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Case 8. Creating Multiple Paths to the Same Server(s)

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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forInitialConfiguration(onpage22)fordetails.

7. PressSh

ift+F9todisconnecttheserver,andthenremovethecard.

SeeUsingtheCardReader(onpage81)fordetails.

Thecardʹsauthenti

cation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

nd

tier,andoneasthe

3

rd

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

nd

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

Channelports

U

Userports

1(A)~1(C)

BaseUnits(first‐tierParagonswitches)

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