2 – General Description Serial Port
2.4
Serial Port
The SANbox 5000 Series switch is equipped with an RS-232 serial port for maintenance purposes. Figure 2-7shows the serial port on a model 5200/5600 switch; the model 5202/5602 is similar. You can manage the switch through the serial port using the CLI.
Serial Port | |
L 0 A L 1 A L 2 A L 3 A | L 4 A L 5 |
Figure 2-7. Serial Port and Pin Identification
The serial port connector requires a null-modem F/F DB9 cable. The pins on the switch RS-232 connector are shown in Figure 2-7and identified in Table 2-1. Refer to “Connect the Workstation to the Switch” on page 4-10for information about connecting the management workstation through the serial port.
| Table 2-1. Serial Port Pin Identification |
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Pin Number | | Description |
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1 | | Carrier Detect (DCD) |
2 | | Receive Data (RxD) |
3 | | Transmit Data (TxD) |
4 | | Data Terminal Ready (DTR) |
5 | | Signal Ground (GND) |
6 | | Data Set Ready (DSR) |
7 | | Request to Send (RTS) |
8 | | Clear to Send (CTS) |
9 | | Ring Indicator (RI) |
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