Dell C1048P Port Extender Networking Configuration Guide for the C9000 Series - Page 50

Accessing the Console Port To access the console port, follow these steps: For the console port pinout, refer to Accessing the RJ-45 Console Port with a DB-9 Adapter. 1. Install an RJ-45 copper cable into the console port. Use a rollover (crossover) cable to connect the switch console port to a terminal server. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the DTE terminal server. 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 Pin Assignments You can connect to the console using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE adapter to a terminal server (for example, a PC). The pin assignments between the console and a DTE terminal server are as follows: Table 2. Pin Assignments Between the Console and a DTE Terminal Server Console Port Signal RTS RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover Cable RJ-45 Pinout 1 RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover Cable RJ-45 Pinout 8 RJ-45 to DB-9 Adapter DB-9 Pin 8 NC 2 7 6 TxD 3 6 2 GND 4 5 5 GND 5 4 5 RxD 6 3 3 NC 7 2 4 CTS 8 1 7 Terminal Server Device Signal CTS DSR RxD GND GND TxD DTR RTS Mounting an NFS File System This feature enables you to quickly access data on an NFS mounted file system. You can perform file operations on an NFS mounted file system using supported file commands. This feature allows an NFS mounted device to be recognized as a file system. This file system is visible on the device and you can execute all file commands that are available on conventional file systems such as a Flash file system. Before executing any CLI command to perform file operations, you must first mount the NFS file system to a mount-point on the device. Since multiple mount-points exist on a device, it is mandatory to specify 50 Getting Started