Dell Force10 E300 Installing And Maintaining

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RPM Ports and Cables | 398RPM Ports and CablesThe RPM contains three ports, which are labeled and described as:• Console. A Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) port with an RJ-45 jack is used forsystem configuration and monitoring. Modem connections are not supported on the Console.• Auxiliary. A UART port with an RJ-45 port allows modem access to the E300 system from a remotelocation.• 10/100 Ethernet. A 10/100 Ethernet port is the Management port, which is a channel to downloadimages and manage the system, as well as FTP and Telnet operations. You must provide a RJ-45Ethernet cable to connect to the Ethernet receptacle.Connecting the Console and Auxiliary PortsNOTE: Attach an ESD-preventive wrist strap and connect the leash to the ESD connection on the front of theE300 chassis. Always wear an ESD-preventive wrist or foot-heel ground strap when handling components.The console and auxiliary ports are asynchronous serial ports. If you connect a device to these ports, itmust be capable of asynchronous transmission. Your terminal or terminal emulation mode must be set toVT100 with the following settings:• 9600 baud rate (to avoid autobaud input, the default is set to a 9600 bps baud rate)• No parity• 8 data bits• 1 stop bit• Window Terminal Emulator option set to NO• 24 lines X 80 characters• No flow control (console port only)• Hardware flow control (RTS/CTS) (for auxiliary port only)Cable and Adapter Pin AssignmentsUse the E300 System Console port on the RPM to connect to a terminal port, PC serial port, or a terminalserver to configure and monitor your system. Use the E300 Auxiliary port on the RPM to connect to amodem.Both the Console and Auxiliary port are RJ-45 ports.Figure 8-1 displays the pinouts in an RJ-45 port.