Affordable many-to-many
multiplatform KVM switching.
Affordable many-to-many
multiplatform KVM switching.
ServSwitch Affinity
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FEATURES
• As many as 16 users have
keyboard/mouse/video control
over as many as 1024 PC, Sun,
RS/6000, SGI, HP, and/or Alpha
computers.
• Easily expandable with plug-in port
cards and flexible cabling.
• Free lifetime firmware upgrades.
• Supports video resolutions up to
1280 x 1024.
• High levels of security, including
passwords and access profiles.
• Controlled through on-screen display,
with additional keyboard commands
and a terminal-based serial-port
options menu.
• Some models have redundant
power supplies.
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Is your server room growing by leaps and bounds?
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a keyboard/video/mouse-switching
system that could keep up with all the hardware, all the users,
the constant changes, and the realities of your budget?
Our ServSwitch Affinity
™
could be the one. It supports
most major hardware platforms, including IBM
®
PS/2®,
PC/AT
®
, and RS/6000®; Sun®; SGI™; HP®700 and 9000 series;
and Compaq
®
Alpha. IBM type computers can use any
keyboard mode and any of a variety of mouse types. Video
can be any of several types at up to 1280 x 1024 resolution.
You can attach as many as 16 computers to a single unit or
1024 computers to a daisychained ServSwitch Affinity system.
Either way, you can also attach up to 4, 8, or 16 independent
users; more users can be connected, but they’ll have to
contend for access.
Here’s how it works: Each ServSwitch Affinity has four
slots for port cards. Our 0 x 4 port card (KV1300C) has four
CPU (computer) ports and a serial port only; the 1 x 4 card
(KV1301C-R2) also has a KVM (user) port.
The ServSwitch Affinity chassis also has a fifth, top slot used
for expansion purposes; the 16-user models have a matching
sixth, bottom slot. Our 4-user models ship with a terminator
card (KV1304C) installed in the expansion slot; you can swap
in a 4-User Expansion Card (KV1305C) if you’ll be daisychaining
the ServSwitch Affinity. The 8- and 16-user models, which are
designed to be part of a daisychain, come without anything
installed in the expansion slot(s). You need to purchase and
install an 8- and 16-User Expansion Card (KV1306C) for each
slot for the unit to work.
One difference between the 4-user ServSwitch Affinity
models with single power supplies is which cards they’re
preinstalled with; see the start of the Ordering Information
on page 5 for a list of which cards come with each model.
The 4-User Standalone Chassis models (as well as the 1 x 4
port card) also offer serial emulation. This enables access
to any RS-232 serial device.
Add capacity to your ServSwitch Affinity system at any time
by installing port cards in vacant slots or add more chassis to a
daisychain.
The port card’s serial ports are used for terminal-based
initial system configuration; they are also used to upgrade
the ServSwitch Affinity’s firmware. (Upgrades are free for
the lifetime of the ServSwitch Affinity!)
The ServSwitch Affinity’s main controls are its on-screen
menus (with a full range of configuration and operating
functions). These menus are augmented by a number of
keyboard commands.
For added security, the ServSwitch Affinity supports
password-protected access groups. Computers can belong to
multiple groups, but users can only belong to one. Users will
only be able to access the computers in their group.
When users do access computers, they’ll have one of four
assigned access levels: view only (no keyboard/mouse control),
share (view access until current user becomes inactive, then
add keyboard and mouse), control (sole control but others can
view), or private (sole control, no one else can interrupt or view).
Models with dual, redundant power supplies are available.
If one power supply fails, the other powers the load until you
install a replacement supply.
OVERVIEW
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• If your users are spread across several chassis, use the ring
topology (above, right). Keep in mind that only one user
at a time can use the bus that interconnects daisychained
ServSwitch Affinity units, especially when you implement
a ring topology. For example, when your ServSwitch
Affinity units are interconnected in a ring, if any user
on slot 1 selects a CPU attached to a ServSwitch Affinity
unit other than his own, no other slot 1 user can select
any CPUs.
