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Product Overview 9

Product Overview

Features and Benefits

The Dell™ Integrated KVM Switch Module(KVM switch) is an analog keyboard, video and mouse

(KVM) switch integrated into your Dell PowerEdge™ 1855 chassis. The KVM switch allows you to

configure and manage your Server Modules by providing keyboard, monitor and mouse functions

and allowing you to control the servers in the same way as you would if you were directly connected

to the server. Selection of the server is accomplished via the On-Screen Configuration and

Reporting interface (OSCAR®).

An Analog Console Interface(ACI) circuit connection allows you to connect a server via CAT5

cabling to a Rack Control Module (RCM)such as the Dell 2161DS Console Switch. This allows

combinations of modular servers, standard servers, and Dell KVM Console Switches to be managed

by network administrators from either a common access point or across an IP network.

Figure 1-1. KVM Switch

PowerEdge 1855

Local KVM Cable

ACI Port

Local KVM Port

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