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TLX640 Matrix Switch Product Manual
thinklogical
Rev. H, February 2020
SYSTEM LOG FILES SUPPORT
The TLX640 records system events into files located in the directory
/var/log/.
If you wish to
preserve log files, you may redirect the logs to another system(s). This is a standard feature of Linux's
rsyslogd program. Redirection is enabled by entries in
rsyslog
configuration files located in
/etc/rsyslog.d/
Details about syslog configuration file entries may be found at:
SERIAL/RS-232 INTERFACES
The Controller Card has two RS-232 serial ports.
One Controller Card is for the Linux command line
interface (labeled CONSOLE), and the other is for the switch's ASCII command interface (labeled
RS232
). If a Back-up Controller card is installed, then its Linux console port is active, but only the RS232
port on the active Controller Card will function.
Linux Command Console
(Console)
•
Baud Rate: 115200
•
Data Bits: 8
•
Parity: none
•
Stop Bits: 1
•
Flow Control: none
•
DB9 DCE
➢
A straight cable is needed to connect to a PC (
not
a null-modem).
ASCII API
(RS232)
•
Baud Rate: 9600
•
Data Bits: 8
•
Parity: none
•
Stop Bits: 1
•
Flow Control: XON/XOFF (Software)
•
DB9 DCE
➢
A straight cable is needed to connect to a PC (
not
a null-modem).
THE INTERCONNECT MODULE
The Interconnect Card connects the Upper Card Cage to the Lower Card Cage.
It is located within
the chassis of the TLX640 beside the Switch Cards and contains no active components. The
Interconnect Card is not hot-swappable and requires a system shut-down to replace.
It is not user
serviceable.
Call Thinklogical at 203-647-8700 if you suspect problems with the Interconnect Card.
THE FAN TRAY MODULE
The TLX640 uses 3 DC fans located in one modular, hot-
swappable fan tray designed for easy replacement
without interrupting system functionality.
The Fan Tray
introduces air into the chassis through air baffles in the front
door. This cools the vertically mounted I/O cards, the
integrated circuits on the Switch Cards, the backplane and
the power supply modules.
The Fan Tray is also equipped with an annunciator port for
system alarms which can be configured to trigger an external
control system.
