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Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Hardware Installation Guide 21

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Connecting to the Alarm Port 2

The following figure shows the pinout information for the DB-15 ALARM connector on the front

panel.

FIGURE 20 EXTERNAL ALARM I/O CONNNECTORS

COM

Major Alarm

COM

Alarm

Connector

External Alarm Input 1

External Alarm Input 2

External Alarm Input 3

External Alarm Input 4

To backplane via internal signal

converter circuits.

External input uses dry relay contact

to pins 14, 15, 13 and 8 for grounding.

For active alarm, the relay is closed.

Minor Alarm

Contents

Main Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Document History Title Publication number Summary of changes Date Contents About This Document Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Installing the Switch Chapter 3 Making Network Connections Appendix A Troubleshooting Appendix B Cables Appendix C Specifications Appendix D Caution and Danger Notices 1 Appendix E Caution and Danger Notices 2 Appendix F Glossary Index Page Figures Page Tables Page About This Document Audience Supported hardware and software Document conventions Text formatting Related publications Page Page 1 10G Regional Ring Overview FIGURE 1 Page FIGURE 4 FIGURE 5 Switch Architecture Network Management Options Description of Hardware SFP Slots 10/100/1000BASE-T Ports 10/100/1000BASE-T Management Port (The Craft Interface) Console Port Alarm Interface Port Port and System Status LEDs FIGURE 6 TABLE 1 Power Supply Sockets FIGURE 7 1 FIGURE 8 TABLE 2 Page 2 Selecting a Site Ethernet Cabling Equipment Checklist Package Contents Mounting Desktop or Shelf Mounting FIGURE 10 Rack Mounting Page Installing an Optional SFP Transceiver FIGURE 13 Grounding the Chassis FIGURE 14 Connecting to a Power Source Connecting DC Power FIGURE 15 FIGURE 16 Connecting AC Power FIGURE 17 1 1 Connecting to the Console Port Wiring Map for Serial Cable Connecting to the Alarm Port FIGURE 19 Wiring Map for Alarm Cable TABLE 4 Page Page 3 Connecting Network Devices Twisted-Pair Devices Cabling Guidelines Fiber Optic Devices FIGURE 21 A Diagnosing Switch Indicators In-Band Access Page B Twisted-Pair Cable and Pin Assignments FIGURE 22 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Pin Assignments Straight-Through Wiring FIGURE 23 Crossover Wiring TABLE 6 EIA/TIA 568B RJ-45 Wiring Standard 10/100BASE-TX Straight-through Cable 1000BASE-T Pin Assignments Cable Testing for Existing Category 5 Cable TABLE 7 EIA/TIA 568B RJ-45 Wiring Standard 10/100BASE-TX Crossover Cable Adjusting Existing Category 5 Cabling to Run 1000BASE-T Fiber Standards TABLE 8 C Physical Characteristics Switch Features Management Features Standards Compliances Page D English / French Cautions Cautions CAUTION MISE EN GARDE CAUTION MISE EN GARDE Dangers CAUTION MISE EN GARDE CAUTION MISE EN GARDE Dangers Page Page E German / Spanish / Chinese Cautions Cautions Cautions E Dangers Dangers Dangers E Spanish (only) Page Page Spanish (only) E Page Page Chinese (Traditional) Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Chinese (Simplified) Page F Page Page Page Index Numerics A G H I L M N O