Component description
EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide
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Management module serial console (DB-9) socket connector
The back of the VNX VG2/VG8 management module includes a standard serial console
Electronics Industries Association (EIA) RS-232 interface (DB-9) socket connector (labeled
with a wrench tool icon on the left). Notice the orientation of the pins, as shown in
.
Figure 20 Management module serial console (DB-9) socket connector
lists the management module Ethernet (DB-9) pin signals used on the connector.
I/O modules
Six types of I/O modules used in the VNX VG2/VG8 are available. In this section, each I/O
module description includes the type of port (copper or optical) as well as a description of
the LEDs.
The I/O modules described are:
◆
“Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module” on page 27
◆
“Four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module” on page 30
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“Two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical I/O module” on page 32
◆
“Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module” on page 34
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“Two-port 10-Gb/s Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) I/O module” on page 36
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“Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module” on page 37
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“Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T iSCSI/IP I/O module” on page 40
CNS-001753
Pin 1
5
9
6
Table 12 Management module (DB-9) socket connector pinout
DB-9 Pin
Signal
Description
1
CD
Carrier detect
2
TXD
Transmitted data
3
RXD
Received data
4
DTR
Data terminal ready
5
GND
Ground
6
DSR
Data set ready
7
RTS
Clear to send
8
CTS
Request to send
9
RI
Ring indicator