready to take control Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs 72 e Directly power cycle the desired user station s be itan ACTIVATOR or FOLLOWER user station Note If the user station is P2 USTIP it automatically enters the remote mode when quitting the Multiple Video mode Press Ctrl Alt Delete on the P2 USTIP if you want to return to the local mode Limitation The function is not applicable to those channels which share only one path via the tiered device such as P2ZCIM P2CIM APS2 B or P2CIM AUSB B for IBM BladeCenter servers Messages on the ACTIVATOR User Station The success and or failure of data outputs of the FOLLOWER channel s will be displayed on the screen of the ACTIVATOR user station see the example images below Force switch is Successful Force switch is Successful Switch Failed Tier path Force Switch is Successful Force Switch is Successful Force Switch is Successful 1 The 1st FOLLOWER channel successfully outputs its data 2 The 2n
111. e obese bns Cert en epitopes oet bro gede Video Redirection Forced Video sess Operating Forced Video Using OSUI sssssssssseeeetn Operating Forced Video Using Paragon Manager sess User Station Receiving Forced Video sess Channel Association for Multiple Video sss Channel Association Guidelines sss ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Contents Contents User COMMS ULALL ON E H 95 Channel Config ratiOn e entire repre ern n desire HE eie ene err ed nde 97 Video Display Adjustment for P2 EUST ccccccccssssesesesesssnsneessscseececenenenesesesesesnensnenessseeees 99 User Station Pronese asire S RENEE N Sant 100 Keyboard Type T M 100 MARONBIIEU X 101 User Port Timeout sse enne nnne nnne entente nennen 102 Group Settings Access Rights eee rne rerit Hehe tiene torre etre aono init 102 Kec ramendations eiii pneter ES E ERG Fore p P EE REEE E n Ea 105 System Reboot and System Reset essent nennen nnne 105 System REDOOE m 106 System c 107 hio disci ES 108 Autoscan and AUtOSki sessin ener Ers a aT E E EA a E ENEE IFEK S
112. e outlet respectively Type yes to confirm turning off the power if you select Xor R Get Power Strip Unit Status from the Outlet Selection Menu At any time while navigating the Outlet Selection Menu pressing F11 will provide a status screen showing certain parameters of the connected power strip These parameters vary depending on the model of the power strip and they may include e Average power e True RMS Current e True RMS Voltage e Internal Temperature e Apparent Power e Maximum Detected e Outlet Circuit Breaker Note Unlike second tier channel ports the power outlet channel ports will not appear in the list of channels when the OSUI is sorted by the channel name Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions Paragon II Network Port Paragon II has a network port and is designed as a network aware device This network port is used to communicate with Paragon Manager administrative software packaged with the Paragon switch see Paragon Manager User Guide for additional information this user guide is available on the User Manuals amp Quick Setup Guides CD or on Raritan s Product Documentation webpage http www raritan com support productdocumentation Note The Ethernet port on the Paragon II switch is hard coded not configurable and supports 10 BaseT Half duplex only Raritan 115 When you re ready to take control Chapter 5 Parag
113. e rearranged so they are placed together in the former part of the channel list 1 Ata user station Login screen type admin in the User Name field and press Enter 2 Typeraritan or your new password in the Password field and press Enter 3 If the Selection Menu is not sorted by the channel number press F12 to toggle the sorting 4 Pressthe F5 key 5 Select the Channel Configuration submenu and press Enter 6 Use the and V or the Page Up and Page Down keys to select the P2ZCIM chain you wish to refresh 7 Press Enter and type RefreshPZ Paragons32 Ch Nan 2 Redhats Edit G FKey S Esc 8 Press Enter again 9 Press S to refresh the chain 10 Press F2 to go to the Selection Menu and verify that channel order of the chain has been refreshed Important Please follow the guideline here to ensure that there is enough power to support all P2ZCIMs in a chain For Paragon I UMT242 442 832 and 1664 with hardware III and Paragon II firmware and Paragon II switches in chains up to 20 zie Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 5 Paragon II and P2ZCIMs Z CIMs individual P2ZCIM units at least one P2ZCIM must be powered ON in P2ZCIM chains from 21 to 42 P2ZCIM units at least 15 P2ZCIMs must be powered ON P2ZCIM LED Status The LED on each P2ZCIM indicates its operational state e If the LED blinks rapidly P2ZCIM does not have a confirmed Communication Address e Ifthe LED is prim
114. eady to take control Appendix A Specifications In This Chapter Specifications of Paragon II Components Cat 5 Cable Guidelines Specifications of Paragon Il Components P2 UMT1664M 16 users x 64 17 32 W x 11 41 D x 3 5 12 52 Ibs 100V 240V E One ED 5 68kg 50 60 Hz 0 6A expansion slot 440mm W x 290mm D x stacking port 89mm H network port P2 UMT832M 8 users x 32 17 32 W x 11 41 D x 1 75 9 83 Ibs 100V 240V id suas H 446kg 50 60 Hz 0 6A expansion slot 440mm W x 290mm D x stacking port 44mm H network port P2 UMT442 4 users x 42 17 32 W x 11 41 D x 1 75 10 13 Ibs 100V 240V ee eas i 459kg 50 60 Hz 0 6A expansion slot 440mm W x 290mm D x network port 44mm H P2 UMT242 2 users x 42 17 32 W x 11 41 D x 1 75 10 03 Ibs 100V 240V verve Bore CD 454kg 50 60 Hz 0 6A network port 440mm W x 290mm D x 44mm H Raritan When you re ready to take control 172 Appendix A Specifications P2 UMT1664S 64 expansion 17 32 W x 1 41 D x 8 5 11 99 Ibs 100V 240V server poro TEM 544kg 50 60 Hz 0 6A stacking with 440mm W x 290mm D x P2 UMT1664M 89mm H P2 UMT832S 32 expansion 17 32 W x 11 41 D x 8 99 bs 100V 240V Server poe for 1 75 H 4 08 kg 50 60 Hz 0 6A stacking with 440mm W x 290mm D x P2 UMT832M 44mm H unit P2 UST Analog access 11 4 W
115. eature In the past whenever a firmware update failure occurred on the Paragon II Main Unit Stacking Unit or a P2 UST user station a return to Raritan is required for function restoration Now Raritan provides the FAILSAFE upgrade capability which enables you to restore its function back to normal by yourself when any update failure occurs The versions of firmware and or boot loader required for different devices to support the failsafe upgrade feature Main Unit Firmware version Any version after 3B0K Boot loader version 0C4 or later Stacking Unit Main Unit s firmware version 3E5 or later Stacking Unit s boot loader version 0C5 or later P2 EUST or P2 EUST C user station Firmware version Any version P2 UST user station Firmware version 1F9 or later 156 Note Boot loader is displayed as F W Loader on the Front Panel LCD display The above mentioned devices in Paragon II version 4 2 or later are already implemented with the failsafe upgrade feature If your devices belong to earlier versions you can upgrade them with the appropriate Paragon Update utility version 2 4 1 or later See subsequent sections for how to upgrade different devices for failsafe upgrade feature Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrade Main Units gt To update Main Units for Failsafe Upgrade feature To obtain the failsafe capability for your Paragon II Main Unit you mus
116. ecial Raritan Power CIM P2CIM PWR is available for use with this kind of power strip Attach this CIM to the RJ45 port on the Power Strip and then connect the power strip into an AC source Connect the CIM to one of the channel ports on a Paragon switch Configuring and Naming the Power Strip Activate the Paragon II OSUI by logging into the system or pressing the hot key default Scroll Lock twice quickly The new Power Strip should appear in the appropriate channel port with the name PCR8 PCS12 or PCS20 depending on the model type The Power Strip will be treated exactly like a tiered device 1 Press F5 to activate the Administration Menu 2 Select option 3 Channel Configuration and press Enter 3 Select the Power Strip s channel port and edit the name of the Power Strip The appropriate model type should already be selected in the Device column 4 PressS to save the changes 5 If you want to configure the individual power outlets on the Power Strip press G to enter the Outlet Configuration Menu 6 When finishing the configuration press S to save the changes Associating a Device with a Power Outlet Since Paragon II cannot detect which type of device is connected to which power outlet associations of devices with individual power outlets must be done manually 1 Press F5 to activate the Administration Menu 2 Select option 3 Channel Configuration and press Enter Raritan 111 When yo
117. ed to the second tier perform the partial reset from the second tier to the base tier User stations can be powered ON and OFF at any time as needed There is a five second ON OFF down time in the matrix switch or Paragon II power cycle Paragon II FAQs Online Frequently Asked Questions for Paragon II are now located online at Raritan s Frequently Asked Questions FAQ webpage http www raritan com support technicalfaq Raritan When you re ready to take control 215 Index A Associating a Device with a Power Outlet xii 111 AUATC e 192 Authentication with a Smart Card 74 Autoscan and Autoskip 110 B Basic Installation ix xvii 12 21 79 81 Cc Case 1 Setting the Network Configuration x xviii Case 10 Upgrading the Firmware of User Stations xix Case 2 Multiple Write Access to the Same Server xi Case 3 Controlling a Device s Power xi Case 4 Local Video Redirection Forced Video xii Case 5 Using Multiple Video Ports xiii Case 6 Restoring Settings to Factory Defaults xiv Case 7 Using the Integrated Card Reader xv Case 8 Creating Multiple Paths to the Same Server s xvi Case 9 Upgrading the Firmware of Paragon Switches xviii Cat 5 Cable Guidelines 176 Changing the Keyboard Layout Settings 201 Channel Association for Multiple Video xiv 94 Channel Association Guidelines e 95 Channel Configuration e 97 Compatibility Matrix 182 Concurrent
118. ed in user on the assigned user station If it is performed successfully the following message appears on the screen of the administrator Force Switch is Successful Possible Failure Causes Several scenarios will lead to the failure of the function e There is blockage to the selected channel because it has been accessed by another user Mouse keyboard activity is detected on the assigned user station when the Forced Video command is issued Paragon will NOT execute Forced Video in order to protect the server operation Multiple Video Port Following Switch function is being applied to the assigned user station e The user station is set to Local PC mode e No available path between the server and the user station e The assigned user port is not attached to any user station When the failure occurs a failure message appears on the screen of the administrator Operating Forced Video Using Paragon Manager You can also use Paragon Manager in a remote PC to redirect the video keyboard mouse output For more information see Paragon Manager User Guide This user guide is available on the User Manuals amp Quick Setup Guides CD and on Raritan s Product Documentation webpage http www raritan com support productdocumentation lt Raritan 53 When you re ready to take control Channel Association for Multiple Video User Station Receiving Forced Video When the Forced Video command is issued a message simi
119. eed not configurable OSUI On Screen User Interface support for IBM BladeCenter servers The following BladeCenter systems are supported BladeCenter E also referred to as model 8677 With MM model 48P7055 With AMM model 25R5778 BladeCenter H also referred to as model 8852 With AMM model 25R5778 Note IBM has updated the BladeCenter frequently since its original release For best results please use P2CIM AUSB B firmware level 0A6 or later Supports the use of a 121 key Cortron rugged keyboard at the local site when used with the following Paragon II user station P2 EUST or P2 EUST C with firmware version 3E46 or later P2 USTIP with firmware 4 5 0 5 12 or later local PS 2 port only Both PS 2 part number 536 0062 and USB keyboards part number 524 0079 are supported Those with built in Sun keys are also supported and the Sun power key may be used to power off the server but not power it on Supports the use of a Kensington Expert Mouse and Turbo Mouse trackball Model 64210 at the local site when used with the following Paragon II components User station P2 UST P2 EUST or P2 EUST C CIM P2CIM AUSB or P2CIM AUSB C with the latest CIM firmware Supports Multiple Video also known as Port Following Switch Multiple Video enables up to four user stations to simultaneously view the video output of a server that has multiple video outputs Supports video redirection to a specifi
120. efault setting autoscanning will display all channel ports including vacant ones which are not connected to any devices except those occupied by servers that the user has no rights to access that is the servers that are not in one of the user s permitted groups see the section Group Settings Access Rights on page 102 To allow a user to see servers that he or she cannot otherwise access an administrator must set Display All Computers to Yes see the section System Configuration on page 86 To force the system to skip over vacant channel ports an administrator must turn on autoskipping After logging into Paragon II administrators can press F7 to turn autoskipping on and off When autoskipping is on Paragon will automatically skip vacant channel ports during autoscanning or when a user tries to switch to such a port manually The word Skip at the bottom of the OSUI will appear in black when autoskip is off or yellow when autoskip is on Power Management 110 An administrator can control power to connected devices directly via the Paragon II OSUI To use the power management features of Paragon II you will need Raritan s Remote Power Control Unit in one of the four models depending on your needs Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions The corresponding device type for model PCR20 20A series in the Paragon OSUI is the PCS20 option A sp
121. el FKey S L Esc TE SI ee lt Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions You can also perform three other functions at this menu e Add anew user by pressing the Insert key A new default user name will be added in the end of the existing list for example if users user01 through user25 already exist and a new one is added its default name will be user26 you can edit the name as desired The maximum number of users is 127 512 with an added memory card e Delete a user by moving the highlight to a user name and pressing Delete Paragon II will ask for confirmation if you respond by pressing Y that user account will be deleted from the system e A user with administrator privileges can log out another connected user by highlighting a user name and pressing L That user name will then be disconnected from the Paragon system Channel Configuration To edit or initialize a P2CIM change the device name individual scan rate device type and group IDs associated with each server or device select option 3 Channel Configuration from the Administration Menu When you save Channel Configuration changes Paragon II will update each affected P2CIM as necessary Paragons32 WID Nam 2 Redhats Edit G FKey S Esc Raritan us When you re ready to take control Channel Configuration 98 This menu displays one channel port s information in each r
122. elect it To specify the amount of inactive time preferred press to highlight the next field press Enter to turn the highlight green type the desired two digit number from 01 to 99 minutes or use the 4 and VV keys to increase or decrease the value by 1 and press Enter again to select it Press S to save the changes or press Esc and then N to exit without saving changes The changes are applied only to the user port at which the changes were made Note that the timeout setting is not assigned to the user station The setting is assigned to the user port Any user station can be connected to the port and will be timed out based on the setting Note If you turn on both of the Logoff Timeout and User Port Timeout functions at the same time only the User Port Timeout function is applied to the user station s where the User Port Timeout is enabled However the Logoff Timeout setting is applied back once you turn off the User Port Timeout function at the user station s Group Settings Access Rights 102 To assign access rights to users and security levels to servers in a Paragon system assign users to user groups with defined rights and servers to channel port groups with defined accessibility Each group can contain multiple users or servers By default all users start out assigned to user group 00 and all servers start out assigned to channel port group 00 You can create groups numbered from 00 to 99 for both users and serv
123. ensuring that its new name is updated in the Paragon switch s database 123 When you re ready to take control Paragon Il and Z CIMs Connecting Z CIMs as Tiers The following diagram shows setup guidelines for connecting Z Series Z4200U Z CIMs UKVMSPD or UKVMSC Up to 42 Z CIMs can be connected in one single chain Di vu Cat 5 cable I Input Z CIM UKVMSPD or UKVMSC O Output Server PB won Paragon switch the model shown in the illustration is P2 UMT832M ul Z CIM terminator required for the last Z CIM in the chain 6 The last Z CIM in the chain 124 ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 5 Paragon II and P2ZCIMs Z CIMs All Paragon II components must be powered ON prior to Z CIM tier installation All servers and components in the Z CIM chain must be powered OFF prior to installation When following the installation and configuration instructions below sort the Selection Menu by channel number not by name Display the menu by pressing the F2 key on your keyboard and change the sorting method by pressing the F12 key 1 ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control To connect a Z CIM as a tier Connect a Cat 5 UTP cable to the channel port on the Paragon II switch reserved for the Z CIM chain Connect the other end of this Cat 5 UTP cable to the UTP OUT port on a Z CIM which will be the first Z CIM in the c
124. er of seconds greater than zero Paragon II will wait until a video signal is constant for that number of seconds before passing it through to the monitor To set video delay use any of the arrow keys to move the highlight to the Video delay switching field press Enter to turn the highlight green type the desired two digit delay from 00 to 30 seconds or use the 4 and Y keys to increase or decrease the value by 1 and press Enter again to select it Press S to save the changes or press Esc and then N to exit without saving changes The changes are applied only to your user station the station at which the change was made 101 When you re ready to take control Group Settings Access Rights User Port Timeout Similar to the Logoff Timeout field in the System Configuration submenu see System Configuration on page 86 for more details this field also sets up the amount of time in minutes the user station can remain inactive no keyboard and mouse activity before the logged in user at this user station is logged out of the Paragon II system The difference between these two is the Logoff Timeout field controls all user stations of the system and the User Port Timeout field controls only the one you are operating To turn on the function use any arrow key to move the highlight to the User Port Timeout field press Enter to turn the highlight green use any arrow key to toggle the field to On and press Enter again to s
