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Configuring the System
HP NonStop S-Series Hardware Installation and FastPath Guide—541880-001
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Add a System Console to the Cascading Ethernet
Switches
4. Connect a three-foot Ethernet cable, provided with the switch or hub, from the
cascade port of Switch 2 to any port on Switch 4 except the cascade port.
5. Connect a three-foot Ethernet cable from the cascade port of Switch 3 to any
unused port on Switch 1.
Add a System Console to the Cascading Ethernet Switches
See Add a System Console to the Operating Configuration on page 10-6.
Add a Server to the Cascading Ethernet Switches
See Add a Server to the Operating Configuration on page 10-8.
Figure 10-9. Connecting Cascading Ethernet Switches
Ethernet
Switch 2
Medium-Dependent
Interface (MDI) Switch
(Settings for Ethernet
Switches 1, 2, and 3)
MDI
To
Ethernet
Switch
To PC
MDI-X
Cascade
Port
Ethernet
Switch 1
Ethernet
Switch 3
Ethernet
Switch 4
Cascade
Port
Cascade Port
Note: The actual location of the cascade port varies
among different types of Ethernet Switches.
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