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Connect the Console and the Auxiliary Y-Cables
Connect the RSP
The console and auxiliary Y-cables allow you to
simultaneously connect the console or auxiliary
ports on two RSP2s, RSP4s, or RSP8s, to a single
console terminal, or external auxiliary device. These
are configured as system master and slave in slots 2
and 3 in the Cisco 7507.
Step 1
Connect the DB-25 female end of the
Y-cable to the console terminal device.
Step 2
Connect one DB-25 male end of the
Y-cable to an RSP or other external
auxiliary device.
Step 3
Repeat Step 2 for the other RSP or other
external device.
H9720
CONSOLE
CONSOLE
DB-25
DB-25
sole terminal
Console
to cons
RSPs in
Step 1
Connect the DB-25 male end of the
Y-cable to the external auxiliary
equipment.
Step 2
Connect one DB-25 female end of the
Y-cable to auxiliary ports on an RSP in an
RSP slot.
Step 3
Repeat Step 2 for the auxiliary ports on a
second RSP in an RSP slot.
Step 4
Connect the interface processors or VIPs
to the external network. Refer to the
appropriate processor module manual,
such as the Route Switch Processor
(RSP4/4+) Installation and Configuration
Guide.
H9721
AUXILIARY
AUXILIARY
DB-25 fe
DB-25 fe
external
y equipment
Auxiliary
to auxili
RSPs in