Installing the console switch (optional)

Learn how to install the optional console switch.

You can use the console switch to connect more than one server to a single monitor and keyboard. The console switch option is available separately, but custom mounting brackets for the switch are available with the installation kit.

By installing the console switch behind the monitor and keyboard tray, both the monitor and keyboard tray can occupy the same space in the rack. To install the console switch behind the tray, use the brackets provided with the installation kit.

Complete the following steps to install the console switch behind the tray:

1. Use two 8-32 screws to attach the right and left side brackets to the right-side and left-side of the console switch respectively.
   Figure 1. Installing the console switch
   Note: The left-side bracket has a channel to route the power, video, keyboard, and mouse cables. Ensure that you attach the brackets to the console switch so that the channel on the left-side bracket faces upward.
2. Install the console switch behind the flat panel monitor and keyboard tray by using four (two on each side) philips screws supplied in your miscellaneous hardware kit.
3. Route the power, video, keyboard, and mouse cables through the channel in the left-side bracket on the console switch. Then, connect the video, keyboard, and mouse connectors to the console switch.
   Figure 2. Routing cables
4. Connect the power cords, routing cables, and cable straps. For instruction, see Connect the power cord to the short jumper cord on the cable-management arm.