Dell Force10 E300 - Accessing the Console with a DB-9 Adapter

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Figure 8-1. Pinouts for an RJ-45 Connector End of Adaptors
Table 8-1 displays the RJ-45 console port pin assignments. Table 8-2 displays the RJ-45 auxiliary port pin
assignments.
The table below displays the RJ-45 console port pin assignments.
The table below displays the RJ-45 auxiliary port pin assignments.
Accessing the Console with a DB-9 Adapter
You can connect to the console using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE
adapter (labeled “TERMINAL”) to a terminal server (for example, PC).
Table 8-3 lists the pin
assignments.
Table 8-1. Console Port (RJ-45) Pin Assignments
Pin Signal Input/Output
1 NC (unused) -
2 DTR Output
3 TxD Output
4 GND -
5 GND -
6 RxD Input
7 DSR Input
8 NC (unused) -
Table 8-2. Auxiliary Port (RJ-45) Pin Assignments
Pin Signal Input/Output
1 RTS Output
2 DTR Output
3 TxD Output
4 GND -
5 GND -
6 RxD Input
7 DSR Input
8 CTS Input
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