125. er to change the properties of any device Driver Signing lets you make sure that installed drivers are compatible wilh Windows Windows Update lets you set up how Windows connects to Windows Update for drivers Driver Signing Windows Update Hardware Profiles m Hardware pioliles provide a way for you lo set up and store diferent hardware configurations Hardware Profiles Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrade 3 Click Device Manager The Device Manager window appears B Device Manager Eile Action View Help e Dg D RDO HARRISON 02 j Computer J Disk drives fJ Display adapters DVDJCD ROM drives e G Floppy disk controllers EB Floppy disk drives t Big Human Interface Devices 3 IDE ATAJATAPI controllers amp Keyboards E Mice and other pointing devices Monitors BB Network adapters JY Ports COM amp LPT Sf Processors E D Sound video and game controllers E System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers 4 Click the plus symbol beside Ports COM amp LPT to expand the item 5 Locate USB to Serial Bridge COMx where x is the COM port number that your PC assigns to the USB to R5485 cable Write down the COM port number for later use E Ports COM amp LPT 4 Communications Port COM1 x Communications Port COM2 F Intel R Active Management Technology SOL COM3 V Printer Port LPT1 af xxx
126. ers each user can belong to a maximum of five user groups and each server can belong to a maximum of eight channel port groups Note Cascade channel ports cannot be assigned to groups Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions Available Group IDs for Assignment 00 99 00 99 Maximum Number of Group IDs available 5 8 00 through 99 all computers Ox through 0x 00 Ox and x0 x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 and x9 For example 05 00 05 and 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 and 59 x0 through x9 00 Ox and exact same computer ID as the user s ID For example 98 00 09 and 98 00 through 99 all users Ox through Ox 00 Ox and x0 x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 and x9 For example 08 00 08 and 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 and 89 x0 through x9 00 Ox and exact same computer ID as the user s ID For example 12 00 0L and 12 Raritan When you re ready to take control Users and computers communicate according to the following Group ID access rules 103 Group Settings Access Rights 00 00 through 99 all servers Ox 01 through 09 00 0x and x0 through x9 For example 01 can access 00 OL and 10 through 19 02 can access 00 02 and 20 through 29 xy 10 through 99 00 Ox and xy For example 10 can access
127. ervers connected to UMT 3 become inaccessible to the B user 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 Raritan 56 When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions Instance 3 B user overlaps the path with A user s in the segment between UMT 2 and UMT 3 therefore only the server 3 2 connected to UMT 3 is accessible to the B user 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 Raritan ma When you re ready to take control Switching between Previous and Next Channels Instance 4 B user completely overlaps the path with A user s therefore only the server 3 2 connected to UMT 3 is accessible to the B user 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 Switching between Previous and Next Channels There are two ways for you to switch between active channels one is through the OSUI operation and the other is through the Up Down Channel hot key combination which enables quick access by bypassing the OSUI The availability of the Up Down Channel function depends on two requirements as described below e The user station you operate must be P2 EUST or P2 EUST C with the following firmware version P2 EUST firmware version 3EB or later P2 EUST C firmware version 4EB or later A P2 UST does not support this feature s Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions e The Paragon switch to which your user station connects must be with the firmware version 3EB or later Note If your
128. ess Enter the highlight will turn yellow 9 Repeat steps 5 through 8 if you want to edit other servers names 10 Press S to save the new name s 11 Press F2 to go to the Selection Menu and verify whether the server names are changed dud Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter7 Configurations The aim of the Main Units such as P2 UMT1664 M and Stacking Units such as P2 UMT1664 S is to allow users to build the Paragon system to include additional channel ports and the tiers up to three levels so that more users and channels can be configured to control more servers The system does not need to be over redundant in accessibility but administrators should consider the configurations illustrated in this chapter In more complex stacked Paragon setups there are important guidelines about legal and illegal device configurations that must be followed to ensure functionality In This Chapter Principles of Re CommectiOn ccccccscssesesssesesseseteesesesesnsnenesesssseseseeeneneeseeees 135 Tiered Configurations sse tnter 136 Stacked Configurations seen 139 Non Standard Tiered Configurations sss 143 Loop Back Configuration sse eres 148 P2 HubPac Configuration and Multiple Video 149 Principles of Re Connection When a change is made to a connected tiered device we recommended that power to all devices is rec
129. evice is powered OFF Green Server is connected and the channel port is active and available However if the Paragon system is in PC Share Mode another user may currently be accessing the server Red Channel port is unavailable currently being accessed by another user This happens only when the Paragon II system is in Private Mode A blocked Paragon switch will be in red in the Selection Menu in order of channel number lt Raritan as When you re ready to take control Selecting a Server Yellow Channel port is unavailable for control being controlled by another user but video can be viewed This happens only when the Paragon system is in Public View Mode See the paragraphs below for information about other OSUI displays that appear when the system is in Public View Mode Purple A second or third tier cascaded switch is connected to this channel port See Installing a Cascaded Paragon System on page 29 White Channel port s current status is unknown This should not happen if the Paragon II is operating normally Light Blue Channel port is connected to a device and active but is unavailable to access due to lack of tier path It operates in Private mode only as Blocked Channels Identification Another possibility is the path you manually choose overlaps with another user s path partially or completely and limit your accessibility to any servers other than the server accessed by another
130. ew the Information Menu to see the version numbers of the Paragon II s firmware and hardware the number of accessible Paragon switches the total number of accessible servers and so on F9 Log out of the Paragon system logs user out and invokes the login screen Shift F9 If any OSUI screen is displayed disconnect yourself from the active channel port without logging out F10 If the administrator has set Display All Computers to Yes and the Selection Menu is sorted by channel port ID toggle the display of all channel ports including inaccessible ones on or off F11 Unit Status Menu for connected Raritan Remote Power Control unit available only from Power Control Menu F12 If you are at the Selection Menu Toggle the Selection Menu between sorting the channel port entries by name or by channel port ID Esc Exit the current OSUI screen returns user to the Selection Menu or to the login screen when no channel port is selected Notes gt If a user is not the administrator the Admin account but has administrator privileges functions F6 and F7 are displayed in red in the Help Menu indicating that these functions are not available to them If a system administrator has set Display All Computers to No then F10 is displayed in red in the Help Menu for all users indicating that this function is not available even for administrators gt We recommend that you use a Sun keyboard if ther
131. ffect your entire Paragon configuration that is if you perform a System Reset on your Base Unit the 3rd tier switch or switches will reset then the 2nd tier switch or switches will reset and finally the Base Unit will reset Each switch sends a Ready to Reset report to Paragon clients P25C Paragon Manager UST IP and so on as an event log 105 When you re ready to take control System Reboot and System Reset System Reboot To reboot your Paragon II from the OSUI select option 5 System Reboot from the Administration Menu and press Enter ystem Reboot Are you sure Yes Esc A message in the message bar asks you to confirm the System Reboot command You must type Y E S the complete word Yes and press Enter to confirm or press Esc to cancel A Reset message screen appears and remains onscreen while your system reboots If you have multiple tiers the reboot will take slightly longer than if you are rebooting only a single Paragon switch aue Raritan When you re ready to take control zie Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions System Reset To reset the Device Name Network Settings User Profiles System Configuration and Channel Configuration returning them to the original factory default values without having to physically go to each switch to reset it select option 6 System Reset Settings from the Administration Menu You ca
132. ghlight the first number in the IP field b Press Enter to turn the highlight color to green c Type 090 and press Enter Note that Paragon does not support the use of the keypad d Repeat similar steps to modify remaining numbers in this field 4 Configure remaining fields respectively including Net Mask Gateway IP and Port No 5 Optional By default Encryption is set to Off To change this setting a Press Enter to turn the highlight color to green b Press the arrow keys M V gt to switch between options and press Enter 6 Optional Configure the Keys field if you select On in the Encryption field 7 Press S to save the changes The system restarts itself See Network Settings on page 108 for details When you re ready to take control How To Paragon Essentials Case 2 Multiple Write Access to the Same Server Purpose To enable various users to view the same server simultaneously and to grant them equal opportunity to compete for the control operation of the server when the keyboard mouse activity in the server has become inactive for a preset period of time 1 second by default unless it is customized Only one person is allowed to control operate the server at one time 1 Log into the system with the administrator user name and password The password is case sensitive default name admin default password raritan Press F5 select System Configuration Press the arrow
133. given keyboard and mouse control of the PC Hide Admin From Users When Operation Mode is set to Public View the user in control of a server is normally notified when other users start and stop viewing the channel port s video However when Hide Admin From Users is set to Yes administrators can view other users video without activating this viewing notification message Use and V to toggle between Yes and No The default setting is No PC Share Timeout If Operation Mode is set to PC Share and more than one user has selected a server the first user to type or use his her mouse will have control of the server However another user can gain control of the server if the first user s keyboard and mouse remain idle for the length of this timeout Using leading zeroes if necessary type a two digit number of seconds from 01 to 99 or use the 4 and keys to increase and decrease the current value by 1 respectively The default setting is 01 ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions Ghosting Mode In a Paragon system when a CIM attached to a server or tiered device is removed from the system or powered off manually or accidentally a record of the CIM or CIMs connected to that device is reserved in the Paragon system The target or port name continues to appear in black text on the OSUI of local user ports and also appears with inactive status in other Raritan c
134. gon II base tier Perform a partial reset of the database on the impacted switches For example if you swap the switches connected to the base tier perform the partial reset on the base tier If you swap the switches connected to the second tier perform the partial reset from the second tier to the base tier Installing the Paragon P2 UMT832S Stacking Unit 1 2 3 7 8 9 Make sure all Paragon switches are powered OFF Connect a power cord to a Stacking Unit Connect one end of a stacking cable to Expansion Port Out on the back of the Stacking Unit Connect the other end of the cable to Expansion Port on the Main Unit Power ON all Paragon switches On the front panel of the Main Unit a Press the FUNC button and use the A and V buttons to select Stacking Support Press the ENT button to confirm the selection b Select the total number of Stacking Units 3 units maximum and press the ENT button On the front panel of the Stacking Unit a Press the FUNC button and use the A and V buttons to select Set Stack ID Press the ENT button to confirm the selection b Assign the Stacking Unit ID using the A and V buttons Each Stacking Unit MUST HAVE A UNIQUE ID 1 3 and sequential order is not necessary Press the ENT button to save the ID setting Power OFF all units Power on the Stacking Unit 10 Power on the Main Unit Installing the Paragon P2 UMT1664S Stacking Unit 1 2 3
135. guration any user can access any channel port in the system F24M1832S Example C P2 UMT1664M Stacked and Tiered Standard configuration any user can access any channel port in the system UMT 34 UMT 3B UMT 3C UMT 3D o m ooo oo Example D P2 UMT832M Stacked and Tiered Standard configuration any user can access any channel port in the system UMT 34 UMT 38 UMT 3C UMT 3D UMT 3E gry WILL ITE WILL ITE UMT 2A UMT 2B UMT 2C UMT 2D UMT 2E x i 77 seme m dh P E os mum t n I wA I I I e2 u 832M F241832S P2uM1832S Pzuwr832S zie Raritan 141 When you re ready to take control Stacked Configurations Example E Illegal Configuration Illegal configurations are those that are not currently supported by Paragon II P2u 11664S 22 UMT8 32S hl 142 ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 7 Configurations Non Standard Tiered Configurations ZE Raritan Guidelines for Existing Firmware Versions Non Standard tiered configurations are those configurations supported by Paragon II but require special procedure in order to function properly These include e Triangle Configuration e Single Diamond Configuration e Redundant Configuration Recovery e After any re connection subsequent to the Non Standard tiered configuration all Paragon switches should undergo a FUNC reset to clear the database See Reset Un
136. gured 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 lt Raritan s When you re ready to take control Installing a Cascaded Paragon System 34 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 Editthe names of any servers directly attached to the Base Unit and verify the Base Unit s configuration as described in steps 6B through 6E of the section Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch on page 24 Important If you rearrange a cascaded system or dismantle one and rebuild it differently later you must recycle power to each switch in the new
137. hain Connect a server to the first Z CIM a Connectthe 6 pin mini DIN keyboard and mouse and HD15 video connectors on the CIM to server s keyboard mouse and video ports b Place the CIM Terminator in the CIM s UTP IN port c Power ON the server To perform Z CIM channel configuration At a user station Login screen type admin in the User Name field and press Enter Type the default password raritan or your new password if already changed in the Password field and press Enter Press F5 to go to the Administration Menu and select the Channel Configuration submenu Use the and or the Page Up and Page Down keys to highlight the Paragon II channel where the Z CIM was just added Ensure that the Device field reads ZSeries for a Z CIM If ZSeries does not appear in the Device field a Press Tab until the Device field is highlighted and then press Enter the highlight will turn light blue b Use the 4 and keys to change device type to ZSeries and press Enter the light blue highlight will return to yellow c Press S to save the change or press Esc to exit without saving If a more descriptive name is desired 125 Paragon Il and Z CIMs 126 10 a Hold the Shift key and press Tab to go back to the Name field and then press Enter the highlight will turn light blue b Editthe default name and press Enter the highlight will turn green as you begin to type c Press S to save the change
138. hannel Association for Multiple Video sss 94 User Configuration aee ctn pera ater e n e ta Eia 95 Channel Configuration sse 97 User Station Profile 100 Group Settings Access Rights 102 Recommendations sse 105 System Reboot and System Reset uccaecucerineeietgi ii ee unco pieta medie 105 Network SetingS 108 Autoscan and Autoskip sorier nyane a T a 110 Power Managements snini Ear EEK EE N 110 Paragon II Network Port nnne 115 The Administration Menu ZE Raritan Administrators can use the Administration Menu to set security classes maintain user names and privileges and manage the system configuration including controlling user access to Paragon II and all connected devices Note Administrative user IDs assigned to group 00 have complete access to all of the Administration Menu s submenus Other administrative users have limited access and cannot select the System Configuration User Configuration and Network Setting submenus gt To reach any of the Administration Menu s submenus 1 Login using the admin user name or your own user name if you have administrator privileges The default password for the admin account is raritan all lowercase but we recommend this password be changed as soon as Paragon II is initially installed see User Profile Parameters and How to Change Settings on page 63 for additional information After login
