Cabletron Systems 9A000 Switch Hardware, 3.2.2.1 i960 Switch Control Processor, RESET Button

Switch Hardware

3.2.2.1i960 Switch Control Processor

The front panel of an i960 SCP for the SFCS-200WG, SFCS-200BX, and the SFCS-1000 includes the following features: a RESET button, an RS-232 serial port, an Ethernet 10BaseT port, a NEXT pushbutton, a SELECT pushbutton, a display LED, and a power LED. All of the features are illustrated in Figure 3.4 and are described in detail in the subsections that follow.

	Tx
RESET	C
SER	ETH

Rx

L

NEXT SELECT

PWR

Figure 3.4 - i960 Switch Control Processor Front Panel

3.2.2.1.1RESET Button

The RESET button allows the user to reset the switch control software on the SCP. Using RESET “soft boots” the SCP and runs the initial power-on diag- nostics. All open AMI sessions are ended by the SCP, and all ports lose any active sessions and initially go off-line after a reset. The ports then return to the configuration stored in the CDB. Because the RESET button is small (to avoid accidental resets), it is recommended that you use a straightened paper clip to push the RESET button.

3.2.2.1.2RS-232 Serial Port

The RS-232 serial port provides terminal access for any VT100 (or similar) ter- minal or terminal emulation package to the SCP. The serial port has a stan- dard DB-9 female connector as shown in Figure 3.5.

5 4 3 2 1

9 8 7 6

Figure 3.5 - RS-232 Serial Port Pinouts

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