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Connecting Switch Ports

Theswitchincludesavarietyofexternalportoptions.Fixedports,suchasthe

RJ‐45managementport,canbeconnecteddirectlybyattachingtheappropriate

cable.Modularports,suchasSmallForm‐factorPluggablePlus(SFP+)andQuad

SmallForm‐factorPluggablePlus(QSFP+)ports,requiretheinstallationofa



transceivermodulebeforethecablecanbeattached.Thissectioncoverseach

supportedporttypeseparately:

 “TheSerialConsolePort”onpage 23

 “TheRJ‐45ManagementPort”onpage 24

 “SFP+Ports”onpage 26

 “QSFP+Ports”onpage 29

Notes:

 Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.

 Whiletheinformationinthissectiondescribesthe10GigabitEthernet(GbE)

SFP+transceivermodule,italsoappliestothe1GbESFPtransceivermodule.

 Theswitchsupports MSA‐compliantcopperDACs,upto5m(16.5ft.)inlength.

The Serial Console Port

Connecting the Serial Console Cable

Tousetheserialconsole,connectaserialcabletotheRS‐232serialconsoleportof

theswitchandtheotherendofthecabletotheconsoledevice.

Note: YoumustuseoneofthetwocablesintheSerialAccessCableoption.

Ifyourconsoledeviceusesastandard

RS‐232DB9connector,attachtheincluded

mini‐USB‐to‐DB9serialcable.Otherwise,ifyourconsoledeviceusesanRJ‐45

connector,attachtheincl ud edmini‐USB‐to‐RJ‐45serialcableandauser‐supplied

RJ‐45adaptercable.Youradapter cabledependsonthepinoutrequiredby

your

consoledevice.Pinoutofthemini‐USB‐to‐RJ‐45cableisasfollows:

Table 2.

Pinoutfortheincludedmini‐USB‐to‐RJ‐45cable

PIN # Function Direction

1Notconnected

2RXDIn

3 TXD Out

4GND

5GND

6Notconnected

7Notconnected

8Notconnected

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