139. he Selection Menu press F2 2 Press F12 to toggle the menu to sort order view of your choice by channel number or alphabetically by channel name The entry for the channel port you currently have selected if any will be highlighted and will have a small red arrow 99 to the left of its channel port name Note In the channel number view the Selection Menu can display either all channel ports or only those channel ports that the current user is allowed to select the default view If the system administrator has set the Display All Computers option in the System Configuration menu to Yes see System Configuration on page 86 you can press F10 to toggle between the restricted and unrestricted views In the unrestricted all channel ports view the Paragon displays a red S next to the scan rate of any channel port that the user is not permitted to access zie Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions 3 Use the and keys and for switching between pages the Page Up and Page Down keys to move the highlight bar to the channel port you want to select and then press Enter Note that although the highlight will move the small red arrow 99 to the left of the channel port name will remain stationary indicating the user s currently selected channel port until a new selection is made a Inthe channel number view once all channel ports page are assigned you can press the desi
140. he topmost fields are identifiers that cannot be changed by the user a The Connected field displays the name and channel port ID of the currently selected device if you are currently connected to a channel port The User field displays the user name you entered at login The User Port field shows which user port on the Paragon switch your user station is attached to The Admin field shows whether or not you have administrator privileges The Group field displays the user s group ID s see Group Settings Access Rights on page 102 Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions 3 To change any of the other fields use your keyboard keys to select the field you want to edit Press Tab to move forward through the editable fields ShifttTab to move backward the and keys to move up and down and the and gt keys to move left and right Press Enter to begin editing the highlighted area will turn green and the message text changes to the following Li Changse Ent Done ESC Cance l See the next section for interpreting specific User Profile entries When finished press Enter to retain the changes the highlighted area will turn yellow or press the Esc key to cancel the changes When you are going to leave the menu for example if you press a function key the prompt in the message bar will change to Save the changes Y N ESC Press S to save the changes to long
141. he upgrade is performed successfully The update utility s filename is ParagonUpdate_xxx exe xxx represents the version 1 Double click ParagonUpdate_xxx exe The Paragon Update window appears 2 Enter the information of the device that you want to upgrade in the Paragon Update utility including the device s name IP address or the number of the serial port where the device connects and so on 3 Select the device by selecting its checkbox e 4 Click Load Hex File and navigate to select the appropriate firmware file 155 When you re ready to take control Failsafe Upgrade Feature 5 Click Send To Paragon 6 Click Yes Then the utility starts to upgrade the selected device If the device is a Main Unit the Main Unit and every Stacking Unit if any connected to it are upgraded at one time For more details of the Paragon Update utility see Paragon Manager User Guide which is available on the User Manuals amp Quick Setup Guides CD or on Raritan s Product Documentation webpage http www raritan com support productdocumentation Note Usually the hex file for updating the firmware of both the Main and Stacking Units is the one whose name is P2 xxx xxx represents the version unless you are updating these units for obtaining failsafe upgrade feature or it is an update failure case for the Stacking Unit If so see later sections in this chapter for the appropriate hex file Failsafe Upgrade F
142. hen a blocked switch is detected it will be displayed in red on the Selection Menu in order of channel number only to distinguish from a switch that has available path reach in purple e The Blocked Channel switch Identification is user station dependent User login on different user stations may see different blocked channels Blocked Channels Switch Identification Definition of a blocked channel e Channel that is active and unoccupied by a user e User is unable to switch to that channel because there is no available path in the upper tier Definition of a blocked switch All tier paths from lower tier switches to that switch are occupied e User is unable to switch to servers that are connected to channel ports of the switch Raritan 51 When you re ready to take control Selecting a Server 52 The identification of blocked channels is fully supported whether in a single base or multiple base regular Paragon configuration with some limitations as below Blocked channel switch identification only functions within a regular Paragon configuration no diamond connection and triangle connection inside There is no guarantee that it will function correctly in the diamond or triangle configuration For additional information about these two configurations see Non Standard Tiered Configurations on page 143 However from user s perspective the user behavior on the light blue channel the blocked one is the same
143. idelines enero ree te LII e e OTHO Fe VERE ERE ENTe aet ro s EAE xu eR ER no o ARR ed 176 Appendix B User Station Direct Mode 178 Appendix C Tiering and Compatibility 180 LOTUS Matrix qe 180 Compatibility Matrix dee RS 182 Double Diamond Configuration erento tasti toto taie tetti os daos eate kg cosa ro io 184 Appendix D Paragon II Rack Mount 185 haue 185 gium 186 Appendix E Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System 188 Introduction to Serial CIMS n em te ntt tr Op ERI EXER RR REM bon sansutons ERES FERAE anes i EE S 188 Installing a Serial CUM sores PORC EERIR EEE E S ATE ETE ROUES 189 Installing P2CIM SER or P2CIM SER EU eeeeeeneenen ee e n enne nen nnnnnnnnenenenes 189 Installing AUA Me M MA 189 Operating a Serial CIM ornis er esene a E E EE E EERE E EEO REEE EEE nennen 191 P2CIM SER r P2CIM SER BU 5 ceret trit HO EUR ES ERENT 191 AUA WI Om 192 Confisurme AUA TG oneen tod t o DUE Up n RW EE 197 e Raritan vii When you re ready to take control Contents Troubleshooting AU A TC oett eon rio ith hi ore Ra E HP Re be eee oa 198 Appendix F Extra Keyboard Mouse Information and Settings 200 Emulating Sun Keys with a PS 2 Keyboard sse enne 200 Changing the Keyboard Layout Settings sse rete 201 USB Keyboard Layout
144. ier in this chapter Therefore you can refer to that section for details 163 When you re ready to take control P2 HubPac Upgrade Operation 3 Obtain the USB to RS485 driver from Raritan Technical Support STEP 2 Connect one cluster of the HubPac to the PC Now you can connect the HubPac through the USB to RS485 cable to the PC that is used to upgrade the HubPac 1 Connect the USB connector of the USB to RS485 cable to one USB port of the PC 2 Connect one CAT5 UTP cable to the RS232 RS485 connector of the USB to RS485 cable Raritan 1 64 When you re ready to take control Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrade 3 Connect the other end of the same CAT5 UTP cable to the server connection port of one cluster on the HubPac The server connection port is the leftmost port on a cluster and it is marked as x IN where x is the cluster number Note Raritan strongly recommends that you disconnect all Paragon switches from the HubPac to avoid any improper transmission of signals from Paragon switches during the firmware upgrade ZE Raritan 165 When you re ready to take control P2 HubPac Upgrade Operation STEP 3 Install the USB to RS485 driver on the PC The USB to RS485 cable connects the HubPac and the PC that is used to upgrade the HubPac Prior to the upgrade install the USB to RS485 driver obtained from Raritan Technical Support on the PC This driver is supported in both of Windows X
145. ill show you this window Possible values in the first field are On ID Display is shown the default value and Off ID Display isn t shown Use any of the arrow keys to toggle between these values Ifthe ID Display is set to On the number in the second field Seconds indicates how many seconds it will remain onscreen Using leading zeroes if necessary type a two digit number of seconds from 01 to 24 or use the and Vv keys to increase and decrease the current value by 1 respectively If you type a number greater than 24 the second field will be filled with a indicating that the ID Display will be shown at all times The default setting is 03 If the ID Display is set to Off the number in this field will have no effect Sleep Mode A power saving mode that is activated once a user logs in Sleep mode acts as a screensaver if the user station is idle no keyboard or mouse activity for a specified amount of time Sleep mode is user specific whatever mode a user sets applies to only that user once logged in Edit this field and the Minutes field that follows to determine how the system handles sleep mode Possible values are Saver Green and Off Use the and keys to toggle between these values Saver The OSUI with or without background is a floater and appears regularly in random locations on the screen Green The monitor goes blank Off Sleep Mode is disabled and the screen dis
146. in Units for Failsafe Upgrade Feature in Main Units on page 157 for details e The boot loader version of the Main Unit is 0C4 or later but its firmware code is earlier than 3E5 download the firmware of version 4 2 or later and upgrade it by following the procedure described in General Update Procedure on page 153 The firmware file to choose is P2 xxx hex xxx represents the version STEP 2 Keep only one Stacking Unit connected To upgrade the Stacking Unit for obtaining the failsafe capability only one unit is allowed to connect to the Main Unit at one time If there are more than one Stacking Unit or no Stacking Unit connected to the Main Unit you must do the following 1 Power off the Main and Stacking Units 2 Connectonly one Stacking Unit to the Main Unit 3 Poweron the Stacking Unit first 4 Power on the Main Unit 5 Set the Main Unit s stacking support to 1 See the Stacking Support section under Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls on page 16 for additional information 6 SettheStacking Unit ID to 1 See step 6 of Installing the Paragon P2 UMT1664S Stacking Unit on page 35 for additional information 7 Power off both units 8 Power on the Stacking Unit first 9 Power on the Main Unit STEP 3 Update the Stacking Unit s firmware Both of the Stacking Unit s firmware code and boot loader will be updated after the following is done 1 Make sure the Main Unit is connected via network to
147. ing you with big confusing hydra headed cables Instead the Paragon II uses standard Category 5 Cat 5 unshielded twisted pair UTP cabling like the type that is already installed at many sites It can connect users with servers across as much as 1000 feet 304 m of such cabling A Paragon II system consists of several components e Main Switching Units serve as Base Units and matrix switches securely connecting users to servers Note For documentation purpose Main Switching Units are hereafter called Main Units in this manual When you re ready to take control Paragon Il Overview Stacking Units connect to Main Units and enable you to expand your system in a space saving manner without sacrificing channels Computer Interface Modules CIMs are connected to each server User Stations connect your keyboard monitor and mouse to the Main Unit and provide an intuitive On Screen User Interface OSUT for accessing attached servers Different models of user stations are explained below Standard User Station P2 UST provides basic user station functions as described above Enhanced User Station P2 EUST provides the P2 UST features plus superior video quality with automatic skew compensation Enhanced User Station with an integrated card reader P2 EUST C functions similar to a P2 EUST and enables card authentication IP Enabled User Stations including P2 USTIP1 and P2 USTIP2 one and two worker user st
148. it under Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls on page 16 for more information on clearing the database This procedure should be performed starting from the third tier device down to the Base Unit e Wherever a third tier Paragon switch is replaced all of the second tier Paragon switches and Base Units should undergo a FUNC reset e Whenever a second tier Paragon switch is replaced all of the Base Units should undergo a FUNC reset e Wherever a base tier Paragon switch Base Unit is replaced only the new Paragon switch should undergo a FUNC reset Triangle Configuration The following procedure must be followed to ensure this configuration functions properly After re connection all Paragon switches must undergo a FUNC reset to clear the switches database See Reset Unit under Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls on page 16 for more information on clearing the database This procedure should be performed starting from the third tier device down to the Base Unit e Execute the FUNC reset in the following order UMT 3 gt UMT 2 gt UMT 1 143 When you re ready to take control Non Standard Tiered Configurations Diamond Configurations Single diamond configuration A user configured on the second tier and connected to UMT 2A has access only to UMT 3A while a user connected to UMT 2B can access both UMT 3A and UMT 3B The Base Unit UMT 1 administrator has access to all Paragon switches in
149. key and press Tab to go back to the Name field and then press Enter the highlight will turn light blue b Editthe default name and press Enter the highlight will turn green as you begin to type c Press S to save the change or press Esc to exit without saving Press F2 to go to the Selection Menu select the tiered P2ZCIM device and press Enter to validate that the second tier P2ZCIM is properly configured To name the server channel on the Tiered Selection menu of P2ZCIM When the OSUI is onscreen press F5 to go to the Administration Menu Select the Channel Configuration submenu and press Enter Select the P2ZCIM device channel Press G to bring up a Channel Configuration submenu for the CIM chain Use the and keys to highlight the Name field of the server just connected via P2ZCIM The channel will display in black and the highlight will turn yellow when it is selected Press Enter the highlight will turn light blue Type the desired computer name the highlight will turn green as you begin to type Press Enter the highlight will turn yellow Press S to save the new name Press F2 to return to the Selection Menu Go to the Z CIM channel to verify both of the name change and the server operation are OK Raritan When you re ready to take control zie Raritan Chapter 5 Paragon II and P2ZCIMs Z CIMs Toresize the P2ZCIM Chain The size limit for a P2ZCIM chain is 42 units If you
150. keys s amp gt to highlight the Operation Mode field Press Enter to turn the highlight color to green Press the arrow keys s we gt to select the option PC Share and press Enter Press S to save the changes See System Configuration on page 86 for details Now every user can access the same server simultaneously Case 3 Controlling a Device s Power Purpose To control the power supply of specific servers devices or even Paragon switches as long as they are connected to any power strip in the Paragon system These devices can be turned on turned off or power cycled as you wish 1 ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Log into the system with the administrator user name and password The password is case sensitive default name admin default password raritan Associate the power outlets of the power strip with the connected devices For example if a router receives power from outlet No 1 of the power strip and both of the power strip and router are connected to the same Paragon switch The router is named Router Win in the system Do the following to associate them Case 4 Local Video Redirection Forced Video f Press F5 select Channel Configuration Highlight the channel of the power strip For example highlight the channel No 25 if the power strip is connected to that channel Press G to enter the Outlet Configuration screen of the power strip Change the
151. lar to the following appears on the user station which receives the forced video output Target PC Press hotkey to leave To switch 3E T 1 1 MB ReT o 81 gt To exit the Forced Video mode 1 Press the hot key default Scroll Lock twice quickly this message appears Press F9 to 1o ogout md f 1 MU a OR OO 2 Press F9 to log out of the system Note Pressing Esc will return you to the current forced video mode Channel Association for Multiple Video 94 Multiple Video or called Port Following Switch enables up to four user stations to simultaneously receive the video output of a server that has multiple video ports In order to perform this function the administrator must configure channel port association in Paragon Manager See Paragon Manager User Guide for more information This user guide is available on the User Manuals amp Quick Setup Guides CD or on Raritan s Product Documentation webpage http www raritan com support productdocumentation Note Depending on your purpose the associated channels can also be connected to different servers and output the video data accordingly The association setup can only be done by those listed below but any normal user can perform the Multiple Video function once the association setup is finished e Administrator the Admin account e Users with administrative privileges For more information on this operation see Concurrent Multiple Video O
152. lay auto configure installation Hot swappable components with no impact on server operation Platform specific CIMs for PS 2 Sun USB Sun USB ASCIlI serial devices Powerful intuitive onscreen user interface for simple operation Flexible multi level security for authorized server access Three system operation modes private public and share Quick access to previous or next available channels with the Up Down Channel hot key combination Flash firmware upgrades with Failsafe capability via network port Paragon Manager a Windows application provides streamlined administration of Paragon II infrastructure including adding deleting or modifying user profiles event logging and database backup restore see Raritan s Paragon Manager User Guide for additional information about Paragon Manager which is available on the User Manuals amp Quick Setup Guides CD shipped with your Paragon product or on Raritan s Product Documentation webpage http www raritan com support productdocumentation The administrator can log out any connected user Turn on off or reboot power to any connected device ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 1 Introduction Network admin port Set power control permissions on a per outlet basis Supports the use of Pinnacle FastAction keyboard when used with P2CIM APS2 or P2CIM APS2DUAL Supports 10 BaseT half duplex network sp
