Qlogic SANbox 3810, Installation Manual

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General Description
Serial Port
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Serial Port
The SANbox 3810 switch is equipped with an RS-232 serial port for maintenance
purposes as shown in
Figure 1-6 . You can manage the switch through the serial
port using the CLI.
Figure 1-6 Serial Port and Pin Identification
The serial port requires a null-modem F/F DB9 cable. The pins on the switch
RS-232 connector are shown in
Figure 1-6 and identified in Table 1-1 . Refer to
“Connect the Workstation to the Switch” on page 3-11 for information about
connecting the management workstation through the serial port.
Table 1-1. Serial Port Pin Identification
Pin Number Description
1 Carrier Detect (DCD)
2 Receive Data (RxD)
3 Transmit Data (TxD)
4 Data Terminal Ready (DTR)
5 Signal Ground (GND)
6 Data Set Ready (DSR)
7 Request to Send (RTS)
8 Clear to Send (CTS)
9 Ring Indicator (RI)
1 5
6 9
RS-232 Connector
Pin Identification
Serial Port