Unit 3: CPUs 33 to 48;
expansion card set to KVM 1–4
Unit 2: CPUs 17 to 32;
expansion card set to
KVM 5– 8
Unit 1: CPUs 1 to 16;
expansion card set to
KVM 1– 4
Users KVM 5– 8
(slots 1– 4) can access
CPUs on Units 2 and 3
Slots 3 and 4
Slot 4
Slot 1
Slots 1 and 2
Split Bus RingRegular Bus
Slots 2 and 3
Users KVM 1– 4
(slots 1– 4) can
access all CPUs
If you need to share access to a large number of CPUs,
think about putting in a ServSwitch Affinity daisychain
made up of 4-user expansion chassis (like the fully loaded
one shown at right) or 8- or 16-user chassis. They come empty
(no cards installed), but you can install 1 expansion card (or 2
in the 16-user units) and add as many as 4 Port Cards (0 x 4
or 1 x 4) to them, giving you a maximum of 4, 8, or 16 user
stations and 16 CPUs attached to each unit.
(Keep in mind that however many user stations an Affinity
is designed for, only that many video paths can be open
through that unit at a time. For example, a 4-user unit only
has four video paths. If there are already four operators
attached to it, and an operator at another ServSwitch Affinity
selects one of the 4-user unit’s CPUs, one of the 4-user unit’s
operators— and all other operators on that slot—will be
locked out until the new connection ends.)
The 8-user units look very similar to the 4-user unit, but
they accept only 8-User Expansion Cards like the one shown
below. The 16-user units accept two of the 8-User Expansion
Cards. The 8-User Expansion Cards have jumper blocks that
you can set to control which four KVM slots are used by the
HD15 female expansion
ports on 8- and 16-User
Expansion Card (KV1306C)
operators attached to the ServSwitch Affinity chassis that the
card is installed in: KVMs 1 through 4, 5 through 8, 9 through
12, or 13 through 16.
On the 8- and 16-User HD15 Expansion Cards, IN 1 and
OUT 1 carry the signals for either KVM 1 and 2 or, if installed
in the bottom slot of a 16-user unit, KVM 9 and 10; IN 2 and
OUT 2 carry the signals for either KVM 3 and 4 or KVM 11
and 12; and so on. A pair of jumper blocks determines which
four KVM slots the four users on that ServSwitch Affinity
chassis will use.
1 x 4 Port Cards
(KV1301C-R2) with
(4) DB25 female CPU
ports, (1) DB25 female
user port, and (1) RJ-45
serial port
Power inlet and switch; models with dual
power supplies will have another inlet
and switch above this one
Because the control paths are carried on different
connectors, you have maximum flexibility for designing
your daisychain layout:
• If all of your users are on one chassis, use the regular bus
topology (above, left).
• If you have two users on one chassis and two on another,
use the “split bus” topology (above, middle).
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TECH SPECS
Compliance — CE, FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A, IC Class/classe A
Configuration per Chassis (Maximum) —
KV132A-R2: (2) users, (8) CPUs, (1) expansion card;
KV130A, KV130DA, KV134A-R2, KV138A, KV138DA:
(4) users, (16) CPUs, (1) expansion card;
KV139A, KV139DA: (4) users, (16) CPUs, (2) expansion cards
Construction — Steel chassis
CPUs Supported — IBM PC and compatibles, PS/2, Sun , and most PC UNIX
®
(RS/6000, HP9000®, SGI, Compaq Alpha, and others); daisychainable to
connect up to 1000 CPUs
Data Format — 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity (fixed)
Data Rate — 9600 bps or 57.6 kbps
Distance (Maximum) —
20 ft. (6.1 m) of CPU or user cable— possibly as much as 100 ft. (30.5 m)
if cable is coaxial, depending on CPUs, monitor, and video
resolution— from any ServSwitch Affinity port card to any device
attached to it;
100 ft. (30.5 m) of expansion cable between any two ServSwitch
Affinity units;
50 ft. (15.2 m) of serial cable from the RS-232 port of any ServSwitch
Affinity port card to a computer’s serial port
Fuses — KV13xDA models: Autoresetting switch fuses that cut in when
