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Serial port
The 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch is equipped with an RS-232 serial port for maintenance purposes
(Figure 6). You can manage the switch through the serial port using the CLI.
Figure 6 Serial port and pin identification
The serial port connector requires a null-modem F/F DB9 cable. The pins on the switch RS-232 connector
(Figure 6) are identified in Table 2. For information about connecting the workstation through the serial
port, see ”Connect the management station or workstation to the switch” on page 35.
Power supply and fans
The switch has a single power supply that converts 100–240 VAC to DC voltages for the various switch
circuits. Four internal fans provide cooling. The switch monitors internal air temperature, and therefore does
not monitor or report fan operational status. Air flow is front-to-back. To energize the switch, plug the
power cord into the switch AC receptacle (located on the back of the switch) and into a 100–240 VAC
power source.
1 Serial port 2 RS-232 connnector pin identification
Table 2 Serial port pin identification
Pin Number Description Referrred to as
1 Carrier Detect DCD
2Receive Data RxD
3 Transmit Data (TxD) TxD
4 Data Terminal Ready (DTR) DTR
5 Signal Ground (GND) GND
6 Data Set Ready (DSR) DSR
7 Request to Send (RTS) RTS
8 Clear to Send (CTS) CTS
9Ring Indicator (RI)RI
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