153. lease choose your search and installation options eS Search for the best diiver in these localions Use the check boxes below to limi or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found wil be installed C Search removable media Iloppy CD ROM Include this location in the search D AParegonNUSB lo R S405 Driver iles vi O Don search will choose the diiver to install Choose this option to select Ihe device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the diver you choose wil be the best match for your hardware lt Raritan das When you re ready to take control P2 HubPac Upgrade Operation 168 5 Click Next 6 Ifa Hardware Installation dialog appears click Continue Anyway to continue the driver installation 7 Click Finish to complete the driver installation Checking the COM port number After connecting the USB to RS485 cable to the PC and installing the driver the PC assigns a COM port to it This port number is indispensable for the firmware upgrade Therefore follow the procedure below to retrieve the port information 1 Choose Start gt Control Panel gt System The System Properties dialog appears 2 Click the Hardware tab System Properties System Restore General Computes Name Device Manager The Device Manager sts all the hardware devices instaled gt on your compuler Use the Device Manag
154. lients that operate with Paragon II such as Paragon Manager RRC MPC P2SC and CC If Ghosting is set to Enable when an active CIM is removed from one channel port and connected to another channel port hot swapped you will see two identical CIM entries on the OSUI of Paragon Clients one in green text active and another in black text inactive The inactive CIM is known as a ghost CIM To remove records of the inactive CIMs after they are hot plugged into a different port select Disable The default Ghosting Mode setting is Enable Login Sleep This is a power saving mode that is activated when the Login screen is onscreen Login Sleep acts as a screen saver if the user station is idle no keyboard or mouse activity for a specified amount of time When an administrator sets this mode it applies to a Paragon switch and its attached configuration individual users can change this mode in the Login Sleep field of their User Profile screens Edit this field and the Minutes field that follows to determine how the system handles sleep mode Possible values are Saver Green and Off Use the 4 and V keys to toggle between these values Saver The login screen or the OSUI are floaters and appear regularly in random locations on the screen Green The monitor goes blank Off Login Sleep is disabled and the screen displays normal video indefinitely If Login Sleep is set to Saver or Green in the Minutes field type the number
155. m Raritan s Firmware Upgrades webpage http www raritan com support firmwareupgrades paragonii If your target server cannot be connected to the Internet connect a PC to the Internet to download the driver and then install the driver on the target server If the driver cannot be found or does not install properly with the Found New Hardware Wizard download the driver and assign the driver s location during the installation Contact Raritan Technical Support for assistance when necessary 77 When you re ready to take control Authentication with a Smart Card Requisites for Card Reader Functionality In order to enable the card reader functionality the following Paragon II components must be included in the path you choose to access a specific server e Reader enabled user station P2 EUST C e Reader enabled CIM P2CIM AUSB C e Reader enabled firmware Paragon II switch including the Main Unit and if any the Stacking Unit with firmware version 4 3 or later To utilize the integrated card reader client authentication software must have been installed and configured properly in the target servers The Paragon II card reader supports the PC SC specification enabling communication between cards and authentication middleware It also conforms to the ISO7816 standard for the card to reader interface Specifically the reader supports 1507816 Class A and AB smart cards Note Raritan does not provide the client au
156. me basics of OSUI to familiarize yourself before starting your installation Once the user station and the attached equipment are in place and powered on activate the OSUI by QUICKLY pressing the default hot key Scroll Lock twice on an attached keyboard Each OSUI menu contains the following sections a menu title line a menu screen body for text and fields a prompt message bar and a status line that consists of e The current OSUI hotkey e Scan Skip function status e NCS Num Lock Caps Lock and Scroll Lock status indicator e Acommunication speed indicator L for low or H for high which will depend on your Paragon components showing the communication speed between the user station and Base Station 1 Menu name 2 OSUImain screen showing menu options and fields 3 Message bar 45 Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 2 Installation 4 Status line displays a the current OSUI hot key activator in the illustration the Scroll Lock key b Scan Skip function status if yellow the function is ON if white the function is OFF c N Num Lock C Caps Lock S Scroll Lock followed by Paragon II Communication Speed Indicator L Low or H High The speed depends on your component versions Use function keys F1 F2 F3 F4 F8 and F12 to toggle between first level menus Pressing F1 while the OSUI is onscreen can activate the Help Menu a li
157. n Unit Stacking Unit or user station If the device is P2 HubPac see P2 HubPac Upgrade Operation on page 163 in this chapter for the upgrade procedure In This Chapter General Update Procedure pisisaari sisri einkenna CKE NEEE 153 Failsafe Upgrade Feature 156 P2 HubPac Upgrade Opetatlgfius ases nna esed tial ra Rea DAHER IRURE PM Ede 163 General Update Procedure Procedures for firmware upgrade of the Paragon II Main Unit Stacking Unit and user stations P2 UST P2 EUST or P2 EUST C all include these major steps STEP 1 Download the latest firmware and release notes STEP 2 Establish a connection between the device and the PC running Paragon Update STEP 3 Optional Verify the stacking related configuration STEP 4 Launch the Paragon Update utility STEP 1 Download the latest firmware and release notes 1 Use your browser to visit Raritan s Firmware Upgrades webpage http www raritan com support firmwareupgrades 2 Click Paragon II to locate the latest firmware version for the device you want to upgrade Click that firmware Click START DOWNLOAD Click Save and specify the location to save the file OS JUE Be ga After the download completes unzip the downloaded file The extracted files include the newest Paragon Update utility hex files and so on The hex file is a firmware file E Raritan aan When you re ready to take control General Update Procedure 154 7 Optional For some versi
158. n reset one several or all system settings in any combination n N e B e Fkey Ok Esc On the System Device Reset menu press f V or Tab to move to the field you want to reset Press Enter and then press the arrow keys to toggle between Yes and No When finished press Enter When finished press the letter O on your keyboard A message in the message bar asks you to confirm the System Reset command You must type Y E S the complete word Yes and press Enter to confirm or press Esc to cancel The Paragon switch logs out all local users disconnects all connections and then sends a Ready to Reset report to all Paragon clients A progress indicator appears on the message bar to indicate the current update percentage During the database update users are unable to operate the OSUI functions Updating DataBase 70 X After the reset is complete the Paragon clients can log in again 107 Network Settings Network Settings To configure Paragon II s network settings from the OSUI select option 7 Network Settings from the Administration Menu 192 168 192 255 255 255 006 192 168 000 001 23909 Off 30 30 09 00 00 30 00 30 00 00 990 30 29 00 09 20 S Edit Fkey S e Current IP This field allows administrators to configure the Paragon II s address on the network Use the arrow keys to scroll over to each byte and change the IP as needed The default
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160. nensnesssesees Switching between Previous and Next Channels sss Definition of the Previous and Next Channels sss Performing the Up Down Channel Function User Profile Customization netten User Profile Parameters and How to Change Settings Help MGI M M Keyboard Controlled OSUI Functions ccccesecsesceeeseeeteesesesneneenesescseeceseeenenenes Information Ment oe trono tree rese repe n trees eeu e Re Rege Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs sss Naming Convention for Multiple Video sss Connecting CIMs to a Multi Channel Video Server Operation R les iion tin tr ner m ee re EE E T ee reae Messages on the ACTIVATOR User Station sse Messages on the FOLLOWER User Stations sse Using P2 USTIP for Multiple Video Outputs sss Authentication with a Smart Card ccccccsesessesesesceeeceseseneteesesesnensnenessssseeseseeeneneaes Installing the PZCIM AUSB C Driver in Windows sss Requisites for Card Reader Functionality sss Using the Card Reader essere Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions The Administration Menu eterne then tet nior e E rei Guidelines for System Configuration sss System COMMUNAL OM iiem e eie m ep
161. nglish code 33 you will have to change the keyboard layout setting You need to press different hot key combinations to enter the setting mode based on your CIM types 1 Select the channel of the desired server in the Selection Menu and press Enter 2 Activate a text editor such as Notepad on the server 3 Press Left Ctrl NumLock to enter the setting mode A message similar to the following appears in the text editor Raritan 201 When you re ready to take control Changing the Keyboard Layout Settings 202 For P2CIM AUSB usb GdU huz keyboard layouts 33 english us 32 english uk 88 french 0 german 26 swedish A 19 norvegian 15 japanese 25 spanish 14 italian nouse layouts n8 standard 3 button wheel mouse ni 4 8 button wheel nouse current optians keyboard layout is 33 e nouse layout is 0 enter an option or escape to exit french gernan suedish norway japan spanish italian the current keyboard layout code is 33 enter a neu country code or escape to exit P A Frequently used keyboard layout codes B Current keyboard layout is US English code 33 4 Pressthe appropriate keyboard layout code see the following table for codes 5 Either press Esc to exit the setting mode or close the text editor 2E Raritan When you re ready to take control Appendix F Extra Keyboard Mouse Information and Settings Generic Keyboard Layout Code
162. ni664 5 ADMIN Yes oo Rate 03 Sei on 03 Sec Off Q5 M to ale n COCk j Menu ID s gt NumL ck alPc OFF Press Enter and the highlight turns green Press the arrow keys s v gt to switch between available options which include LftAlt Left ALT LShift Left SHIFT CapLck Caps Lock NumLck Num Lock ScrLck Scroll Lock and None function disabled Note that those options that have been selected by the HotKey and Previous Channel Key fields are not available Press Enter to select the desired option and the highlight turns back to yellow Press S to save the changes STEP 2 Change Channels with the Key Combination When you want to view the previous channel use the following key combination Press the lt Up Down Channel key twice quickly and then press within 1 second When you want to view the next channel use this key combination 60 Press the lt Up Down Channel key twice quickly and then press V within 1 second Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan Chapter 3 Operation User Functions For example if you have assigned the LEFT Shift key as the Up Down Channel key in the User Profile menu press the LEFT Shift key twice and then press f or V The video of the previous or next channel is immediately displayed on the screen Each time the use of the Up Down Channel key changes the Selection Menu from sorting by channel number to sorting by name on the
163. nt input ports e One or more Paragon II Stacking Units connect to a Paragon II Main Unit through stacking cables in a daisy chain connection that is the expansion port of a P2 UMT832M connects to the expansion output port of a P2 UMT8328 and the expansion input port of this P2 UMT832S connects to the expansion output port of another P2 UMT832S to form a daisy chain e The Main Unit can be a Base Unit or a second tier or third tier device The Stacking Unit that connects to a Main Unit becomes an automatic extension of the Main Unit System Constraints e The Base Unit should be a P2 UMT1664M P2 UMT832M Main Unit e The Base Unit s hardware and firmware versions must always be the latest released version of Paragon II product in a closed configuration system e A Paragon I product with hardware version HW3 running Paragon II firmware can accommodate only one Stacking Unit Note The easiest way to determine if the hardware version of your Paragon I unit is HW3 is to check the number of its stacking ports on the rear side If it has only one stacking port the hardware version is HW3 zie Raritan ase When you re ready to take control Stacked Configurations 140 e Up to three P2 UMT832S units Stacking Units can be connected to one P2 UMT832M unit Main Unit e Only one P2 UMT16645 unit Stacking Unit can be connected to one P2 1664M unit Main Unit e Amaximum of 128 channel ports Main Unit Stacking
164. o Q 2 Asa general rule the very latest hardware and firmware should reside on the lowest tier that is Base Unit 1 Stacking Unit has no user ports so it cannot be cascaded as an upper tier to a lower tier switch UMT x HW3 has no memory card slot so maximum servers expandability will be 1800 servers Note The easiest way to determine if the hardware version of your Paragon I unit is HW3 is to check the number of its stacking ports on the rear side If there is only one stacking port the hardware version is HW3 lt Raritan ada When you re ready to take control Compatibility Matrix Compatibility Matrix Paragon Paragon Il HW3 3A3 HW3 P2 Feature Firmware Firmware Component Yes Yes Yes P2 EUST or Yes CURC UMT 3bE0and UMT 3E0 and later later P2 UST V5 UMT 3B0K and later UST 1A7 and later Yes Yes with 4L9P with 4L9P with 5J1 with 5J1 Firmware Firmware Firmware Firmware FPGA 0C and FPGA 0C and P2 USTIP1 2 Stacking ready Hubpac8 RK Hubpac Paragon Manager Network Firmware upgrade Integrated Power Control Maximum Servers 1664 with optional memory card aus lt Raritan When you re ready to take control Appendix C Tiering and Compatibility Paragon Paragon Il HW2 2Z HW3 3A3 HW3 P2 HW4M or Feature Firmware Firmware above Component Maximum Servers 1 800 1 800 1 800 10000 832 with optional memory c
165. o take control Failsafe Upgrade Feature 158 4 When the update completes a message Device Update Successful appears on the PC s monitor The Main Unit s LCD panel displays the following message which indicates the boot loader is upgraded successfully Firmware Failed Need Upgrade STEP 3 Upgrade the firmware code Follow the procedures described in General Update Procedure on page 153 to upgrade the Main Unit with the latest firmware whose name is P2 xxx hex xxx represents the version gt To verify the firmware version Use the Function Menu on the Front Panel to check the firmware version See Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls on page 16 for more information gt To recover Main Units after upgrade failure When any upgrade failure takes place you can simply return the function back to normal with the Main Unit s failsafe capability 1 Checkthe Front Panel LCD display to see whether the Main Unit enters the boot loader mode as shown below Loader Ver 0C4 Firmware Upgrade If not press and hold l and on the Front Panel of the Main Unit simultaneously and power cycle the Main Unit at the same time This forces it to enter the boot loader mode 2 Repeatthe same upgrade procedure Activate the Paragon Update utility again Select the same firmware file that was chosen when the upgrade failure occurred Click the Send To Paragon button For details on the operation
166. og in at the Login screen and start operating the system 1 Type the user name assigned to you by the system administrator If user names have not been assigned use default names user01 through user15 depending on the model for regular users and admin for the administrator User names are not case sensitive When finished press Enter 2 Paragonll will prompt you if a password is necessary If so type your password and press Enter The default password for the admin user is raritan all lowercase passwords are case sensitive We recommend changing this password right away please see the section User Profile Customization on page 62 for additional information 3 TheSelection Menu appears To view other menus use the function keys as described in this section later Paragon442 904 1 001 Wwin2eeoo o3 i Page FKey Ent Esc Note To log out of the Paragon II system press F9 while the OSUI is onscreen Below are the function keys used when working with the OSUI F1 View the Help Menu F2 Go to the Selection Menu for accessing channel ports F3 View the Power Control Menu for associated channel 43 When you re ready to take control Video Gain and Skew Compensation FA Go to the User Profile Menu for users to customize their settings F5 Administrator only Go to the Administration Menu for the administrator to manage the system settings F6 Administrator only Toggle th
167. ogged off See Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs on page 69 for details Case 6 Restoring Settings to Factory Defaults xiv Purpose To reset the Paragon switch to its factory default settings when you want to clear customized settings such as the device name system settings and so on 1 Loginto the system with the administrator user name and password The password is case sensitive default name admin default password raritan 2 Press F5 gt select System Reset Settings 3 Highlight the field s that you want to reset and change the setting to Yes by doing this press Enter press any arrow key press Enter The affected scope of different fields are described below Device Name The Device ID field in the System Configuration submenu Network All settings in the Network Setting submenu Settings Raritan When you re ready to take control How To Paragon Essentials User Profiles All settings of the following submenus or settings User Configuration User Station Profile User Profile settings that are displayed when pressing F4 System All settings in the System Configuration submenu Configuration except for the Device ID field Channel All settings or records of the active and inactive Configuration channels in the Channel Configuration submenu are cleared but the data of active channels is rebuilt automatically after the reset Now reset the selected items
168. on 0C6 or later To upgrade it you must obtain a USB to RS485 cable model P2 IAPCIM from Raritan If you don t have the cable please contact Raritan Technical Support A special USB to R5485 driver is also needed and can be obtained from Raritan Technical Support Different from other Paragon II devices the firmware upgrade of the HubPac requires the same upgrade operation to be performed 8 times on the same HubPac device This is because the HubPac contains 8 five port clusters and each cluster needs to be upgraded one after another The following diagram illustrates a five port cluster where x indicates the cluster number Iw wi e x IN E vieiviviv Eoo Cines Firmware upgrade of the HubPac covers these major steps STEP 1 Get the latest firmware driver and release notes STEP 2 Connect one cluster of the HubPac to the PC STEP 3 Install the USB to RS485 driver on the PC STEP 4 Launch the Paragon Update utility version 2 4 4 or later STEP 5 Repeat STEP 2 and STEP 4 for the other clusters STEP f Get the latest firmware driver and release notes 1 Visit Raritan s Firmware Upgrades webpage http www raritan com support firmwareupgrades 2 Locate and download P2 HubPac s firmware and associated release notes The download procedure is similar to the procedure described in the section titled STEP 1 Download the Latest Firmware and Release Notes see General Update Procedure on page 153 earl