power surges exceed the maximum ratings of the chassis
Hardware Required — Monitor that supports your computer’s highest
video standard; in multiplatform applications, should be multisync
model that can accept video from either Composite sync or separate
horizontal/vertical sync signals
Mice Supported —
User: PS/2 or Sun;
CPU: Serial or PS/2, Sun Microsystems
®
and compatibles
Resolution (Maximum) — 1280 x 1024, but will depend on the length of
CPU and user cables in your system
Serial (RS-232) Characteristics — Protocol: Asynchronous
Standards —
With original Serv cabling: VGA (color or monochrome/page white)
video;
With original Serv cabling (minimal) or coaxial cabling (recommended):
SVGA video;
With coaxial cabling: XGA (color or monochrome), Sun, RS/6000,
or SGI video
User Controls —
For system: Keyboard commands and on-screen menus;
On ServSwitch Affinity chassis: Rear-mounted ON/OFF rocker switch(es);
KV13xDA models: (2); All other models: (1);
On all expansion cards (KV1305C– KV1306C): Board-mounted BUS/RING
jumper;
On 8-user expansion card (KV1306C): (2) Board-mounted jumper blocks
for user-port numbering
Interfaces —
On CPU ports and user ports of Port Cards and IN 1 and OUT 1 ports of
primary expansion cards:
Proprietary composite of:
Keyboard: IBM PS/2, PC/AT, or Sun compatible;
Mouse: PS/2, RS-232 serial (except on user ports), or Sun compatible;
Video (see Standards below); IN 1 and OUT 1 also carry system-
control signals; On expansion cards’ other IN and OUT ports:
Proprietary video composite (see Standards below);
On serial ports of port cards: EIA/TIA RS-232 proprietary pinning on
RJ-12 (“6-wire RJ-11”) connectors, DTE
Connectors — All chassis: (1) IEC 320 power;
KV132A-R2: Also has (10) DB25 F, (2) RJ-11;
KV134A-R2: Also has (20) DB25 F, (4) RJ-11;
KV1300C: (4) DB25 F;
KV1301C-R2: (5) DB25 F;
KV1305C: (2) DB15 F, (2) DB15 M;
KV1306C: (4) HD15 M, (4) HD15 F;
KV140 series cables: (1) DB15 F, (1) DB15 M;
KV180 series cables: (1) HD15 M, (1) HD15 F;
KV130 series cables: (2) RJ-45 M
Indicators — All models: ON/OFF switch(es) are dark when ServSwitch
Affinity is OFF, backlit when ON;
KV13xDA models: (3) Front-mounted power-supply status LEDs:
(1) for supply 1 (the upper transformer), lit while supply
is outputting power; (1) for supply 2 (the lower transformer),
lit while supply is outputting power; (1) for the ServSwitch Affinity
chassis (marked “SYSTEM”), lit while either supply is outputting
power unless internal diodes have failed
Temperature Tolerance — 32 to 113°F (0 to 45°C)
Humidity Tolerance — Up to 80%, noncondensing
Altitude (Maximum) — 10,000 ft. (3048 m)
Power —
Input: 90 to 264 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz, 700 mA from AC outlet(s) through
included power cord(s) and inlet(s) into internal transformer(s);
KV13xDA models: Dual transformers with separate AC inlets,
electrically isolated from one another;
All other models: Single transformer;
Consumption: Up to 40 VA (40 watts)
Size — KV132A-R2, KV130A, KV130DA, KV134A-R2, KV138A, KV138DA:
5.3"H (3U) x 16.7"W x 7"D (13.5 x 42.4 x 17.8 cm);
KV139A, KV139DA: 7"H (4U) x 16.7"W x 7"D (17.8 x 42.4 x 17.8 cm);
KV1300C, KV1301C-R2, KV1305C–KV1306C: 0.9"H x 13.9"W x 4.8"D
(2.3 x 35.3 x 12.2 cm);
KV1304C: 0.1"H x 4"W x 3"D (0.3 x 10.2 x 7.6 cm)
Weight — KV132A-R2, KV130DA, KV138DA: 12 lb. (5.4 kg);
KV130A, KV138A: 10.5 lb. (4.8 kg);
KV134A-R2: 14 lb. (6.4 kg);
KV139A: 11 lb. (5 kg);
KV139DA: 12.5 lb. (5.7 kg);
KV1300C, KV1301C-R2: 0.9 lb. (0.4 kg);
KV1304C: 0.2 lb. (0.1 kg);
KV1305C–KV1306C: 0.4 lb. (0.2 kg)
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✦ The ServSwitch Affinity, including any cards and
blanking plates that are normally preinstalled with
your model. (Blanking plates will cover all unused
slots, as well as the slot on 4-user models that the
tiny terminator card is installed in.)
