IBM G8316, Installation Manual

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RJ-45 management port
The 10/100/1000BASE-T management port (RJ-45) is located on the front panel.
These management ports support in-line management and Control Plane Stacking.
The following table describes the RJ-45 connector pin assignments.
Table 2. RJ-45 Port pin assignments
Pin number Signal Description
1 BI DA+ Bi-directional data pair A positive
2 BI DA- Bi-directional data pair A negative
3 BI DB+ Bi-directional data pair B positive
4 BI DC+ Bi-directional data pair C positive
5 BI DC- Bi-directional data pair C negative
6 BI DB- Bi-directional data pair B negative
7 BI DD+ Bi-directional data pair D positive
8 BI DD- Bi-directional data pair D negative
Console port
The RS-232 (mini-USB) serial console port is located on the front panel. The
following table describes the pinouts for the mini-USB port.
Table 3. Console port pin assignments
Pin number Function
Pin 1 No connect
Pin 2 RS232-SIN
Pin 3 RS232_SOUT
Pin 4 No connect
Pin 5 Ground
The console cable provides an RJ-45 connector. A retention clip is available to
secure the console connection.
The following table describes the pin assignments for the RJ-45 connector on the
console cable.
Table 4. RJ-45 connector pin assignments
Pin number Function
1 RTS (Request To Send)
2 DTR (Data Terminal Ready
3 TxD (Transmit Data)
4 GND (Ground)
5 GND (Ground)
6 RxD (Receive Data)
7 DSR (Data Set Ready)
8 CTS (Clear To Send)
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