Powering your system
Locate the power cord that came with your switch.
Plug one end into the IEC power connector on
the SwitchView SC8 DVI switch. Make sure that
the power switch is off, then plug the other end
of the power cord into an appropriate AC wall
outlet. Power up your switch fi rst, then power up all
attached servers.
The Power of Being There
®
Quick Installation Guide
Cybex
®
SwitchView
®
SC8 DVI Switch
The following instructions will help you
install and use your SwitchView SC8
DVI switch.
Should you require further assistance, please
contact Avocent Technical Support.
To install the Cybex SwitchView SC8 DVI switch
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Connecting your local peripherals to
the SwitchView SC8 DVI switch
Power down all servers that will be part of your
SwitchView SC8 DVI switching system. Locate
your PS/2 keyboard, DVI monitors and PS/2
mouse. Plug your DVI monitor cables into the
CONSOLE ports on the left side of the back
of your switch. Plug your PS/2 keyboard cable
and your PS/2 mouse cable into the keyboard
and mouse ports respectively.
Connecting your servers to the
SwitchView SC8 DVI switch
Locate your fi rst cable set consisting of two
PS/2 cables and one or two DVI cables. The
SwitchView SC8 DVI switching system has eight
port sets labeled A-H on the rear of the unit. Plug
one end of the two PS/2 cables (keyboard and
mouse) and one end of a DVI cable (monitors)
into the corresponding ports on your computer.
Plug the other ends into any available server port
set on your SwitchView SC8 DVI switching system.
Repeat this process until all servers are properly
attached to the SwitchView SC8 DVI switch.
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CONSOLE
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1
Power down all
connected servers.
Connect your
peripherals to the
CONSOLE ports
on the switch.
2
Connect the eight
servers to the
switch with the
provided cables.
4
Press the
appropriate front
panel button
labeled A-H to
access servers in
your system.
Switching your servers
Press the appropriate front panel button labeled
A-H to access another server in your SwitchView
switching system.
3
Power up
your system.
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