Raritan Computer 255-30-6000-00 Home Theater Server User Manual


 
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TheaimoftheMainUnits(suchasP2UMT1664“M”)andStackingUnits
(suchasP2UMT1664“S”)istoallowuserstobuildthe Paragonsystemto
includeadditionalchannelportsandthetiersuptothreelevels,sothat
moreusersandchannelscanbeconfiguredtocontrolmorese
rvers.The
systemdoesnotneedtobeoverredundantinaccessibility,but
administratorsshouldconsidertheconfigurationsillustratedinthis
chapter.InmorecomplexstackedParagonsetups,thereareimportant
guidelinesaboutlegalandillegaldeviceconfigurationsthatmustbe
followedtoensurefunctionality.
In This Chapter
PrinciplesofReConnection.........................................................................135
TieredCon
figurations...................................................................................136
StackedConf
igurations.................................................................................139
NonStand
ardTieredConfigurations.........................................................143
LoopBac
kConfiguration .............................................................................148
P2Hub
PacConfigurationandMultipleVideo......................................... 149
Principles of Re-Connection
Whenachangeismadetoaconnectedtiereddevice,werecommended
thatpowertoalldevicesisrecycled,ifpossible.Thisincludesthedevice
wheretheconnectionischangeddirectly,aswellasalldevicesbelowitin
thesystemarchitecture.
ThesequenceofpowerrecyclingshouldstartfromtheHIGHE
STtiered
deviceandendwiththeBaseUnit(firsttierParagonswitch).For
example,ina“SingleBase”configuration(onlyoneParagonswitchasthe
BaseUnit),ifaconnectionchangeismadeatadeviceonthethirdtier,the
sequenceofpowerrecyclingshouldbeasfollows:
Thethi
rdtierdevicewiththechangedconnection
Thesecondtierdeviceconnectedtothethirdtierdevice
TheBaseUnit
Chapter 7
Configurations