Dell Force10 Z9000 - Cabinet Placement; Rack Mounting; Grounding; Fans and Airflow

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 RJ-45 rollover cable and an
RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE adapter to a terminal server (for example, PC).
Table 2-1 lists the pin assignments.
3 Terminal settings on the console port cannot be changed in the software and are
set as follows:
9600 baud rate
No parity
8 data bits
1 stop bit
No flow control
Table 2-1. Pin Assignments Between the Console and a DTE Terminal Server
Z-Series
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
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