Dell Force10 S4810P - Site Selection; Cabinet Placement; Rack Mounting; Grounding

14 Installing the Software
Accessing the RJ-45 Console Port with a DB-9 Adapter
You can connect to the console using an RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter along with the
RJ-45 rollover cable if the DTE has a DB-9 interface. Table 2-1 lists the pin
assignments.
Default Configuration
A version of FTOS is pre-loaded onto the chassis, however the system is not
configured when you power up for the first time (except for the default host
name, which is Force10). You must configure the system using the CLI.
Configure Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode
Use the switchport command in INTERFACE mode to enable Layer 2 data
transmissions through an individual interface. The user cannot configure
switching or Layer 2 protocols such as spanning tree protocol on an interface
unless the interface has been set to Layer 2 mode.
Table 2-1. Pin Assignments Between the Console and a DTE Terminal Server
Console Port RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover Cable RJ-45 to DB-9
Adapter
Terminal
Server Device
Signal RJ-45 Pinout RJ-45 Pinout DB-9 Pin Signal
RTS 1 8 8 CTS
NC 2 7 6 DSR
TxD 3 6 2 RxD
GND 4 5 5 GND
GND 5 4 5 GND
RxD 6 3 3 TxD
NC 7 2 4 DTR
CTS 8 1 7 RTS
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Enable the interface. no shutdown INTERFACE