169. on Il and P2ZCIMs Z CIMs Introduction Raritan In This Chapter IntroccblOD uen oec eire tee erecto e tete Ene ree Butts re eo ea vn ee eO HERE 116 Paragon Il and P2ZCIMS eret infor erre 118 Paragon II and Z CIMS c scsesessssssesessscseesenetesesesesnsnsnesescscsceseeeeeenesesesesnenens 123 Many CIMs including Paragon II Z CIMs P2ZCIMs and Z CIMs UKVMSPD and UKVMSC enable access and control of multiple servers from a Paragon user station occupying only one channel port on your Paragon switch P2ZCIMs or Z CIMs are set up in a chain like server to server arrangement with each P2ZCIM or Z CIM connected to the keyboard video and mouse ports of each server and linked with standard Cat 5 UTP cables Through this chained cabling they transmit keyboard video and mouse signals to the system You can access and control any server connected in the chain via the OSUI and new servers can be added at any time without interrupting server operation Paragon II operates using P2ZCIMs and Z CIMs UKVMSPD and UKVMSC Although all these CIMs are installed the same way certain CIMs will not function if used in the same chain as other CIMs 116 When you re ready to take control Chapter 5 Paragon II and P2ZCIMs Z CIMs P2ZCIMs For use with the Paragon II switch Can be used on Paragon I unit whose hardware version is HW3 running Paragon II code Support PS2 P2ZCIM PS2 USB P2ZCIM USB and Sun P2ZCIM SUN
170. on when used with P2CIM APS2 P2CIM AUSB P2CIM AUSB C or P2CIM ASUN and thus provides better video quality than P2 UST Belden cable is proven to provide better video quality than non Belden cable in Raritan s lab Therefore our recommendation for good or even excellent video quality is as follows With non Belden cables 0 1000 P2 EUST or P2 EUST C With Belden cables lt 500 P2 UST P2 EUST or P2 EUST C 501 1000 P2 EUST or P2 EUST C For P2 EUST or P2 EUST C to provide automatic skew compensation make sure this user station is used with the appropriate CIM type P2CIM APS2 P2CIM AUSB P2CIM AUSB C P2CIM APS2DUAL P2CIM AUSBDUAL P2CIM ASUN P2CIM APS2 B or P2CIM AUSB B 209 When you re ready to take control Supported Resolutions on P2 EUST and P2 EUST C Supported Resolutions on P2 EUST and P2 EUST C 0 700 Up to 1600x1200 60 75 85 0 1000 Up to 1280x1024 60 75 85 0 1000 Up to 1920x1440 60 CRT monitor only e 5d lt Raritan When you re ready to take control Appendix H Other Components Working with Paragon Il In This Chapter Paragon Manager Overview ccccsssessssseseseseseseenenssenecseeceeececscsesesenenenenenees 211 PCCL Int gration ee sert ERES UN ROUEN D PERIERE 212 Paragon Manager Overview ZE Raritan Paragon Manager Raritan s appliance management and configuration application offers one coordinated graphical u
171. ons such as version 4 2 the associated release notes are not covered in the downloaded firmware file so locate the release notes and download it by repeating the above steps 4 to 6 8 Read the release notes for any necessary information gt STEP 2 Establish a connection between the device and the PC running Paragon Update The device intended to upgrade must be connected to the PC that will run the Paragon Update utility There are two types of connections depending on your device e Network If your device comes with a LAN port such as Paragon II Main Unit upgrade it by connecting it to the network and assigning an IP address to it However for Paragon II Stacking Unit it must be upgraded by connecting to the Main Unit which is connected to the network e RS 232 Cable For those devices without the network port such as user stations this is the only method to upgrade them Connect the device to one of the serial ports of the PC that runs the Paragon Update utility via the RS 232 cable Note One DB9 male to female serial RS 232 cable is shipped with the user station It is a direct cable that can be used to upgrade the firmware with TXD RXD and GND signals Raritan When you re ready to take control ZE Raritan Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrade gt STEP 3 Optional Verify the stacking related configuration This step is necessary when any Stacking Unit is connected to the Main Unit and the firmware upgrade
172. or If the Scroll Lock LED on the user station s attached keyboard is blinking the Paragon is ready to accept function key commands which allow users to login select servers or administer the system Paragond442 4 S Enter Name and Password g zie Raritan When you re ready to take control If the monitor instead displays a No connection to Paragon message the user station is not properly connected to the Paragon switch Check for loose connections and make sure you are using good intact Cat 5 cables b Type admin inthe User Name field and press Enter In the Password field type the default password raritan all lowercase and press Enter c The OSUI s Selection Menu appears indicating that the user station is correctly installed Paragond442 04 1 01 o3 fI Page FKey Ent Esc Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each user station you want to connect to the Paragon switch Connect a CIM and the desired server a Connect the cable strands of an appropriate CIM to the appropriate ports on a server 25 Initial Configuration 26 P2CIM APS2 IBM PS 2 compatible servers or P2CIM APS2 B IBM BladeCenter Management Module with PS 2 ports Plug the HD15 strand into the server s HD15 VGA video port Plug the purple 6 pin mini DIN keyboard strand into the server s 6 pin mini DIN keyboard port Plug the light green 6 pin mini DIN strand into the server s 6 pin mini DIN mouse port
173. or Initial Configuration on page 22 for details 7 Press Shift F9 to disconnect the server and then remove the card See Using the Card Reader on page 81 for details The card s authentication data is not stored in the Paragon system so you must repeat Steps 3 to 5 if you want to access the same server again Case 8 Creating Multiple Paths to the Same Server s Purpose To ensure that there is redundant access to specific servers In this example we will create four available paths for access to specific servers using the structure of multiple Base Units Note A Base Unit is a first tier Paragon switch 1 Prepare six Paragon switches such as P2 UMT1664M and or P2 UMT832M 2 Choose three of them as Base Units two as the 2 tier and one as the 3 tier If these switches do not share the same firmware version make sure the versions of lower tiers are later than those of upper tiers For example Base Unit is with firmware version 4 2 and 2 Tier with version 4 0 3 Connect all of these Paragon switches with Category 5 Cat 5 UTP cables from the channel ports of lower tiers to user ports of upper tiers as illustrated below C U 1 C 2 A U 1 C 2 B C Channel ports U User ports 1 A 1 C Base Units first tier Paragon switches 2E Raritan When you re ready to take control How To Paragon Essentials 2 A 2 B Second tier Paragon switches 3 A Third tier Paragon swi
174. ot plug it in or turn it on yet 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ45 port on the back of the user station 3 Connect a keyboard mouse and monitor to the user station Do not plug in or turn on the user stations or monitors yet Raritan 29 When you re ready to take control Installing a Cascaded Paragon System 30 For each subsidiary Paragon switch you want to attach directly to the Base Unit connect Cat 5 UTP cables from consecutive channel ports on the Base Unit to the subsidiary Paragon switch s user ports If you are installing a third tier connect Cat 5 UTP cables from consecutive channel ports on a second tier Paragon switch to the user ports on a third tier Paragon switch Repeat for all other subsidiary switches in the third tier Attach CIMs and servers to the free channel ports on the third tier Paragon switches on the second tier Paragon switches and on your Base Unit Follow step 5 of Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch on page 24 Plug in and power on any THIRD TIER Paragon switches then the SECOND TIER Paragon switches and finally your Base Unit Follow step 1 of Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch on page 24 Plug in and power on your user stations and monitors Follow steps 2B 2C and 2E of Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch on page 24 The Base Unit should automatically recognize the connected subsidiary Pa
175. ow If the Paragon system detects a powered device on that channel port it will display the text in that row in green otherwise it will display it in black Again there are two panels in this menu left and right panels indicated by the right pointing arrow at the top of the menu The fields and columns on the left panel of this menu e ChID The channel port s number e Name The name of the device attached to that channel port Device names are case sensitive and may be up to twelve alphanumeric characters long As shown with channel port 1 in and elsewhere you may leave a device name blank if you wish but we do not recommend this e Scn Displays the device s individual scan rate the length of time that the system pauses while scanning that channel port for those users who set their Scan Mode to Individual rather than Global Using leading zeroes if necessary type a two digit number of seconds from 01 to 24 or use the and keys to increase and decrease the current value by 1 respectively The default setting is 03 Use the arrow keys Tab Shift Tab Page Up and Page Down to move within this menu and its submenus Press Enter to edit a highlighted field it will turn green When you finish editing a field press Enter followed by S to save the changes or press Esc to abort them While the cursor is in the Device column press Tab or key to move to the right panel of this menu and display device group informa
176. p in mind the maximum numbers of user stations and servers you can connect 2 user stations and 42 servers to a P2 UMT242 4 user stations and 42 servers to a P2 UMT442 8 user stations and 32 servers to a P2 UMT832M 16 user stations and 64 servers to a P2 UMT1664M Important All Paragon components servers and monitors must be turned OFF and unplugged before installation 1 Initialize the Paragon switch a b Connect the switch s included power cord from the IEC 320 inlet on its rear panel to an appropriate AC outlet Power on the switch Connect a user station and its attached devices a Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to user port 1 on the back of the switch Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ45 Cat 5 port on the back of the user station Connect the user station s included power cord from the IEC 320 inlet on its rear panel to an appropriate AC outlet Power ON the user station It will power up and establish communication with the Paragon switch Connect a keyboard a mouse and a monitor to the user station To control Sun servers with a PS 2 keyboard please see Extra Keyboard Mouse Information and Settings on page 200 for additional information Plug in and power on the monitor zie Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 2 Installation Perform initial configuration of the user station a The Login screen should appear on the user station s attached monit
177. p to output their data FOLLOWER channel The channel s other than the ACTIVATOR channel in the association setting These channels automatically output their data once the ACTIVATOR channel is accessed user port ACTIVATOR user station or The user station or user port that you use to access an ACTIVATOR channel of an association group FOLLOWER user station or The user station or user port that receives the data outputs of the user port FOLLOWER channels after the Multiple Video function is activated FOLLOWER user stations or user ports are subsequent to the ACTIVATOR user station or user port Connecting CIMs to a Multi Channel Video Server A multi channel video server is a server with multiple video ports When you connect CIMs to this kind of server for multiple video outputs make sure that each CIM gets its power from the server s P5 2 keyboard or USB port Usually a server provides one PS 2 keyboard port only Therefore you must use P2CIM AUSB for additional CIMs to gain power from available USB ports on the same server 1 Fully connect one CIM to the server s ports be it PACIM APS2 or P2CIM AUSB P2CIM APS2 Connected to the server s video keyboard and mouse ports P2CIM AUSB Connected to the server s video and USB ports e 70 Raritan When you re ready to take control ZE Raritan Chapter 3 Operation User Functions Note This CIM must be set as the ACTI
178. perating a Serial CIM 198 To program any of your keyboard s twelve function keys with commands or data items you frequently have to send the device activate the Set Up Programmable Keys screen by pressing Alt F3 Once a string with a maximum length of sixteen characters has been assigned to a key pressing that key while in On Line Mode will send the entire string to the device n Computer Inc Copyright 1999 2807 2 61 inal Converter Model Al Line 81 Po B 9688 Baud Rate 10 Status Set Up Terminal Converter Setup Progrenmable Keys for CR Key p Screen tew Edit Buffer 1 Conmuntecation and AUATC Troubleshooting AUATC If you do not get a device prompt 1 If AUATC s screen is displayed on your monitor with the top and bottom help windows make sure that it indicates On Line status If not press Esc to return to On Line Mode Make sure that AUATC and the attached device are both receiving power AUATC s power supply should be securely connected to both AUATC and a working outlet Its LED next to the 6 pin mini DIN PS 2 mouse connector should flicker quickly if data is being transmitted and blink once per second at other times Make sure that the cable between AUATC and the device is securely attached at both ends This must be the null modem cable included with AUATC or one just like it Make sure that the serial communication settings of AUATC match those of the device Press Alt F2 to check AUAT
179. plays normal video indefinitely If Sleep Mode is set to Saver or Green in the Minutes field type the number of minutes of inactivity before Sleep Mode is triggered Using leading zeroes if necessary type a two digit number of minutes from 01 to 99 or use the 4 and W keys to increase and decrease the current value by 1 respectively The default setting is 05 If Sleep Mode is set to Off the number in this field will have no effect zie Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions e Hotkey The keyboard key that when pressed twice quickly activates the OSUI The alternatives are Scroll Lock the default Caps Lock Num Lock the LEFT ALT key and the LEFT SHIFT key Use any of the arrow keys to switch between the choices You cannot select the key currently being used as the Previous Channel Key see below e Display Position This position indicates where the OSUI menus and ID Display appear on your monitor Move the highlight to Menu for the OSUI or ID for the ID Display and press Enter to highlight it then use the V and gt keys to move the chosen window as desired When finished press Enter to save the change e Previous Channel Key The keyboard key that when pressed twice quickly causes Paragon II to return to the previously selected channel port provided that that channel port is still available without going through the OSUI The alternatives are the L
180. port productdocumentation paragon lII das lt Raritan When you re ready to take control Appendix Troubleshooting In This Chapter Symptoms and Probable Causes sse 213 Powering On Sequence of Multi Tier Configuration 214 Paragon II FAQs Online sse teens 215 Symptoms and Probable Causes No Power e Loose Power Cord e Power switch is off e Paragon II switch or user station surge protection invoked during a power recycling process Power off the unit wait for 20 seconds and then power the unit on All computers have no video display e Loose Cat 5 UTP cable e Loose monitor connection e The user station is connected and functioning properly if Num Lock key lights keyboard s Num Lock LED Monitor video display for some connected computers is distorted Monitor type does not match video output designation from the server Keyboard non functional even though there is no keyboard error at power up Cannot input to any computer e Loose keyboard connection to the user station e Loose Cat 5 UTP cable e Keyboard broken Hot swap with a new keyboard Repeated Keyboard ERROR at computer power up e Loose cable from the server to the CIM e Loose Cat 5e UTP cable e Paragon II components may be out of order Verify that the server recognizes a keyboard that is directly connected Contact Raritan Technical
181. r than in the order of their placement within the P2ZCIM chain We recommend that users assign channel names before connecting all servers to eliminate any difficulty in locating the respective channel for each server When naming or renaming a P2ZCIM switch to that P2ZCIM to activate it thereby ensuring that its new name is updated in the Paragon switch s database Connecting P2ZCIMs as Tiers The following diagram shows the final setup when connecting P2ZCIMs as a tier Up to 42 P2ZCIMs can be connected in one single chain o I jo DE 1 Cat5cable I Input 2 P2Z2CIM O Output 3 Server e din Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 5 Paragon II and P2ZCIMs Z CIMs 4 Paragon switch the model shown in the illustration is P2 UMT832M 5 P2ZCIM terminator required for the last P2ZCIM in the chain 6 The last P2ZCIM in the chain All Paragon II components must be powered ON prior to P2ZCIM tier installation All servers in the P2ZCIM chain must be powered OFF prior to installation When following the installation and configuration instructions below sort the Selection Menu by channel number not by name Display the Selection Menu by pressing the F2 key on your keyboard and change the sorting method by pressing the F12 key gt 1 Raritan When you re ready to take control To connect a P2ZCIM as a tier Connect a Cat
182. r the boot loader mode Follow the steps outlined in General Update Procedure on page 153 to upgrade your Stacking Unit but you must choose R P2SBL 0C5 hex as the firmware file 161 Failsafe Upgrade Feature 162 User Stations The failsafe capability is a standard feature of P2 EUST and P2 EUST C P2 UST with firmware version earlier than 1F9 does not have this feature For an older P2 UST you can upgrade its firmware to get the failsafe feature gt To update user stations for Failsafe Upgrade feature P2 UST Only The procedures are the same as those outlined in General Update Procedure on page 153 Note that the filename for upgrading the P2 UST user station for failsafe capability is V5_1F9 hex or later gt To verify the firmware version At the upgraded user station 1 Activate the Paragon OSUI by pressing the hot key default Scroll Lock twice quickly 2 Press F8 to display the user station s version information gt To recover user stations after upgrade failure As long as your user station has the failsafe capability you can restore its function whenever the upgrade failure occurs 1 Power cycle the user station 2 Repeat the same upgrade process until the upgrade is finished successfully Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrade P2 HubPac Upgrade Operation Raritan In order to upgrade your P2 HubPac it must be running at versi
