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RXE Expansion Port (B) connector Serial connector Remote Supervisor Adapter connectors Gigabit Ethernet connectors SCSI connector Figure 3-4 x450 rear view USB ports RXE Management Port RXE Expansion Port (A) connector Video connector Of note are the following items: There are no PS/2 keyboard or mouse ports on the x450. Only USB devices are supported. For attachment to an Advanced Connectivity Technology (ACT) KVM switch, a new USB Conversion Option (part number 73P5832) can be used. This smart cable is plugged into the USB and video ports on the server and it converts KVM signals to CAT5 signals for transmission over a CAT5 cable to either a Remote Console Manager (RCM) or Local Console Manager (LCM). The x450 can then be managed on the same set of switches as PS2- or C2T-based KVM servers. Unlike the x440, the x450 includes a dedicated external serial port. During the boot process, the port acts as an auxiliary console for the EFI, as described in 1.3, "Extensible Firmware Interface" on page 5. After the operating system has booted, the port is dedicated to the operating system as COM1. The RXE Expansion Ports provide connectivity to a RXE-100. Either a single cable in port A or two cables to both ports are supported. Using two cables provides redundancy as well as additional throughput. The external SCSI connector is for tape drive connectivity only. There are two RJ-45 ports providing Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, as shown in Figure 3-4. A third RJ-45 Ethernet connector is also on the Remote Supervisor Adapter. This connector is only used to connect to the Remote Supervisor Adapter for out-of-band management, as described in 5.1, "The Remote Supervisor Adapter" on page 118. Chapter 3. Planning 49

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Chapter 3. Planning
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Figure 3-4
x450 rear view
Of note are the following items:
±
There are no PS/2 keyboard or mouse ports on the x450. Only USB devices
are supported.
For attachment to an Advanced Connectivity Technology (ACT) KVM switch, a
new USB Conversion Option (part number 73P5832) can be used. This smart
cable is plugged into the USB and video ports on the server and it converts
KVM signals to CAT5 signals for transmission over a CAT5 cable to either a
Remote Console Manager (RCM) or Local Console Manager (LCM). The
x450 can then be managed on the same set of switches as PS2- or
C2T-based KVM servers.
±
Unlike the x440, the x450 includes a dedicated external serial port. During the
boot process, the port acts as an auxiliary console for the EFI, as described in
1.3, “Extensible Firmware Interface” on page 5. After the operating system
has booted, the port is dedicated to the operating system as COM1.
±
The RXE Expansion Ports provide connectivity to a RXE-100. Either a single
cable in port A or two cables to both ports are supported. Using two cables
provides redundancy as well as additional throughput.
±
The external SCSI connector is for tape drive connectivity only.
±
There are two RJ-45 ports providing Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, as shown
in Figure 3-4. A third RJ-45 Ethernet connector is also on the Remote
Supervisor Adapter. This connector is only used to connect to the Remote
Supervisor Adapter for out-of-band management, as described in 5.1, “The
Remote Supervisor Adapter” on page 118.
RXE Expansion Port (B)
connector
Remote Supervisor
Adapter connectors
Gigabit Ethernet
connectors
RXE Expansion
Port (A) connector
Video connector
USB ports
RXE Management Port
SCSI connector
Serial connector