Introduction > Cascading Devices

Cascading Devices
The KVM/netPlus supports cascading, which allows administrators to connect secondary KVM units to a primary KVM/netPlus. Cascading allows administrators to increase the number of managed devices to up to 1024 servers with a centralized configuration and access interface.
A maximum of 32 secondary KVM devices can be cascaded from the primary KVM/netPlus extending the number of KVM ports to a maximum of 512 for two-user configuration (i.e. two connections to each cascaded device), or 1024 for a one-user configuration.
As depicted in the following figure, the KVM/netPlus supports one level of cascading: The primary KVM/netPlus controls the secondary level of KVM units connected to it. A secondary KVM unit can be a KVM, a KVM Expander, a KVM/net, or a KVM/netPlus.
Administrators can connect up to 32 KVM units to the master KVM/netPlus. Each cascaded KVM device has two management ports that can be connected to the primary KVM/netPlus.
Cascaded KVM Devices from a KVM/netPlus
 

Introduction > Cascading Devices