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CHAPTER 5: PARAGON II AND P2ZCIMS/Z-CIMS 95
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.
Connect a Z-CIM as a Tier
1. Connect a Category 5e UTP cable to the channel port on the Paragon II switch reserved for
the Z-CIM chain.
2. Connect the other end of this Category 5e UTP cable to the UTP OUT port on a Z-CIM,
which will be the first Z-CIM in the chain.
3. Connect a server to the first Z-CIM.
a. Connect the 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.
Perform Z-CIM Channel Configuration
1. At a user station Login Menu, type admin in the User Name field and press Enter.
2. Type the default password raritan or your new password, if already changed, in the
Password field and press Enter.
3. Press F5 to go to the Administration Menu and select the Channel Configuration submenu.
4. Use the Ç and È or the Page Up and Page Down keys to highlight the Paragon II channel
where the Z-CIM was just added.
5. Ensure that the Device field reads ZSeries for a Z-CIM .
6. 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 Ç and È 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.
7. If a more descriptive name is desired:
a. Hold the Shift key and press Tab to go back to the Name field, then press Enter - the
highlight will turn light blue.
b. Edit the 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.
8. 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.
Name the Server Channel on the Tiered Selection Menu of Z-CIM
1. When viewing the Paragon II Selection Menu or any OSUI menu, press F5 to go to the
Administration Menu.
2. Select the Channel Configuration submenu, and press Enter.
3. Select the Z-CIM device channel.
4. Press G to bring up a Channel Configuration menu for the CIM chain.
5. Use the Ç and È 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.
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. Press Enter - the highlight will turn yellow.
9. Press S to save the new name.
10. 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.