System component description
VNX5500 Hardware Information Guide 43
Control Station modem (DB-9) plug connector
The back of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5500 platform 1U Control Station includes a 
standard modem serial interface (DB-9) plug connector (labeled with a telephone handset 
icon on the left). Notice the orientation of the pins (Figure 35).
Figure 35  Control Station modem (DB-9) plug connector
Table 25 lists the 1U Control Station Ethernet (DB-9) pin signals used on the connector.
DME rear view
The rear of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5500 platform 2U DME does not contain any 
LEDs (Figure 36 on page 44). Only the Data Mover management module and the I/O 
modules have LEDs. The following illustrations show the location of these LEDs while the 
associated tables describe these LEDs.
Note: Figure 36 on page 44 is an example representation of the Block and File (Unified) 
VNX5500 platform 2U DME rear view with two Data Movers (each Data Mover has one 
management module, one four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module, thee two-port 1-Gb/s plus 
two-port 1-Gb/s optical I/O modules, and one filler panel module).
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6 9
Table 25  Control Station modem (DB-9) plug connector pinout
DB-9 Pin Signal Description
1 CD Carrier detect
2 RXD Received data
3 TXD Transmitted data
4 DTR Data terminal ready
5GNDGround
6DSRData set ready
7 RTS Clear to send
8 CTS Request to send
9 RI Ring indicator (not used)