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Identifying Ports
SER MGT Port
The SER MGT RJ-45 port, located on the rear panel, provides a TIA/EIA-232 serial Oracle/
Cisco standard connection to the SP. This port is the default connection to the Oracle ILOM SP.
For DTE to DTE communications, you can use the supplied RJ-45 to DB-9 crossover adapter
with a standard RJ-45 cable to achieve the required null modem configuration. See “Rear Panel
Components” on page 13 .
Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description
1 Request to Send 5 Ground
2 Data Terminal Ready 6 Receive Data
3 Transmit Data 7 Data Set Ready
4 Ground 8 Clear to Send
NET MGT Port
The NET MGT RJ-45 port, located on the rear panel, provides an optional Ethernet connection
to the SP. The NET MGT port is an optional connection to Oracle ILOM on the SP. The SP
NET MGT port uses an RJ-45 cable for a 1000BASE-T connection (auto-negotiates to 10 Mb/
sec, 100 Mb /sec, and 1 Gb/sec, full-duplex only). If your network does not use a DHCP server,
this port will not be available until you configure network settings through the SER MGT port.
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