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38 Brocade FastIron GS and FastIron GS-STK Hardware Installation Guide
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Attaching a PC or terminal
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When you establish the serial connection to the system, press Enter to display the CLI
prompt in the terminal emulation window. For example:
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FastIron>
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FastIron-PREM>
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When you see one of these prompts, you are connected to the system and can proceed to
“Assigning permanent passwords” on page 55.
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You can customize the prompt by changing the system name. Refer to the FastIron
Configuration Guide .
If you do not see a prompt:
1. Make sure the cable is securely connected to your PC and to the Brocade device.
2. Check the settings in your terminal emulation program. In addition to the session settings
listed above, make sure the terminal emulation session is running on the same serial port you
attached to the Brocade device.
The EIA /TIA 232 serial communication port serves as a connection point for management by a PC
or SNMP workstation. Brocade switches and Layer 3 Switches come with a standard male DB-9
connector, shown in
Figure 33 .
FIGURE 33 Serial Port Pin and Signalling Details
Most PC serial ports also require a cable with a female DB-9 connector.
Terminal connections will vary, requiring either a DB-9 or DB-25 connector, male or female.
Serial cable options between a Brocade switch or router and a PC or terminal are shown in
Figure 34 .
NOTE
As indicated in Figure 33 and Figure 34 , some of the wires should not be connected. If you do
connect the wires that are labeled “Reserved”, you might get unexpected results with some
terminals.
5
9 6
1
Pin Assignment
DB-9 male
Pin Number Switch Signal
1 Reserved
2 TXD
(output)
3 RXD (input)
4 Reserved
5 GND
6 Reserved
7 CTS
(input)
8 RTS (output)
9 Reserved