Minicom SmartRack User manual

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SmartRack
Quick Installation Guide

SMART
RACK
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1
.Introduction
The
SmartRackfromMinicomisa slim, rackmountableconsoledrawer.The
SmartRack
canbeusedasa stand aloneunitorconnectedtoa 16 portKVMSwitchor
16
portKVMIPswitch. Occupyingjust1Uofrackspace, it’stheneat, space-saving
waytocontrolyourdatarack. Itcomeswithall thehardwareyouneedtomountit, and
iseasytoinstall.
Youcanaccess and controlup to16 multi
-platformcomputersfromoneKVM
(keyboardvideomouse
)console.
Toaccess
servers, justslideoutthedrawerand flipup itstoptodisplaythelarge, high
resolution
17”TFTLCDdisplay.
Thedisplayis
(VGA/SVGA/XGA/SXGAcompatible)withfront-panelhigh-quality
controls
and Touchpadforeasyadjustment. Whennotinuse, thekeyboardcanbe
concealedby
closingthetop.
2
.System components
The
SmartRacksystemcanconsistof:
SmartRack
consoledrawer(Standalone).
Or
SmartRackconsoledrawer+SmartRack116 Switch.
Or
SmartRackconsoledrawer+SmartRackSwitch116IP Switch.
3
.Hardware kitcontents
Rail withfrontand rearbracketx2,
forrackdepthof614 ~800 mm
.
Rightand left
sidesaredifferent.
Longbracketx2. (Forincreasedrack
depthof905 ~990mm)

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Shortbracketx2
Bracketattachmentx2
Note!
Theshortbracketandbracketattachmentfora rackdepthof504~614 mmand
withouta KVMswitchconnectedtothedrawer.
Flatscrew
sx6(forrail mounttoconsolebody)
Screw
sx6
BracketAwiththumbscrewx2
Screws
x4
Keysx2.
4
.Avoidinggeneralrackmountingproblems
Elevatedoperatingambienttemperature
Theoperatingambienttemperatureoftherackenvironmentmaybegreaterthanthe
roomambientwheninstallingintoa closedormulti
-unit rackassembly. Soinstallthe
equipmentinanenvironmentco
mpatiblewiththemaximumratedambient
temperature.
Reducedairflow
Installtheequipmentina rackinsucha waythattheamountofairflowrequiredfor
safeoperationisnotcompromised.
Mechanicalloading
Mounttheequipmentintherackinsucha wayt
hatahazardousconditionisnot
achievedduetounevenmechanicalloading.
Circuitoverloading
Whenconnectingtheequipmenttothesupplycircuit, considertheeffectthat
overloadingofcircuitsmighthaveon over
-currentprotectionandsupplywiring.

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RACK
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Reliableearthingofrack
-mountedequipmentshouldbemaintained. Giveattentionto
supplyconnectionsotherthandirectconnectionstothebranchcircuit(e.g. useof
powerstrips).
5
.Connectingto arack
Note!
Forincreasedrackdepthof905 ~990mm,firstchangethebracket, see
section
6 onpage5.
Note!Theillustrationsbelowshowtheconnectionsto
onesideoftheSmartRack.The
connectionsarethesameforthe
otherside.
1
.Movetherail until twoscrewsappear,seeFigure1.
Figure1Exposing the2screws
2
.Loosenslightlythe7screwsasshownbelow.
Figure2Loosen7screws
3
.Adjusttherearbrackettofityourcabinet, seebelow.
Figure3Adjusting thebracket
4
.Installthefrontand rearbracketontothecabinet, seefigurebelow.

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Figure4Installing frontand rearbracketon cabinet
5
.Tightenthe7screwsasshownbelow.
Figure5Tightening the7screws
6
.Repeatthestepsabovetoconnecttheotherrail totheothersideoftherack.
7
.SlidetheSmartRackconsolebetweentherailsasshownbelow.
Figure6Sliding theSmartRackbetweentherails
8
.Unlockandpull bothleftand rightrail–lockswitchestogether–seebelow–and
pushtheconsoleallthewayintotherack.

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Figure7Rail–lockswitch
9
.Connectthreeflatscrewstotherearoftheconsoleon bothsides. Seefigurebelow.
Figure8Connecting threeflatscrewstotherearoftheconsole
The
consolenowsitssnuglyintherack, seeFigure9.
Figure9Consoleintherack
6
.Usingthe longerbracketforrackdepthof905 ~990mm
Toreplacethebracketwiththelongerbracket:
1
.Loosenthe7screwsasshownbelow.

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Figure10 Loosening the7screws
Removethesix(different)screwsasshownbelow.
Figure11 Removing thesixscrews
2
.Taketherearbracketout, seebelow.
Figure12 Taking therearbracketout
3
.Insertthelongbracketintotherail thenadjustthebrackettofityourcabinet.
Tightenatleast2~3screwsalongthelengthyouneed.SeeFigure13.
Figure13 Inserting and tightening thelong bracket
4
.Repeattheabovestepsfortheotherside.

