Avocent ACS 6000 Server User Manual


 
Label Description
AUX/MODEM
DualLED:Yellowontop,greenonbottom
Yellow- DTR/DCD activity
Green- TXD andRXD activity
Off- Noactivity
[OneLEDforeachserialport]
Green
Blinks-Ready,withactivity
Solid- Ready
Off- Notready
The following figure shows the rear connectors on the console server.
Figure 2.3: Rear of the Console Server (ACS 6032 Console Server Shown)
Number Description
1 Powersupplies(dualACshown).
2 Serialports(32portsshown).Modelscomewith4,8, 16,32or 48serialports.
3 ETH110/100M/1GEthernetport.Canbeconnectedtoasecondnetworkor usedfor failover.
4
AUX/Modemport.Ifanoptionalinternalmodemisordered,thisportisdefinedasaV.92
modem atthefactory;otherwise,theportisfactory-definedasRS-232withanRJ-45ACScon-
soleserver pinoutandcanbeusedtoconnecteither anexternalmodemor apower device.
5 ETH010/100M/1GEthernetportfor remoteIPaccess.
6
Consoleport.Allowsfor localadministrationandaccesstoconnecteddevicesthrougha ter-
minalor acomputer withaterminalemulator.
Table 2.3: Connectors on the Console Server Rear
Connecting device consoles or modems to serial ports
Use CAT 5 or greater cables and DB-9 or DB-25 console adaptors as needed to connect target
device consoles or modems to the serial ports on the console server.
The console server supports the Cisco
®
serial port pinout configuration, which is disabled by
default. If a Cisco cable is connected to a port, an administrator must enable the Cisco pinout
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