✦ A power cord.
✦ KV13xDA models only: A second power cord.
✦ A 6-ft. (1.8-m) serial cable with RJ-12 (“6-wire RJ-11”)
plugs.
✦ An RJ-12-to-DB9 modular adapter.
✦ A user’s manual.
WHAT‘S INCLUDED
Item Code
ServSwitch Affinity
2-User Architecture
Preconfigured 2 Users x 8 Servers (plus Terminator Card)
KV132A-R2
4-User Architecture KV130A
with Redundant Power Supply KV130DA
Preconfigured 4 Users x 16 Servers (plus Terminator Card)
KV134A-R2
8-User Architecture KV138A
with Redundant Power Supply KV138DA
16-User Architecture KV139A
with Redundant Power Supply KV139DA
Port Cards
0 Users x 4 Servers KV1300C
1 User x 4 Servers KV1301C-R2
4-User Terminator Card KV1304C
4-User Expansion Card, DB15 KV1305C
8- and 16-User Expansion Card, HD15 KV1306C
If you’ve previously ordered a KV1301C and want to upgrade it
to a KV1301C-R2 with serial capabilities, order…
ServSwitch Affinity Upgrade Kit KV130-UPG
You will need a CPU Cable for each CPU you attach…
CPU/Server to ServSwitch Cables
PS/2, Standard
5-ft. (1.5-m) EHN151-0005
10-ft. (3-m) EHN151-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EHN151-0020
PS/2, Coax
2-ft. (0.6-m) EHN382-0002
5-ft. (1.5-m) EHN382-0005
10-ft. (3-m) EHN382-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EHN382-0020
35-ft. (10.7-m) EHN382-0035
50-ft. (15.2-m) EHN382-0050
75-ft. (22.9-m) EHN282-0075
100-ft. (30.5-m) EHN282-0100
AT, Standard
5-ft. (1.5-m) EHN048-0005
10-ft. (3-m) EHN048-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EHN048-0020
Sun, Coax, 13W3
5-ft. (1.5-m) EHN206-0005
10-ft. (3-m) EHN206-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EHN206-0020
35-ft. (10.7-m) EHN206-0035
50-ft. (15.2-m) EHN206-0050
75-ft. (22.9-m) EHN206-0075
100-ft. (30.5-m) EHN206-0100
KV130A
YOU MAY ALSO NEED
• Keyboards, mice, and monitors for your users. If you’re
mixing platforms, we recommend true multiscan,
multisync monitors capable of syncing to each CPU’s
video-output frequencies and compatible with all of the
CPUs’ video cards. Also, if one of the multiple platforms
is IBM, the monitors must be able to accept both separate
H/V sync and Composite sync. (Such monitors are widely
available.) We recommend that the monitors be able to
display a maximum resolution of not less than 1280 x 1024
at a maximum refresh rate of not less than 75 Hz.
