Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 8000, Getting Started Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
70 SSR 8000/8600 Getting Started Guide
To install a PHY card into an ATM line card:
1. Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to loosen the two captive screws that hold the option
slot cover in place.
2. Save the option slot cover.
3. Hold the PHY card by the edges and position it so that it is parallel with the slot
opening.
4. Insert the PHY card through the opening in the system unit by aligning the sides of
the PHY card with the card guide.
5. Push the PHY card into the slot until the 96-pin connector is firmly seated on the
motherboard.
6. Fasten the PHY card to the system unit with the two captive screws. Torque to 5 in-lb
(0.56 N-m).
Attaching the Console Management Cables
The Control Module has two ports for attaching management consoles to the SSR.
• A male DB-9 DCE port for direct serial connection from a terminal. You use this port to
perform basic setup, including setting up the SSR for management through the
network using CoreWatch or SNMP.
• An RJ-45 10/100Base-T DTE port for Telnet connection from a host on the network. The
port is configured for Media Data Interface (MDI). You use this port to manage the SSR
using CoreWatch or SNMP.
Connecting to the Serial Port
To attach the supplied console cable to the Control Module DB-9 port:
1. Locate the console cable included with the SSR chassis. The console cable is a female-
to-female DB-9 crossover cable. Thus, pin 2 (TXD or “transmit data”) emerges on the
management console’s end of the connection as RXD (“receive data”), and so on.
The following table lists the pin assignments for the male DB-9 connector on the
Control Module and for the male DB-9 connector on the management console.
Control Module DB-9
Connector (DCE)
Pin Number Management Console DB-9
Connector (DTE)
Unused 1 Unused
TXD (transmit data) 2 RXD (receive data)
RXD (receive data) 3 TXD (transmit data)