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v
External
power
connector:
You
can
connect
an
optional
ac
power
adapter
to
this
connector.
v
Error
LED:
This
amber
LED
is
lit
when
a
system-management
error
has
occurred.
v
ASM
interconnect
port:
Connect
signal
cables
for
managing
expansion-module
resources
to
this
port.
v
Ethernet
activity
LED:
This
green
LED
is
lit
when
there
is
activity
on
the
Ethernet
LAN.
v
Ethernet
link
LED:
This
green
LED
is
lit
when
the
Ethernet
link
is
active.
v
10/100
Ethernet
port:
Connect
Ethernet
signal
cables
to
this
port.
v
Management
port:
Connect
a
serial
cable
to
this
port
to
enable
system
management
through
a
modem,
or
connect
a
null
modem
cable
to
this
port
to
enable
system
management
through
a
workstation
or
laptop
computer.
v
Power
LED:
This
green
LED
comes
on
and
stays
lit
when
you
plug
in
your
server.
Upper
Ethernet
status
LED:
This
LED
displays
the
link
and
activity
status
for
the
upper
Gigabit
Ethernet
port.
When
the
LED
is
lit
green,
the
link
is
active.
When
the
LED
blinks
green
and
amber,
there
is
activity
on
the
Ethernet
LAN.
Lower
Ethernet
status
LED:
This
LED
displays
the
link
and
activity
status
for
the
lower
Gigabit
Ethernet
port.
When
the
LED
is
lit
green,
the
link
is
active.
When
the
LED
blinks
green
and
amber,
there
is
activity
on
the
Ethernet
LAN.
Gigabit
Ethernet
port:
Connect
Gigabit
Ethernet
signal
cables
to
this
port.
This
port
supports
10/100/1000
speed
connections.
RXE
Expansion
Port
A:
Use
this
port
to
connect
the
server
to
a
remote
I/O
enclosure,
when
only
one
SMP
Expansion
Module
is
installed.
Video
port:
Connect
the
signal
cable
for
a
monitor
to
this
port.
Important:
If
your
server
has
a
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
installed,
the
integrated
video
controller
is
disabled.
You
must
connect
a
monitor
or
console
switch
to
the
video
port
on
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA.
USB
2:
Use
this
automatically
configured
port
to
connect
one
or
more
USB
devices
to
the
server,
using
Plug
and
Play
technology.
USB
1:
Use
this
automatically
configured
port
to
connect
one
or
more
USB
devices
to
the
server,
using
Plug
and
Play
technology.
RXE
Management
Port:
Use
this
port
to
connect
a
management
cable
from
the
server
to
a
remote
I/O
enclosure.
SCSI
port:
Connect
external
SCSI
devices
to
this
port.
SMP
Expansion
port
3:
Use
this
port
to
interconnect
two
SMP
Expansion
Modules
together
in
16-way
configurations.
SMP
Expansion
port
2:
Use
this
port
to
interconnect
two
SMP
Expansion
Modules
together.
Chapter
1.
Introducing
the
IBM
xSeries
445
server
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