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Item Code
CPU/Server to ServSwitch Cables (Continued)
VGA, Coax
5-ft. (1.5-m) EHN515-0005
10-ft. (3-m) EHN515-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EHN515-0020
35-ft. (10.7-m) EHN515-0035
50-ft. (15.2-m) EHN515-0050
75-ft. (22.9-m) EHN515-0075
100-ft. (30.5-m) EHN515-0100
USB, Coax
5-ft. (1.5-m) EHN485-0005
10-ft. (3-m) EHN485-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EHN485-0020
35-ft. (10.7-m) EHN485-0035
50-ft. (15.2-m) EHN485-0050
75-ft. (22.9-m) EHN485-0075
100-ft. (30.5-m) EHN485-0100
You will need a User Cable for each monitor/keyboard/mouse
user station you attach…
ServSwitch to Keyboard/Monitor/Mouse Cables
PS/2, Standard
1-ft. (0.3-m) EHN154-0001
5-ft. (1.5-m) EHN154-0005
10-ft. (3-m) EHN154-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EHN154-0020
PS/2, Coaxial
2-ft. (0.6-m) EHN383-0002
5-ft. (1.5-m) EHN383-0005
10-ft. (3-m) EHN383-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EHN283-0020
35-ft. (10.7-m) EHN383-0035
50-ft. (15.2-m) EHN383-0050
100-ft. (30.5-m) EHN383-0100
Sun, Coax, 13W3
1-ft. (0.3-m) EHN201-0001
5-ft. (1.5-m) EHN201-0005
10-ft. (3-m) EHN201-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EHN201-0020
35-ft. (10.7-m) EHN201-0035
50-ft. (15.2-m) EHN201-0050
100-ft. (30.5-m) EHN201-0100
VGA, Coax
1-ft. (0.3-m) EHN225-0001
5-ft. (1.5-m) EHN225-0005
10-ft. (3-m) EHN225-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EHN225-0020
35-ft. (10.7-m) EHN225-0035
50-ft. (15.2-m) EHN225-0050
75-ft. (22.9-m) EHN225-0075
100-ft. (30.5-m) EHN225-0100
To connect multiple chassis, order…
Expansion Cables for 4-User Units, PVC
10-ft. (3-m) KV140010
20-ft. (6.1-m) KV140020
35-ft. (10.7-m) KV140035
50-ft. (15.2-m) KV140050
100-ft. (30.5-m) KV140100
Item Code
Expansion Cable for 4-User Units, Plenum
50-ft. (15.2-m) KV140050-PL
Expansion Cables for 8- and 16-User Units, PVC
10-ft. (3-m) KV180010
20-ft. (6.1-m) KV180020
35-ft. (10.7-m) KV180035
50-ft. (15.2-m) KV180050
100-ft. (30.5-m) KV180100
Expansion Cable for 8- and 16-User Units, Plenum
50-ft. (15.2-m) KV180050-PL
To connect multiple chassis with RJ-45 expansion cards, order…
ServSwitch Affinity Expansion Cables, RJ-45 Coax
2-ft. (0.6-m) KV130002
5-ft. (1.5-m) KV130005
10-ft. (3-m) KV130010
20-ft. (6.1-m) KV130020
35-ft. (10.7-m) KV130035
50-ft. (15.2-m) KV130050
75-ft. (22.9-m) KV130075
100-ft. (30.5-m) KV130100
You might also need…
Serial Cables
DTE Cables with DB9 Female Connector
5-ft. (1.5-m) EHN290-0005
10-ft. (3-m) EHN290-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EHN290-0020
35-ft. (10.7-m) EHN290-0035
50-ft. (15.2-m) EHN290-0050
DTE Cables with DB25 Female Connector
5-ft. (1.5-m) EHN291-0005
10-ft. (3-m) EHN291-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EHN291-0020
35-ft. (10.7-m) EHN291-0035
50-ft. (15.2-m) EHN291-0050
DCE Cables with DB9 Male Connector
5-ft. (1.5-m) EHN292-0005
10-ft. (3-m) EHN292-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EHN292-0020
35-ft. (10.7-m) EHN292-0035
50-ft. (15.2-m) EHN292-0050
DCE Cables with DB25 Male Connector
5-ft. (1.5-m) EHN293-0005
10-ft. (3-m) EHN293-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EHN293-0020
35-ft. (10.7-m) EHN293-0035
50-ft. (15.2-m) EHN293-0050
Rackmount Kits
To Mount 4- or 8-User Units in 19" Racks RMK19A
To Mount 4- or 8-User Units in 23" Racks RMK23A
To Mount 4- or 8-User Units in 24" Racks RMK24A
To Mount 16-User Units in 19" Racks RMK19A139
To Mount 16-User Units in 23" Racks RMK23A139
To Mount 16-User Units in 24" Racks RMK24A139
Surge Protector for IBM PS/2 Style Keyboard and Mouse Lines
(6-Pin Mini-DIN Male/Female) SP519A-R2
Surge Protector for IBM PC/AT Style Keyboard Lines
(5-Pin DIN Male/Female) SP518A-R2
EHN485
EHN225
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