Dell Force10 E300 Installing and Maintaining the E300 System - Page 39

8 RPM Ports and Cables The RPM contains three ports, which are labeled and described as: • Console. A Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) port with an RJ-45 jack is used for system configuration and monitoring. Modem connections are not supported on the Console. • Auxiliary. A UART port with an RJ-45 port allows modem access to the E300 system from a remote location. • 10/100 Ethernet. A 10/100 Ethernet port is the Management port, which is a channel to download images and manage the system, as well as FTP and Telnet operations. You must provide a RJ-45 Ethernet cable to connect to the Ethernet receptacle. Connecting the Console and Auxiliary Ports NOTE: Attach an ESD-preventive wrist strap and connect the leash to the ESD connection on the front of the E300 chassis. Always wear an ESD-preventive wrist or foot-heel ground strap when handling components. The console and auxiliary ports are asynchronous serial ports. If you connect a device to these ports, it must be capable of asynchronous transmission. Your terminal or terminal emulation mode must be set to VT100 with the following settings: • 9600 baud rate (to avoid autobaud input, the default is set to a 9600 bps baud rate) • No parity • 8 data bits • 1 stop bit • Window Terminal Emulator option set to NO • 24 lines X 80 characters • No flow control (console port only) • Hardware flow control (RTS/CTS) (for auxiliary port only) Cable and Adapter Pin Assignments Use the E300 System Console port on the RPM to connect to a terminal port, PC serial port, or a terminal server to configure and monitor your system. Use the E300 Auxiliary port on the RPM to connect to a modem. Both the Console and Auxiliary port are RJ-45 ports. Figure 8-1 displays the pinouts in an RJ-45 port. RPM Ports and Cables | 39