Step 4: Connect External Devices and IOC Cables
To connect external devices and IOC cables, perform the following procedures:
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Connect to a Network for Out-of-Band Management on page 13
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Connect a Management Console on page 13
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Connect the IOC Cables on page 13
Figure 8: Connect External Devices and IOC Cables
Connect to a Network for Out-of-Band Management
1.
Turn off the power to the management device.
2.
Plug one end of the RJ-45 Ethernet cable into the appropriate
ETHERNET
port on
the Routing Engine.
3.
Plug the other end of the cable into the network device.
Connect a Management Console
1.
Turn off the power to the management device.
2.
Plug the RJ-45 end of the serial cable into the appropriate
CONSOLE
or
AUX
port
on the Routing Engine.
3.
Plug the female DB-9 end into the device's serial port.
Connect the IOC Cables
1.
Have ready a length of the type of cable used by the IOC. For cable specifications,
see the
IBM Ethernet Appliance J56S Hardware Guide
.
2.
If the IOC cable connector port is covered by a rubber safety plug, remove the
plug.
WARNING:
Class 1 laser product.
Step 4: Connect External Devices and IOC Cables
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