Dell Force10 E300 Installing and Maintaining the E300 System - Page 42

Accessing the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port, 100 Ethernet

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com You can access the auxiliary port using a dial-up modem using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ45 to a DB-25 male DCE adapter (labeled "MODEM"). The table below lists the pin assignments. Table 8-5. RJ-45 to DB-25 Adapter Pin (Modem) Assignments E300 System Auxiliary Port Signal RTS DTR TxD GND GND RxD DSR CTS RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover Cable RJ-45 Pinout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RJ-45 Pinout 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 RJ-45 to DB-25 Modem Adapter DB-45 Pinout 4 20 3 7 7 2 8 5 Modem Signal RTS DTR TxD GND GND RxD DCD CTS Accessing the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port Configure the 10/100 Ethernet management port, labeled 10/100 Ethernet on the primary RPM card in order to obtain network access capability, such as downloading a runtime image onto your system. You can connect this port to an Ethernet hub or FastEthernet port on a router. Table 8-6. 10/100 Ethernet Management Port LEDs Label L (Link) A (Activity) Description Lit: Link is up. Unlit: No connection Lit: Activity on port. Unlit: No activity 42 | RPM Ports and Cables

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RPM Ports and Cables
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You can access the auxiliary port using a dial-up modem using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ-
45 to a DB-25 male DCE adapter (labeled “MODEM”). The table below lists the pin assignments.
Accessing the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port
Configure the 10/100 Ethernet management port, labeled
10/100 Ethernet
on the primary RPM card in
order to obtain network access capability, such as downloading a runtime image onto your system. You
can connect this port to an Ethernet hub or FastEthernet port on a router.
Table 8-5.
RJ-45 to DB-25 Adapter Pin (Modem) Assignments
E300 System
Auxiliary Port
RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover Cable
RJ-45 to DB-25
Modem Adapter
Modem
Signal
RJ-45 Pinout
RJ-45 Pinout
DB-45 Pinout
Signal
RTS
1
8
4
RTS
DTR
2
7
20
DTR
TxD
3
6
3
TxD
GND
4
5
7
GND
GND
5
4
7
GND
RxD
6
3
2
RxD
DSR
7
2
8
DCD
CTS
8
1
5
CTS
Table 8-6.
10/100 Ethernet Management Port LEDs
Label
Description
L (Link)
Lit: Link is up.
Unlit: No connection
A (Activity)
Lit: Activity on port.
Unlit: No activity