183. ragon switches and update its configuration All monitors should display the Login screen If any monitors instead display a No connection to Paragon message the user station which they are attached to is not properly connected to the Base Unit Check for loose connections and make sure you are using good intact Cat 5 cables See Specifications on page 172 for UTP cabling information Note If your video image is fuzzy especially if you are using an LCD flat panel monitor you can adjust the video gain to focus the video image If the OSUI is not displayed at a given monitor activate it by pressing the Scroll Lock key twice QUICKLY then use and plus and minus keys on the numeric keypad to adjust the video image until it appears to be in focus The P2 EUST and P2 EUST C provide automatic and manual skew compensation which will also help improve video quality Please see Video Gain Adjustment and Skew Compensation in P2 EUST on page 45 for additional information Configure the channel ports in your system Check the Scroll Lock LED on one of your user station keyboards If it is blinking Paragon is ready to accept the function key commands from that user station Function key commands allow users to login select servers or administer the system Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 2 Installation a Atthe Login screen type admin in the User Name field and press the Enter key In the
184. red channel port s key number 1 through 8 to move the highlight to that channel port instantly b Inthe channel name view you can type the first few characters of the desired channel port s name to move the highlight to the first channel port whose name begins with that character sequence 4 Press Enter If itis a server attached to the chosen channel port and you are permitted to access it Paragon II automatically switches you to that channel port for normal server operation and the OSUI disappears If it is a cascaded tiered device attached to that channel port an OSUI Selection Menu specific to that tiered device will appear keep moving through the Selection Menu layers until you reach the server you want Note To return to the main Selection Menu from any second or third tier device specific Selection Menu press the Home key on your keyboard once or press the Esc key once or twice depending on which tier you are currently on Once you switch to a different channel port you can continue switching by pressing the hot key default Scroll Lock twice QUICKLY to activate the Selection Menu If you want to return to your previously selected channel port without using any OSUI menus press the previous channel port command key default Num Lock twice QUICKLY In the Selection Menu each channel port s availability is visually indicated by the following text colors Black No device is connected or the connected d
185. rsion the whole system comprising the Base Unit and its tiers enters the Private Mode regardless of the original Operation Mode setting This is to ensure that only the user that has validated his or her credentials may view the server s video output 1 Using the P2 EUST C verify that the user station is connected to a keyboard mouse VGA monitor and is powered on See Basic Installation on page 12 for more details 2 Login to the Paragon system by typing a valid user name and password and then pressing Enter See Login on page 42 for more details Paragon4d442 4 S Enter Name and Password 81 When you re ready to take control Authentication with a Smart Card e 9 N 9o 9 82 After logging into the system the Selection Menu appears on the screen Press s V or gt to move the highlight to the desired server which is connected to the reader enabled CIM P2CIM AUSB C Press Enter to access the server See Selecting a Server on page 47 for more details If the client authentication software has been configured properly either a blank screen or a message prompting you to insert the card appears The message varies depending on the configuration of your authentication software Insert your card into the card reader slot on the user station The LED of the user station turns green Note The Paragon II integrated smart card reader may not recognize the insertion of a smart card when ther
186. rsion is HW3 the HW3 unit has only one stacking port you can upgrade its firmware to support this function See Firmware Upgrade on page 153 for more information Path Overlapping Constraint The path you manually choose may completely or partially overlap a path having been selected by another user in the PC Share or Public View mode In this case Paragon either limits your server accessibility to the one accessed by the user with whom you share the path or disallows any server accessibility To access a different server you must choose a path not overlapping with anyone s path Detailed path overlapping instances are illustrated below Background The A user manually chooses a path for accessing Server 3 2 Later on the B user attempts to access a server and overlaps his path partially or completely with the A user s path Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions Blue solid line indicates the A user s path Black dotted line indicates the B user s path Instance 1 B user overlaps the path with A user s in the segment between UMT 1 and UMT 2 therefore all servers connected to UMT 2 become inaccessible to the B user 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 Raritan When you re ready to take control 55 Selecting a Server Instance 2 B user overlaps the path with A user s in the segment between UMT 1 and UMT 2 therefore all s
187. rter has been tested and is officially supported by Raritan for use with Paragon II Power on the server Repeat steps 4 through 9 for all other servers and user stations you want to attach Note Although users and servers can be located up to 1000 feet 304 m apart for optimal video quality limit the cable length between the Main Unit and CIM to less than 100 feet 30 5 m For good video quality limit the cable length to less than 500 feet 152 m Initial Administrative Verification To verify that an attached server can be viewed and controlled through the Paragon system 1 When you first power on the Paragon Main Unit an attached user station and the user station s attached monitor the Login screen appears Type admin in the User Name field and press Enter Type raritan alllowercase in the Password field and press Enter Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 2 Installation Note The factory default user names for regular users are user01 through up to user15 depending on the model of your Main Unit and for the administrator is admin User names are not case sensitive By default a password is required only for the admin user and that password is raritan Note that passwords are case sensitive Paragon4d442 4 S Enter Name and Password 2 The Selection Menu of On Screen User Interface OSUI appears The channel ports of connected servers appear in green At the start ther
188. s and allows each server to be connected to 4 different Paragon switches at once Follow the above steps for each additional HubPac to be added Channel Configuration Paragon recognizes a HubPac as an extension of a CIM rather than as a device As a result each server connected to the HubPac is configured as a directly connected server would be 1 OntheSelection Menu by channel number each green line indicates an active channel CIM server Highlight the CIM server to be selected by using the V or Page Up Page Down keys Press Enter 2 Normal server access indicates successful connection If necessary manually adjust the video skew by pressing the or keys on the numeric keypad 3 Entera meaningful name for each server channel a Press F5 for Administration Menu b Select Channel Configuration with or Vv keys and press Enter c Press 4 or V to highlight in yellow the Name field for channel ID where CIM server was just installed Press Enter The highlight turns light blue d Editthe name turns green when typing begins Press Enter when completed e Press S to save the new name f Press F2 to return to Selection Menu by channel number Verify that new name appears on the Selection Menu in green 4 Repeat for each CIM server desired Important In order to perform the Multiple Video function with P2 HubPac ensure a supported P2 HubPac configuration has been deployed For details see P2 HubPac
189. s first press and hold either Scroll Lock or the combination of Ctrl and Alt these function as permanent Sun keystroke hot keys If Scroll Lock is your OSUI hot key or previous channel hot key you will want to use Ctrl Alt Then press the corresponding character on the PS 2 keyboard F2 Again F3 Props F4 Undo F5 Front F6 Copy F7 Open F8 Paste F9 Find F10 Cut F11 Help F12 Mute 200 When you re ready to take control Appendix F Extra Keyboard Mouse Information and Settings on the keypad Compose on the keypad Vol on the keypad Vol The one exception to this procedure is the Sun keyboard s Stop character To generate Stop with a PS 2 keyboard hold down the Pause Break key and press the letter A Changing the Keyboard Layout Settings Different language versions of keyboards are provided for use in different countries For example the layout of a French keyboard is different from that of a US English keyboard The Paragon CIMs enable you to change the keyboard s layout setting to match your keyboard if you are not using a US English keyboard the factory default Please note that different CIMs come with different keyboard setting methods so you should change your keyboard setting based on the CIMs USB Keyboard Layout Settings P2CIM AUSB P2CIM AUSB B or P2ZCIM USB When you attach the server with a USB CIM and your keyboard is not US E
190. s USB connector to a powered USB port or to a separately available Raritan PWR SER 4 power adapter to obtain power For additional information on the installation see Paragon and Dominion KX Serial Device CIM User Guide This user guide can be downloaded from Raritan s website by linking to the Paragon II section of the Product Documentation webpage http www raritan com support productdocumentation paragon ll and then clicking the Terminal Converter User Guide Installing AUATC 1 ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Run an appropriate cable from AUATC s DB25 female DTE connector to the device s serial port The type of cable will depend on what type of connector the port is and whether it s pinned as DTE for a data source destination such as a server or DCE for a data communicating device such as a modem Here are the product codes of some cables we recommend if the port is DB9 male DTE most PCs some routers and so on DB25 male DTE some older PCs routers and so on DB25 female DCE many external modems and so on If the device has some other type of serial port call Raritan Technical Support If you need temporary crash cart access or permanent local control you can set up a local user station consisting of a keyboard and VGA monitor only to AUATC The keyboard can be either PS 2 or Sun type a Sun keyboard will require a special setting in the Setup Screen 189 Installing
191. s will be stored on your system until you change them again 99 When you re ready to take control User Station Profile User Station Profile To activate the User Station Profile and set the global keyboard type and video delay select option 4 User Station Profile from the Administration Menu S Edit Fkey S Esc Keyboard Type The OSUI supports three types of keyboard mappings Select either English the default is U S English French or German If you are using a non English keyboard you must temporarily attach an English language keyboard to change the keyboard type To set the keyboard type use arrow keys to move the highlight to the Keyboard Type Setting field press Enter to turn the highlight green use any of the arrow keys to toggle the field to the correct keyboard type and press Enter again to select it Press S to save your changes or press Esc and then N to exit without saving changes You can now attach the keyboard type you selected 400 Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions Video Delay If channel switching or autoscanning takes too long to sync up on Paragon II especially when your servers are set with different resolutions it may create a displaying issue with your monitor At this time set a video delay for channel port switching at your user station If you set the video delay to any numb
192. sal user station supports PS 2 Sun or USB keyboards and mice If you want to connect one user station to one server across a long stretch of Cat 5 or higher cable you can run such a cable between a direct mode user station and a P2CIM APS2 Please see User Station Direct Mode on page 178 for additional information Note We recommend using a Sun keyboard if there are any Sun servers in your system if you must use a PS 2 keyboard to control Sun servers please see Extra Keyboard Mouse Information and Settings on page 200 for additional information Raritan s enhanced user station P2 EUST is a user station that functions just like Raritan s P2 UST user station However the P2 EUST provides enhanced control over video quality by either automatically adjusting the skew delay of each color or allowing the user to manually adjust the video gain and skew delay on the screen and store these preferences in the Paragon switch s database Another enhanced user station with an integrated card reader P2 EUST C functions like P2 EUST However it supports USB keyboards and mice only and provides the card reader function for smart card authentication ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control T 444 LU Jj 7 HU t i T ton e LE Iu a a me n Hj TLE Chapter 1 Introduction 128 servers Single base plus stacking unit A Paragon II Stacking cable s B Standard Cat 5 U
193. sed on each key s position For unique Macintosh keys which regular PC keyboard does not have such as F13 to F15 Paragon II system can neither recognize nor support them Mapped PC Keys for Macintosh Keys Command key Windows key Option Alt Shift Shift Control Control Tab Tab Left Right Up Down Arrow Left Right Up Down Arrow Caps Lock Caps Lock Escape Escape All alphabetical keys A Z and All alphabetical keys A Z numeric keys 0 9 and numeric keys 0 9 F1 F12 F1 F12 F13 F15 No mapping Page Up Down Page Up Down Home End Home End Delete Delete Power No mapping Help Insert Volume control keys No mapping No appropriate mappings are found for these keys on PC keyboards and these Mac keys may not function properly Raritan When you re ready to take control Appendix G Recommendation for Better Video Quality In This Chapter Deployment Recommendations sess eee 209 Supported Resolutions on P2 EUST and P2 EUST C 210 Deployment Recommendations Raritan In the Paragon II system video quality is usually affected by these factors e Type of the user station P2 UST P2 EUST or P2 EUST C e UTP cable length between the user station and the CIM server e UTP cable type Belden or non Belden cable P2 EUST and P2 EUST C have the function of automatic skew compensati
194. ser interface that displays Device User Log and Outlet information for your Paragon system Paragon Manager can work with your Paragon II system and allows you to manage various Paragon switches This program is available on Raritan s website Installing Paragon Manager To download Paragon Manager please use the following steps See Paragon Manager User Guide for additional information This user guide is available on the User Manuals amp Quick Setup Guides CD or on Raritan s Product Documentation webpage http www raritan com support productdocumentation 1 In your browser navigate to Raritan s website http www raritan com Click Support in the top navigation bar Click Firmware Upgrades in the left navigation bar to expand it Click Paragon II to open its page Ore S039 O9 Scroll down the page to locate the Paragon Manager section and click on the desired Paragon Manager file link to download Paragon Manager 6 Click Save to save this file to your system and browse to the location where you want it stored Click Save to continue 7 The file is approximately 17MB and download takes a few minutes 8 Navigate to where the files are saved on your system and click on the ParagonManager setup exe file to install Paragon Manager Accept the default settings 211 When you re ready to take control PCCI Integration When installation is complete a shortcut to the application has been added to your
195. sets both AUATC and the serial communication with the device e Ctrl S not case sensitive Sends a command to the device to temporarily stop it from sending any data until the flow is allowed to resume all output data will be queued by the device e Ctrl Q not case sensitive Sends a command to allow the device to resume sending data after being halted by the CTRL S command e Alt F1 Displays the Help screen e AIt F2 Displays the Setup screen e Alt F3 Displays the Set Up Programmable Keys screen e Alt F4 Switch to Buffer Edit Mode lt Raritan Jak When you re ready to take control Operating a Serial CIM 196 Help Mode Buffer Edit Mode AUATC stores the most recent eight pages of data from the attached ASCII device in a circular buffer After switching the AUATC from On Line Mode to Buffer Edit Mode by pressing Alt F4 you can review the contents of the buffer by moving the cursor with the arrow keys Page Up Page Down Home and End You can also edit the data in the buffer with Insert Delete Backspace and the other keys listed in the Help screen E Raritan When you re ready to take control zie Raritan Appendix E Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon Il System Configuring AUATC Press Alt F2 to activate the Setup Screen where you can select your desired serial communication parameters such as baud rate and local remote output The initial parameters will always
196. single Paragon switch or Base Unit It is important for Paragon switches in a cascaded system with multiple matrix switches to have distinctive names so that users can tell them apart The system will assign each switch the default name Paragon user ports gt lt channel ports gt each P2 UMT242 will be named Paragon 242 each P2 UMT442 Paragon 442 and so on Display All Computers This option can be Yes or No to respectively allow or disallow users from viewing channel port listings for all connected devices through the OSUI even if the user doesn t have the security privileges to access them The factory default setting is No Logoff Timeout If enabled after the amount of time in minutes that a user station can remain inactive no keyboard or mouse activity the logged in user at that station is logged out of the Paragon II system Possible values in the first field are On Logoff Timeout is enabled and Off Logoff Timeout is disabled the default value Use the 4 and Vv keys to toggle between these values If Logoff Timeout is set to On the number in the second field is the number of minutes of inactivity that must elapse before the timeout is triggered and the user is logged out Using leading zeroes if necessary type a two digit number of minutes from 01 to 99 or use the 4 and keys to increase and decrease the current value by 1 respectively The default setting is 05 If Logoff Timeout is set
