Filter
Top Products
2 – General Description
Serial Port
59096-04 A 2-9
A
2.4
Serial Port
The SANbox 5000 Series switch is equipped with an RS-232 serial port for
maintenance purposes. Figure 2-7 shows the serial port on a model 5200/5600
switch; the model 5202/5602 is similar. You can manage the switch through the
serial port using the CLI.
Figure 2-7. Serial Port and Pin Identification
The serial port connector requires a null-modem F/F DB9 cable. The pins on the
switch RS-232 connector are shown in Figure 2-7 and identified in Table 2-1.
Refer to “Connect the Workstation to the Switch” on page 4-10 for information
about connecting the management workstation through the serial port.
Table 2-1. Serial Port Pin Identification
Pin Number Description
1 Carrier Detect (DCD)
2 Receive Data (RxD)
3 Transmit Data (TxD)
4 Data Terminal Ready (DTR)
5 Signal Ground (GND)
6 Data Set Ready (DSR)
7 Request to Send (RTS)
8 Clear to Send (CTS)
9 Ring Indicator (RI)
L
AL AL AL
ALA
L
0
1
2
3
4
5
Serial Port