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IBM 1U 17-inch and 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kits

IBM System x at-a-glance guide

These cost-effective Flat Panel Console Kits offer a powerful and convenient way to manage space constrained rack environments from a single console. These densely packed 1U solutions let you easily set up and control rack-mounted IBM System x or BladeCenter servers and offer additional space savings by allowing the mounting of the KVM switch in the 0U space behind the console.

These kits include either a 17" or 19" LCD display and accept an UltraNav keyboard available in 29 languages (the keyboard must be ordered separately). The 19-inch kit also includes as standard a multi-burner drive and USB port for additional convenience.

Figure 1. IBM 1U 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kit with the IBM UltraNav USB US English keyboard

Did You Know?

Beyond a larger screen size, the 19??? Console Kit, when coupled with the IBM GCM2 or LCM 2 and VCO dongles, creates a virtual media solution that allows for the out-of-band transfer of data to deploy or patch multiple servers from one local console either through the integrated USB pass thru or integrated optical drive. This solution offers potential savings by allowing the removal of the optical drive in each server and eliminating the need to physically locate each server to insert media at the rack.

Part number information

Table 1. Ordering part numbers and feature codes

The part number for the IBM 1U 17-inch Flat Panel Console Kit includes the following items:

???One console unit with a 17" LCD display, AC adapter, and cable-management arm

???Rails and mounting brackets

???One 2.4 m (8 ft) IEC connector power cable

???Miscellaneous hardware kit (cage nuts, clip nuts, screws, cable straps)

???Hook-and-loop fastener strips

???IBM Documentation CD

The part number for the IBM 1U 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kit includes the following items:

???One console unit with 19" LCD display, optical drive, AC adapter, and cable-management arm

???Rails and mounting brackets

???One 2.4 m (8 ft) IEC connector power cable

???Miscellaneous hardware kit (cage nuts, clip nuts, screws, cable straps)

???Hook-and-loop fastener strips

???IBM Documentation CD

Note: The console kits do not include a keyboard. See Table 2 for the supported USB keyboards and Table 3 for the supported PS/2 keyboards.

Figure 2. IBM 1U 17-inch Flat Panel Console Kit with the IBM UltraNav USB US English keyboard

Table 2. Supported USB keyboards

Table 3 lists the supported PS/2 keyboards. As of October 31, 2009, each of these keyboards was withdrawn from marketing.

Table 3. Supported PS/2 keyboards (all now withdrawn from marketing)

Features

The features of the 17-inch Flat Panel Console Kit are as follows:

???Integrated 17-inch display supports maximum resolution of 1280X1024 @ 75 Hz

???Display features an anti-reflective coating that reduces surface reflectivity by approximately 25%

???Installable in a rack - consumes only 1U of rack space

???Includes rail kit and cable-management arm so the unit can close and slide back into the rack

???Provides easy local access and control of a server

???Compatible with all IBM Console Managers and Switches for control and access of multiple servers

???Allows installation of console switch in the same 1U space

The features of the 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kit are as follows:

???Integrated 19-inch display supports maximum resolution of 1280X1024 @ 75 Hz

???Display features an anti-reflective coating that reduces surface reflectivity by approximately 25%

???USB pass-through port on the front of the tray

???USB Multi-burner optical drive

???Installable in a rack - consumes only 1U of rack space

???Includes rail kit and cable-management arm so the unit can close and slide back into the rack

???Provides easy local access and control of a server

???Compatible with all IBM Console Managers and Switches for control and access of multiple servers

???Allows installation of console switch in the same 1U space

???Integrated USB port and optical drive pair with an LCM2 or GCM2 Console Switch for remote USB media support

Figure 3 shows the IBM 1U 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kit in the closed position.

Figure 3. IBM 1U 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kit

Table 4 shows a comparison of the two console kits.

Table 4. Feature comparison

Figure 4 shows the 17-inch Flat Panel Console Kit in the closed position.

Figure 4. IBM 1U 17-inch Flat Panel Console Kit

Display specifications

The 17-inch and 19-inch displays have the following specifications:

Table 5. Display specifications

Multi-burner specifications

The specifications for the optical drive standard in the 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kit are as follows.

Table 6. Multi-burner specifications

Performance

Physical specifications

???Height: 43 mm (1.7 in)

???Width: 483 mm (19.0 in)

???Depth: 711 mm (28.0 in)

???Weight: 12.3 kg (27.3 lb)

Warranty

Three year, customer replaceable unit (CRU), limited warranty.

Supported racks

The 1U 17-inch and 1U 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kits require 1U of rack space in one of the following rack cabinets:

???IBM 11U Office Enablement Kit

???IBM 25U S2 standard rack

???IBM 25U Static S2 Standard Rack

???IBM 42U 1200mm Deep Dynamic Expansion Rack

???IBM 42U 1200mm Deep Dynamic Rack

???IBM 42U 1200mm Deep Static Expansion Rack

???IBM 42U 1200mm Deep Static Rack

???IBM 42U Enterprise Expansion Rack

???IBM 42U Enterprise Rack

???IBM 42U S2 expansion rack

???IBM 42U S2 standard rack

???IBM 47U 1200mm Deep Static Expansion Rack

???IBM 47U 1200mm Deep Static Rack

???IBM S2 42U Dynamic Expansion Rack

???IBM S2 42U Dynamic Standard Rack

Popular configurations

Figure 5 shows the 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kit with an UltraNav keyboard and USB optical drive connected to the IBM GCM2 Console Switch. The console switch is connected to each managed server using IBM Virtual Media Conversion Option (VCO) cables, one for each server. These VCO cables enable the sharing of the USB devices (optical drive and any device attached to the USB pass-through port on the Flat Panel Console Kit) to the managed servers.

Note: The VCO cables do not support chaining of cables.

Figure 5. 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kit sample configuration

The parts used are listed in Table 7.

Table 7. Components used when the 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kit is connected to the GCM2 Console Switch

Related publications

For more information refer to these documents:

???1U 17-inch and 1U 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kits product page http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/options/flatpanel.html

???Overview - IBM 1U 17-inch Flat Panel Console Kit and IBM 1U 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kit with a multi-burner drive

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5079181

???Installation and Maintenance Guide - 1U 17-inch Flat Panel Console Kit http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5079448

???Installation and Maintenance Guide - 1U 19-inch Flat-Panel Console Kit with Multi-Burner Drive http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5079449

???IBM US Announcement Letter http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS109-019

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