197. sk press the hot key default Scroll Lock twice quickly to trigger the OSUI 11 Depending on what you want to do next either keep the card inserted or remove it To access another server which is attached Keep the card inserted and press F2 to choose with the reader enabled CIM and requires the another server use of the smart card as well To log out of the system Remove the card and press F9 To access another server which is attached Remove the card and press F2 to choose with a NON reader enabled CIM another server Note Paragon does not automatically disconnect you from the server upon the removal of the card but the server may respond to this based on the configuration of the authentication software and thus deny your access and management of the server The design of the reader enabled user station allows you to insert the card even before the server is accessed or before the user station is powered on The user station is always capable of informing the accessed server of the card s existence as long as it is physically inserted in the card reader Raritan When you re ready to take control 83 Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions In This Chapter The Administration Mentsen errn eee 84 Guidelines for System ConfiputablOf ue erar arctius eeroetrr reete 85 System Configuration sesira inneres ioen an naene ia rei 86 Video Redirection Forced Video esse 91 C
198. ssage Bar press the and or keys to adjust video gain from 15 to 15 for P2 UST or from 0 to 6 for P2 EUST and P2 EUST C until you are satisfied with the video quality Please note that you must connect to each channel individually to adjust that channel s video gain and skew delay Please see Video Display Adjustment for P2 EUST on page 99 for additional information 45 When you re ready to take control Video Gain and Skew Compensation 46 Base2 P2 3E0 2 002 AGC 00 R OO0 Video Gain Adjustment in P2 UST A video gain adjustment is available to focus the video image which can be especially useful if you are using an LCD flat panel monitor To make this adjustment activate the OSUI by pressing the hot key default Scroll Lock twice QUICKLY if you have not done so already Use the and plus and minus sign keys on the keyboard s numeric keypad to adjust the video image until it appears to be in focus Paragon4d4ea o4 1 001 wWin2eoo o3 I1 Page FkKey Ent Esc zie Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions Selecting a Server zie Raritan Immediately following user login the Selection Menu appears Users who are already switched to a server can activate the Selection Menu by pressing the hot key default Scroll Lock twice QUICKLY The Selection Menu lists devices sorted either by channel number Ch or alphabetically by the n
199. st of available help options While the OSUI is onscreen the user station keyboard s Scroll Lock LED indicator blinks Below is an abbreviated table of the function keys you will use when working with the OSUI F1 View the Help Menu F2 Go to the Selection Menu for accessing channel ports F3 View the Power Control Menu for associated Channel F4 Go to the User Profile Menu for users to customize their settings F5 Administrator only Go to the Administration Menu for the administrator to manage the system settings F6 Administrator only Toggle the autoscan function on or off F7 Administrator only Toggle the autoskip function on or off F8 View the Information Menu F9 Log out of the system Shift F9 Disconnect from the currently accessed channel without logging out of the system F10 Toggle the display of all channel ports including inaccessible ones on or off Raritan When you re ready to take control 23 Initial Configuration 24 F11 View the Unit Status Menu for connected Raritan Remote Power Control unit available only from Power Control Menu F12 Toggle the Selection Menu s sorting way numerically by port number or alphabetically by name Esc Exit the current OSUI On Screen User Interface screen Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch If installing a single Paragon switch kee
200. start at their factory defaults so make sure that the serial port or device to which AUATC is attached is temporarily configured for 9600 bps 8 data bits no parity and 1 stop bit If the port or device cannot support all of these settings you must temporarily attach one that can Also if you want to perform initial configuration with a local user station it must consist of a PS 2 keyboard and a VGA monitor Available data rate Baud Rate settings are 2400 4800 9600 and 19 200 bps You can select even odd or no None parity 7 or 8 data bits and 1 or 2 stop bits but 7 data bits requires 2 stop bits The terminal type is fixed at VT100 For local remote connection choose CAT 5 amp LOCAL if you connect the AUATC both to a local monitor via the VGA HD15 connector and to Raritan s Paragon switch via the Cat5 port RJ45 choose LOCAL if the unit is connected to a local monitor only BB U2 5l ASCII Terminal Line 1 Position G1 Page 8 UTE 9688 Raud Rate INT ASCII Terninal Converter Boud Rate Parity NO Det tz B Stop Bit L VER NO RTS amp LOCAI Keyboard Language USA Setup to DEFAULT Use lt Tab gt to Go to a Field to Edit Use lt t gt or 15 to Change Paraneter i lt F11 gt 7 lt F12 gt Load Save Setug lt Esc gt Return to On Line loy Help Men tup Progrannab Js t vieu Edit Buffer trl Bree Reset Serial Communication and AUATC 197 When you re ready to take control O
201. t follow three major steps STEP 1 Remove all Stacking Units STEP 2 Upgrade the boot loader STEP 3 Upgrade the firmware code Important During the boot loader upgrade process the Main Unit s settings are not accessible Therefore please note down your Main Unit s IP address before starting the boot loader upgrade STEP 1 Remove all Stacking Units 1 Disconnect any Stacking Unit s from the Main Unit 2 Set the Main Unit s stacking support to 0 See the Stacking Support section under Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls on page 16 for additional information 3 The Main Unit restarts itself STEP 2 Upgrade the boot loader Although you may upgrade the Main Unit through TCP IP it is highly recommended to upgrade the boot loader by connecting the cross over network cable between the Main Unit and the PC with Paragon Update to avoid any potential risk 1 Download the appropriate firmware version from Raritan s website See STEP 1 Download the Latest Firmware and Release Notes under General Update Procedure on page 153 for details 2 Launch the Paragon Update utility select R P2BL 0C4 hex as the firmware update file and click the Send To Paragon button See Paragon Manager User Guide for detailed operation 3 Wait until the upgrade process finishes Important Interrupting the boot loader upgrade process could result in permanent damage to the system Raritan Ez When you re ready t
202. t any time as needed 85 System Configuration For configurations where switches are added replaced or swapped in order follow the sequence below 1 First power on the third tier switches if a third tier exists 2 Then power on the second tier switches 3 Finally power on the Paragon II base tier 4 Perform a partial reset of the database on the impacted switches For example if you swap the switches connected to the base tier perform the partial reset on the base tier If you swap the switches connected to the second tier perform the partial reset from the second tier to the base tier System Configuration To set certain global parameters select option 1 System Configuration from the Administration Menu and press Enter 1 Press the W or Tab key to move the highlight forward or the or Shift Tab to move the highlight backward to a desired field Press Enter to edit the field The highlighted area will turn green Some fields have character or numeric values you can type others have values you can toggle between with the arrow keys When editing is complete either press Enter followed by S to save your changes or press Esc to abort the changes and continue using the previous settings No Off O5 Private No B1 Enable Off oS Yes Edit Frey S Esc ae lt Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions Device ID Type the desired name for the
203. tch See Tiered Configurations on page 136 for details 4 Connect servers to the 3rd Tier Paragon switch with the Cat 5 UTP cables The connection configuration looks like this CK gt j UK j 4 DA 1 A 1 B 1 C S 1 S X Servers 1 A 1 C Base Units 2 A 2 B Second tier Paragon switches 3 A Third tier Paragon switch 5 Connect user stations to Base Units 1 A 1 B and 1 C with the Cat 5 UTP cables 6 Connect the keyboard mouse and monitor to each user station See Basic Installation on page 12 section for details Raritan xvii When you re ready to take control Case 9 Upgrading the Firmware of Paragon Switches 7 Now four different paths blue solid lines as illustrated below are available for users to access any servers connected to the 3 Tier Ps 2m aS a EE NNNM Ee gms p p me Ee See Configurations on page 135 for more details Case 9 Upgrading the Firmware of Paragon Switches Purpose To upgrade Paragon II switches and benefit from recent enhancements to the Paragon product line Please note the description herein refers to regular firmware upgrade and does not apply to special firmware upgrade which involves the boot loader or failsafe feature 1 N Verify that the Main Switching Unit Main Unit is connected to the network and relevant network settings such as the IP address are configured properly
204. ter is named IBM Blade in the Selection Menu of Paragon system 1 When the OSUI is onscreen press F5 to go to the Administration Menu m Select the Channel Configuration submenu and press Enter 43 2E Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 6 Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers 3 Select the IBM BladeCenter s channel and press Enter The highlight turns light blue IBM BLD 832 1 S Edit G FKey S Esc Type the desired server name the highlight will turn green as you begin to type Press Enter the highlight will turn yellow Press S to save the new name Press F2 to verify the new name in the Selection Menu Renaming a Blade Server By default each of IBM BladeCenter server is named IBM Blade01 TBM Blade02 and so on 1 Raritan When you re ready to take control When the OSUI is onscreen press F5 to go to the Administration Menu Select the Channel Configuration submenu and press Enter Select the IBM BladeCenter s channel Press G to bring up a Channel Configuration menu for the IBM BladeCenter servers 133 Renaming a Blade Server 5 Use the and Vv keys to highlight the Name field of any server whose name you want to edit IBM B1 ade 1 IBM Blade i o3 CPU S Edit G FKey S Esc 6 Press Enter the highlight will turn light blue 7 Type the desired server name the highlight will turn green as you begin to type 8 Pr
205. term memory Esc to discard your changes or N to discard your changes and exit the menu Note When you type new numeric values always use the number keys at the top of your keyboard not the number keys on your keypad Paragon does not support the keypad number keys User Profile Parameters and How to Change Settings e Scan Mode Indicates how Paragon II determines the length of time to pause at each channel port during autoscanning Default setting is Global Use any of the arrow keys to toggle between these values Global the system pauses at each channel port for the same length of time set in the Global Scan Rate field Individual this indicates that the administrator has set a specific length of time for each individual channel ports as displayed in the Selection Menu zie Raritan di When you re ready to take control User Profile Customization 64 Global Scan Rate If Scan Mode is set to Global this parameter determines the length of time that the system pauses at each channel port while scanning Using leading zeroes if necessary type in a two digit number of seconds from 01 to 24 or use the and Vv keys to increase and decrease the current value by 1 respectively The default setting is 03 ID Display The ID Display is a small window that can appear onscreen to display the name and ID of each channel port as you switch between them or scan them Edit the two fields to determine how the system w
206. the Selection Menu appears 84 When you re ready to take control 2 Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions Press F5 The Administration Menu appears System Configuration Edit FkKey Esc 3 Press any keyboard number from 1 through 7 or use the 4 and V keys to move the highlight to your desired option submenu and press Enter Guidelines for System Configuration ZE Raritan When you re ready to take control Only one user should attempt to modify update the system s Administration Menu at one time especially the User Configuration and Channel Configuration submenus Z CIMs should be added one at a time to a Z CIM chain The administrator should read from message bar that the database has been completely updated before adding a new Z CIM If updating the system is necessary at Installation make certain all users have logged out When naming or renaming a CIM switch to that CIM to activate it and to ensure the new name is stored or updated in the Paragon switch s database When powering on existing stable configurations that is if you are NOT replacing or adding switches and NOT swapping the order of switches or when you are Power Cycling a cascaded configuration follow the sequence below 1 First power on the third tier switches if a third tier exists 2 Then power on the second tier switches 3 Finally power on the Paragon II base tier User stations can be powered on and off a
207. the card reader authentication are not connected to the Paragon switch via P2 HubPac Features of P2 EUST C This device is an enhanced user station with a built in card reader Its functions are similar to those of P2 EUST and can work with Paragon II that has been upgraded to version 4 3 or later The internal card reader allows users to insert their smart cards when prompted by the authentication software installed in the servers and deliver the necessary authentication data to the server The P2 EUST C is compatible with all CIMs that are compatible with the standard P2 EUST This allows for use of the P2 EUST C in environments that also include servers that do not require the card authentication Comparison between P2 EUST C and P2 EUST USB Keyboard Mouse Support y PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Support Sun Keyboard Mouse Support NS SS Automatic Skew Compensation Raritan 79 When you re ready to take control Authentication with a Smart Card Internal Card Reader v4 1 LED 2 Card reader slot LED Status Blue Solid The user station is powered on without any card inserted Blue Blink Only keyboard mouse signals are being transmitted to the Paragon switch or when the keyboard mouse activity is detected Green Solid A card is inserted into the card reader slot when the user station is powered on Green Blink Only the card s data is being transmitted
208. the single diamond configuration The following procedure must be followed to ensure this configuration functions properly After re connection all Paragon switches should undergo a FUNC reset to clear the database See Reset Unit under Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls on page 16 for more information on clearing the database This procedure should be performed starting from the third tier device down to the Base Unit Execute the FUNC reset in the following order UMT 3A gt UMT 2A gt UMT 2B gt UMT 1 UMT 3A UMT 3B 144 se Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 7 Configurations Double diamond configuration Officially the Double Diamond configuration is NOT a Raritan approved solution if Stacking Units or P2 HubPac is included in the configuration Therefore it is highly recommended to avoid this configuration especially when using Paragon II Stacking Units or P2 HubPac UMT 3B Redundant Configuration These configurations are simply more complex configurations and might be used to ensure redundancy every Base Unit is configured to another in case of individual system failure The procedure outlined below must be followed to ensure this configuration functions properly After installation all Paragon switches should undergo a FUNC reset to clear the database See Reset Unit under Paragon II Front Panel Display
209. thentication software If you encounter any problems regarding the authentication messages please consult the user documentation shipped with the authentication software or contact your system administrator The connection pattern in the chosen path will look like the figure below 1 Server 2 P2CIM AUSP C 3 Cat 5 cable 78 zie Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions 4 Paragonll switch firmware version 4 3 or later 5 P2 EUST C Warning The maximum cable length between the reader enabled CIM and the Paragon switch to which it is directly connected CANNOT exceed 500 feet 152 m A cable longer than 500 feet may result in the card s data loss during the transmission If the path runs through the second or even third tier Paragon switches the firmware version of these upper tiers must also be 4 3 or later Otherwise the card reader function in the path will not be enabled For information on connecting user stations CIMs servers and Paragon switches see Basic Installation on page 12 Notes gt A Paragon Main Unit is not used when in Direct Mode In Direct Mode only P2 EUST C and P2CIM AUSB C are required to activate the card reader functionality See User Station Direct Mode on page 178 for more details P2 HubPac does not support the card reader functionality at this time Therefore make sure the servers that require
210. tion The Group columns display which groups if any the device has been assigned to Paragone 32 i D LJ 2 060 OO OO OO 12 OO OO OO Edit G FKey S Esc zie Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions Video Display Adjustment for P2 EUST The P2 EUST and P2 EUST C have additional capabilities for allowing adjustment of your video display Specify skew levels for Automatic Gain Control AGC Red R Green G and Blue B to improve video quality After switching to a channel from P2 EUST or P2 EUST C press the hot key twice quickly to activate the OSUI The Selection menu will be displayed with a RED arrow on the left side of the name of the server you are accessing Press the asterisk key to view the skew delay settings which appear in the bar at the base of the menu See Video Gain Adjustment and Skew Compensation in P2 EUST on page 45 for additional information Base2 P2 3E0 2 802 Use the numeric keypad for the following operations gt To select the value to change when selected the value appears in red e Press forward slash to move cursor to the left e Press asterisk to move curser to the right gt To change values e Press plus sign to increase the value e Press hyphen or minus sign to decrease the value Once you have specified video values and the video quality is acceptable the value
