Qlogic SANbox2-8c, Installation Manual

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2 – General Description
Serial Port
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Serial Port
The SANbox2-8c switch is equipped with an RS-232 serial port for maintenance
purposes. The serial port location is shown in
Figure 2-8 . You can manage the
switch through the serial port using the CLI.
Figure 2-8. Serial Port and Pin Identification
The serial port connector requires a null-modem F/F DB9 cable. The pins on the
switch RS-232 connector are shown in
Figure 2-8 and identified in Table 2-1 .
Refer to ”Connect the Management Workstation to the Switch” on page 4-7 for
information about connecting the management workstation through the serial port.
Table 2-1. 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
6
5
9
Serial Port