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5
.Gotosection 5Connecting toa rack.
7
.Connectingthe Switch116or 116IP
1
.ConnectthebracketAtothesidesoftheSwitchusingthetwo6mmscrews
providedseefigurebelow.
Figure14 Connecting thebracketAto thesidesoftheSwitch
2
.SlidetheSwitch116 intotherail and intothebackoftheSmartRackconsoleuntil
youhearaclick. Seethefigurebelow.
Figure15 SlideswitchintobackofSmartRack
3
.SecuretheSwitch116 totherail byinsertingthethumbscrewsthroughthebracket
and intotherail and tighteningthem, seeFigure16.
Figure16 Tightening thethumbscrews

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8
.Pre-installationguidelines
•
Switchoff all computers
•
Placecablesawayfromfluorescentlights,airconditioners, and machinesthatare
likelytogenerateelectricalnoise
•
Ensurethatthemaximumdistancebetweeneachcomputerand theSmartRack
Switch, doesnotexceed10m/33ftforRICCsand 30m/100ftforROCs
9
.The SmartRackSwitchsystem configuration
Youconnectserverstothe
116 and 116IP switchesvia ROCsorRICCs.Figure17
and
Figure
18 illustratethebasicconfigurationofthe116 and116IP system.
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10 11 12 13 14 15 169
MINICOM
Toservers
M I NIC OM
ROC/RICCs
toservers
CAT5cables
Upto10M/ 33ft
I
0
SMARTRACK116 SWITCH
SMARTRACK 116SWITCH
Figure17 SmartRack116Switchsystem configuration

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RACK
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10 11 12 13 14 15 169
MINICOM
I
0
SMARTRACK116IPSWITCH FLASH LAN
SERIAL
Toservers
MINIC O M
ROC/RICCs
toservers
CAT5cables
Upto10M/ 33ft
UseroverIP
Internet/VPN/ LAN
SMARTRACK116IPSWITCH
Figure18 SmartRack116IPSwitch systemconfiguration
10
.The 116and116IPswitches
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
10 11 12 13 14 15 169
MINICOM
I0
SMARTRACK116SWITCH
Power
connector
Serverports
Download
connector
Figure19 116 Switch ports
Connector
table
Connector
Function
Download
ToupdatefirmwareoftheOSD, Switch,RICCsandROCS.
Serverports
ConnecttoserversviaROC/RICCs

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Power
connector
Serverports
LAN(Ethernet)
connector
Flash
(download)
connector
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
10 11 12 13 14 15 169
MINICOM
I0
SMARTRACK116IPSWITCH FLASH LAN
SERIAL
Figure20 116IPSwitchports
Connector
table
Connector
Function
Serial
ThisportisforfutureSerialfunctionality
Flash
Toupdatefirmwareoftheanaloguepartof the116 IPSwitch
system-OSD,Switch,RICCsandROCs.
LAN
Connectto10/100MbitEthernet. YellowLedilluminateswhen
connectedtoLAN.GreenLEDilluminateswhenaremotesession
isinprogress
Serverports
ConnecttoserversviaROC/RICCs

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RACK
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11
.ConnectingROCor RICC to servers
Eachcomputer/serverisdirectlyconnectedtothe
SmartRackswitchvia the
appropriate
ROCorRICCusing CAT5cableina starconfiguration.Thesystemcan
containa mixtureofROCsand RICCs.
Noexternalpowerisneededattheremote
ROC
/RICCs.TheROC/RICCsdrawtheirpowerfromthecomputer’skeyboardport
(
ROC/RICCPS/2)orfromtheUSBport(ROC/RICCUSB). Thefiguresbelow
illustratetheROCPS/2a
nd ROCUSB.
Tocomputer’s
keyboardport
Tocomputer’s
mouseport
Tocomputer’s
Video card
Figure21 ROCPS/2
Tocomputer’s
USB Port
Tocomputer’s
Video Card
Figure22 ROCUSB(SUN)
ConnectingaROC/RICC
PS/2
Theconnectionsfor
ROC/RICCPS/2areexactlythesame. Figure23 illustratesthe
RICC
PS/2.
YoucanconnecttheROC/
RICC PS/2toa poweredoncomputer, butitmustbeinthe
followingorder:
1
.ConnecttheMouseconnectortothecomputer’sMouseport.
2
.ConnecttheKeyboardconnectortothecomputer’sKeyboardport.
3
.ConnecttheScreenconnectortothecomputer’sVideoport.
Failuretoconnect
intheaboveorderwhiletheserverisrunning,mayleadtothe
mouse
malfunctioninguntiltheserverisrebooted.

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ToKeyboardport
CAT5cabletoSwitch
Computerport
ToMouseport
ToVideo port
RICC
K e y b d M o u s e 1 0 0 T
V i d e oS e r i a l A
P a r a l l e l
PCI33Mx32b
PCI33Mx32b
PCI33Mx32b
PCI33Mx32b
S eri a l B
NetServertc2100
SCSI
Figure23 RICC PS/2connections
Connectinga
ROC/RICC USB
The
ROC/RICC USBsupportsWindows98 SEand later, MAC,SUN, SGIand all
modernLinux distributions
.TheconnectionsforROC/RICCUSBareexactlythe
same.
Figure24 illustratestheRICC USBand itsconnections.
Toconnectthe
ROC/RICCUSB:
1
.ConnecttheScreenconnectortothecomputer’sVideoport.
2
.ConnecttheUSBconnectortothecomputer’sUSBport.
ToUSB Port
ToVideoport
CAT5cabletoSwitch
Computerport
RICC USB
Figure24 RICCUSB

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RACK
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12
.Connectingthe CAT5cables
1
.ConnectoneconnectortotheROC/RICC’sRJ45 port.
2
.ConnecttheotherconnectortooneoftheSmartRackSwitchServerports.
3
.Followtheabove2stepsforeachcomputer.
13
.Connectingto the network
Forthe
SmartRack116IPSwitch, connectthenetworkcabletotheLANport.This
mustbedonebeforepoweringonthe
SmartRack116IPSwitch.
14
.Connectingthe power supply
1
.ConnecttheswitchtothepowersupplyusingthePowercordprovided. Onlyuse
thePowercordsuppliedwiththeunit.
2
.Powerontheswitchandthecomputers.
15
.OperatingtheSmartRackSwitchsystem
Forthe
SmartRack116 switchgototheSmartRack116 switchOperatingGuide.
Forthe
SmartRack116IPswitchgototheSmartRack116IP switchOperatingGuide.
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