211. tlets associated with the specific server This allows users to see the server before power is cycled to it Four choices are offered in this menu Power Off X Power On O Recycle Power R and Select All A Ifthe server is powered OFF pressing O will power ON the outlet instantly If the server is powered ON pressing X or R will activate a confirmation dialog Are you sure yes no As a safeguard type the whole word yes to confirm cutting power to the server Typing in y only or any word other than yes will be taken as a no response In the case of a server associated with multiple outlets such as a server with dual power supplies pressing A will highlight all of the associated outlets allowing them to be turned on off or recycled simultaneously Raritan 113 When you re ready to take control Power Management 114 Control Power from the Outlet Selection Menu A connected Power Strip is treated as a tiered device The Power Strip therefore has its own device menu consisting of ports for each power outlet with which power can be controlled on a per outlet basis e Navigate the Paragon II OSUI Selection Menu select the Raritan Power Strip and press Enter You will now be at the Outlet Selection menu e A list of outlets up to 8 per page will appear Outlets in green are switched ON outlets in black are switched OFF e Press X O or R to turn off turn on or recycle power to th
212. to the Paragon switch Green and Blue Blink Both of the card s data and keyboard mouse signals are being alternatively transmitted to the Paragon switch 80 Raritan When you re ready to take control Raritan Chapter 3 Operation User Functions Note An external USB card reader is not supported at this time Features of P2CIM AUSB C This device is a USB CIM and is required when using a smart card Its functions are similar to those of PZCIM AUSB and can work with Paragon II that has been upgraded to version 4 3 or later Paragon ll 4 3 or Later Firmware Version As long as the card reader function is intended in the Paragon II system you must ensure the firmware version of the Paragon switch or switches in the chosen path is 4 3 or later Otherwise the card reader function is not available even though both of the reader enabled user station and CIM are present in the path To upgrade the firmware version of existing Paragon switches to 4 3 or later including Paragon I HW3 and Paragon II see Firmware Upgrade on page 153 for additional information Using the Card Reader Once all required reader enabled components are installed in the Paragon system and the proper driver and authentication software have been configured in the servers the card reader authentication is ready for use Note that when you connect the P2 EUST C user station to the Paragon Base Unit with 4 3 or later firmware ve
213. tomatic skew compensation with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C 36mm W x 86mm D x 16 5mm H 0 08 kg Cat 5 Cable Guidelines Use only straight through pinned four pair eight wire Cat 5 unshielded twisted pair UTP cables terminated with standard RJ45 plugs for the Cat 5 cabling links in your Paragon system If your existing Cat 5 site wiring system meets these requirements feel free to send the signals through your site s patch panels existing wiring and so on but you should keep the number of patches and splices to a minimum to avoid degrading the video signals Maximum end to end cabling distance from any server to any user station should not exceed 1000 feet 304 m Please note that although users and servers can be located up to 1000 feet apart for optimal video quality limit cable length between the user station and CIM to less than 100 feet 30 5 m For good video quality limit cable length between the user station and CIM to less than 500 feet 152 m Looking into an RJ45 socket on any Paragon component or looking at the cable plug from behind with the tab on the bottom Pin 1 should be on the left and Pin 8 on the right and the wires should be arranged this way as per the TIA 568B standard 1 White Orange TX transmit signals Pair 2 2 Orange White RX receive signals Pair 2 3 White Green TX Pair 3 4 Blue White RX Pair 1 176 ZE Raritan When you re ready to take con
214. tons to select Set Stack ID Press the ENT button to confirm the selection Use the A and V buttons to assign the Stacking Unit ID Each Stacking Unit for P2 UMT832M MUST HAVE A UNIQUE ID 1 3 Press the ENT button to save the setting Power OFF all switching units Power ON the Stacking Unit This must be done before powering on the Main Unit Power on the Main Unit Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to User Port 1 on the back of the Main Unit Connect the other end of the cable to the Cat5 Port or Paragon Port on the back of the user station Connect a power cord to the user station and power it on 13 Basic Installation 14 10 Connect a PS 2 or USB keyboard mouse and a VGA monitor to the user station Power on the monitor Warning The user station does not support the use of a VGA to DVI converter Do NOT connect the monitor to the user station through a DVI connector Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to Channel Port 1 on the back of the Main Unit or Stacking Unit if attached Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ45 port on a Computer Interface Module P2CIM Connect P2CIM to a server s keyboard video and mouse ports Tip If the server provides a DVI D connector instead of a VGA port Raritan recommends the use of a Smart View DVI female to VGA female converter DV 101 for connecting the P2CIM and the server Note that currently only the Smart View DVI to VGA conve
215. trol Appendix A Specifications 5 White Blue TX Pair 1 6 Green White RX Pair 3 7 White Brown TX Pair 4 8 Brown White RX Pair 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 A Cat 5 cable W White RJ45 connector G Green C Pin O Orange BL Blue BR Brown Note Use the configuration for T568A OR the configuration for T568B Raritan 177 When you re ready to take control Appendix B User Station Direct Mode A Paragon user station set to Direct Mode can be directly connected to a Paragon CIM either temporarily for emergency crash cart access or permanently for non switched extension purposes without having to go through a Paragon Base Unit 1 To create a Direct Mode connection If you have not already done so follow the instructions in steps 5A and 5B of Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch on page 24 to attach the CIM to the server If you have not already done so plug in and power on your server or computer Power off the user station Run Cat 5 cabling directly between the user station and the CIM Power on the user station It should display a DIRECT Mode CIM connected message on the screen While the user station is in Direct Mode if the Cat 5 cabling between the user station and the CIM becomes disconnected at any point for more than three to four seconds the user station will exit Direct Mode To
216. ts on page 102 for more information on setting access rights This allows administrators to limit who is authorized to control power to various devices The default setting for each group on that outlet is which means no accessibility to any user other than the Admin user Note once a group ID setting is changed it can never return to the original state 245 Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions Controlling Power to an Outlet The addition of a Power Strip to the Paragon II system allows administrators to control the power to devices in two ways Control Power from the Channel Server Selection Menu Normal Paragon II operation involves browsing the list of servers in the OSUI and pressing Enter to switch to that server By pressing F3 instead of Enter when a server is highlighted Paragon II will check that server for Power Strip outlet associations e If Paragon II does not detect any associations with that server a message indicating No Outlets Access Denied appears and the action is cancelled e If the server has associated power outlets but the user is not authorized to control those outlets a No Outlets Access Denied message appears and the action is cancelled e If Paragon II detects that this server is associated with at least one power outlet it will switch to that server The OSUI will remain onscreen displaying a list of power ou
217. type of outlet No 1 press Enter press the arrow key to select CPU gt press Enter Associate the outlet No 1 with the router press the right arrow key to move the highlight press Enter highlight the router name Router Win gt press Enter See Associating a Device with a Power Outlet on page 111 for details Press S to save the power association 3 Now you can control the power supply to Router Win by doing this a b Press F2 to return to the Selection Menu screen Highlight the channel associated with the power strip For example highlight the channel No 33 if the router Router Win is connected to that channel Press F3 to view the associated power outlet screen Highlight one or more power outlets and choose the action you want to carry out Power off the outlet s Press X gt type yes Power on the outlet s Press O alphabetical character Power cycle the outlet s Press R gt type yes See Controlling Power to an Outlet on page 113 for details Case 4 Local Video Redirection Forced Video Purpose To locally direct a server to output its video keyboard mouse data to a specific user station so the user of the specified user station can be assigned to view and even work on the server 1 Log into the system with the administrator user name and password The password is case sensitive Raritan When you re ready to take control How To Paragon Essentials
218. u re ready to take control P2 HubPac Configuration and Multiple Video In the following illustrations the Paragon Base Units are UMT 1A UMT 1B UMT 1C and UMT 1D You can connect the HubPac s switch ports either to the Base Units or to the Stacking Units attached with these Base Units The Multiple Video function works properly in such a configuration Galatea d Agag AAA 150 Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 7 Configurations OR You may connect the switch ports to the tiered Paragon switches of different Base Units The Multiple Video function remains workable in this configuration ZE Raritan 151 When you re ready to take control P2 HubPac Configuration and Multiple Video The following diagram illustrates a P2 HubPac configuration in which regular channel access will work properly but the Multiple Video function will fail To use the Multiple Video feature properly do not connect the P2 HubPac to the Paragon Base Unit and its tiered Paragon switches UMT 3A a gt Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter8 Firmware Upgrade To incorporate the newest Paragon II features you can upgrade Paragon II Main Units Stacking Units user stations and P2 HubPac with the latest firmware on Raritan s website Upgrades can be done via the network or the RS 232 connection Read the following sections if the device you want to upgrade is a Paragon Mai
219. u re ready to take control Power Management 3 Highlight the connected Power Strip and press G to enter the Outlet Configuration Menu The physical outlet number corresponds to the number in the Ch ID column 4 Inthe Type column highlight an outlet and press Enter to configure the device type PWR Thisis the default association type and refers to devices not connected to the Paragon II system a router or a monitor CPU Select this type for all devices connected to the Paragon II system including non server devices such as Paragon switches 5 Press 3 to highlight the name field Then press Enter to configure the name of a device associated with that outlet Ifthe type is set to PWR users will be able to change the name of the device as desired Ifthe type is set to CPU the OSUI will request you to save changes Y N ESC and then displays a Select Powered Device menu This is an alphabetized list of all devices connected to the Paragon II system allowing the user to indicate which device is powered by the newly configured outlet Highlight the desired device and press Enter 6 The selected device if any will be automatically associated with that power outlet The outlet name will be the name of the selected server Press S to save the configuration 7 Press 3 to scroll to the next page of the configuration menu for setting security groups for a power outlet See Group Settings Access Righ
220. umentation Paragon II Overview on page 1 Product Features on page 8 Basic Installation on page 12 Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch on page 24 Installing a HubPac on page 37 Messages on the ACTIVATOR User Station on page 72 Installing the PZCIM AUSB C Driver in Windows on page 74 P2 HubPac Configuration and Multiple Video on page 149 P2 HubPac Upgrade Operation on page 163 Specifications of Paragon II Components on page 172 Please see the Release Notes for a more detailed explanation of the changes applied to this version of Paragon II Raritan When you re ready to take control How To Paragon Essentials This chapter includes 10 of the most common use cases to help familiarize users quickly with practical utilization of the Paragon system Please note that this section provides common examples which could vary according to your actual configuration and operations Case 1 Setting the Network Configuration ZE Raritan Purpose To set the network configuration of the Paragon switch such as an IP address so it can be accessed or upgraded through the network 1 Log into the system with the administrator user name and password The password is case sensitive default name admin default password raritan 2 Press F5 gt select Network Setting 3 Configure the Current IP field For example if you want to assign 90 180 52 157 as the IP address you do this a Hi
221. user accordingly 50 Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions For additional information about Private Mode Public View Mode and PC Share Mode see the bulleted item Operation Mode under System Configuration on page 86 When the system is set to Public View P View mode if one user has already selected a server another user can also select it but the second user can only view video output not control it or input any data with the keyboard and mouse In this mode other OSUI graphic elements will appear on the screen when you select various servers e When you select a server that someone else is already controlling a message showing the name of the server being viewed will appear on your monitor It cannot be removed but will disappear after three seconds Press Esc to return to the main Selection Menu e If another user chooses to view the video of a server you have already selected you will see a message bearing that user s name for three seconds twice first when the second user begins viewing and then when the second user stops viewing When the system is set to Private mode Blocked Channels Identification is activated automatically e When a blocked channel is detected it will be displayed in light blue on the Selection Menu whether in order of channel number or name to distinguish from a channel that is active and available to access in green e W
222. ust be running the proper driver in order to communicate with the card reader If the operating system of your server is Windows 2000 2003 XP or Vista it has the capability to auto detect and install the proper driver Depending on the operating system the driver installation procedure may vary a little 1 Connect the target server to the network 2 Plugthe P2CIM AUSB C into the server s USB port The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog appears If the wizard does not appear automatically do this a Choose Start b Right click My Computer and then choose Manage from the shortcut menu The Computer Management window opens c Click Device Manager on the left pane Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 3 Operation User Functions d Right click Smart card readers on the right pane and then choose Scan for hardware changes from the shortcut menu 3 Select Yes this time only and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware inslallalion CD of on the Windows Update Web ste with your peimission Read our plivacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update lo search for Yes this lime only O Yes now and every lime connect a device O No not this lime Click Nest to continue 4 Select Install the software automatically Recommended and
223. utputs on page 69 Raritan When you re ready to take control Chapter 4 Operation Administrator Functions Channel Association Guidelines This section describes the general concept for associating channels This function applies to both Paragon II Main and Stacking Units Channel ports of the same association group are all on the same Paragon II Main Unit either with or without any Stacking Units connected Set the channel intended to activate other channels as the first channel in the association setting Association of two or four channel ports is permitted for most Paragon II models except P2 UMT242 which comes with two user ports only The sequence of associated channels can be random Each channel port belongs to one association group only Only channel ports connected to servers are available for association Up to 256 association groups are allowed per Paragon II system Limitations The Multiple Video function is not applicable to those channels which share only one path via the tiered device such as P2ZCIM P2CIM APS2 B or P2CIM AUSB B for IBM BladeCenter servers User Configuration To view the current connection status for each user and to add delete and edit user names and security rights select option 2 User Configuration from the Administration menu Edit Ins Del FkKey S L Esc Raritan When you re ready to take control ADMIN Userd i Useroea Usere3s3 Userea
224. ycled if possible This includes the device where the connection is changed directly as well as all devices below it in the system architecture The sequence of power recycling should start from the HIGHEST tiered device and end with the Base Unit first tier Paragon switch For example in a Single Base configuration only one Paragon switch as the Base Unit if a connection change is made at a device on the third tier the sequence of power recycling should be as follows e The third tier device with the changed connection e The second tier device connected to the third tier device e The Base Unit lt Raritan age When you re ready to take control Tiered Configurations Tiered Configurations 136 Standard Tiered Configurations Common Guidelines for Tiering Configuration e Only Paragon I with hardware version HW3 running Paragon II code or Paragon II Main Unit can serve as Base Units first tier e The version of Base Unit s both hardware and firmware must always be later than or at least equal to the version of other tiered devices e Amaximum of three tiers including the Base Unit is permitted e Devices that are not Paragon switches but come with two or more channel ports such as Raritan MasterConsole CompuSwitch Z CIM or P2ZCIM are treated as tiered devices These devices cannot act as Base Units in a Paragon II system and can be connected only to a Base Unit or to a second tier Paragon switch

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