IBM 8260 manual Console and Auxiliary Ports, Led

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Table 4.

DMM Status LED

 

 

 

 

 

LED

Color

State

Indicates

name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status

Green

OFF

Power off or module failure

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

Power on and software functioning properly

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Power on but diagnostics have failed

 

 

 

 

The LCD display and display control button are used to:

Display the current operating state of the module

Determine the network assignment of ports and 8260 modules in the hub

Display the version of the DMM microcode

The LCD display normally shows the module operating state. To display the DMM microcode version, press the button until the display reads Vers, and one second after releasing the button the version will be displayed. Table 5 shows the possible states of the display.

Table 5.

DMM LCD Display

 

 

 

Display

 

Definition

 

 

 

Diag

 

The DMM is running diagnostics

 

 

 

Rdy

 

The DMM is the active (master) management module

 

 

 

Stby

 

The DMM is in standby mode

 

 

 

Dnld

 

New microcode is being downloaded

 

 

 

Vers

 

Microcode level of the DMM

 

 

 

LED

 

Displays when the controller LED test button is pressed

 

 

 

4.2.3 Console and Auxiliary Ports

There are two DB-9 ports on the faceplate of the DMM. The upper port is called the console port and is used for attaching a terminal locally (or via a modem) to the DMM. This terminal is used to provide out-of-band management capability for the 8260. See Table 6 for pinout of the cable used for attaching terminals to this port.

Table 6. Console Port Pinouts

Pin #

Signal Name

1Carrier detect (CD)

2Receive data (RX)

3Transmit Data (TX)

4Data terminal ready (DTR)

5Signal ground (SG)

6Data set ready (DSR)

7Request to send (RTS)

8Clear to send (CTS)

9No connection

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IBM 8260 manual Console and Auxiliary Ports, Led

8260 specifications

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