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Brocade FastIron X Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide
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Chassis specifications
7
Serial (console) port pinouts
The Console port is a standard male DB-9 connector, as shown in
FIGURE 62
Serial port pin and signalling details
Most PC serial ports require a cable with a female DB-9 connector. However, terminal connections
will vary, requiring a cable with either a DB-9 or DB-25 connector, male or female.
Serial cable options between the
FastIron X Series
chassis and a PC or terminal are shown in
NOTE
As indicated in
, some of the wires should not be connected. If you do
connect the wires that are labelled “Reserved”, you might get unexpected results with some
terminals.
FIGURE 63
Console port pin assignments showing cable connection options to a terminal or PC
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
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
3
2
20
7
6
4
5
22
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
DB-9 to DB-9
Female Switch
Terminal or PC
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
DB-9 to DB-25
Female Switch
Terminal or PC
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved