Brocade VDX 6730 Hardware Reference Manual (Supporting VDX 6730-32 and VDX 6730-76) - Manual (Page 34)

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Creating a serial connection
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Creating a serial connection
You perform all configuration tasks in this guide using a serial connection from a workstation or
terminal to the switch.
Complete the following steps to create a serial connection to the switch.
1. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the switch and to an RS-232 serial port on
the workstation or terminal device.
If the serial port on the workstation or terminal device is RJ45 instead of RS-232, remove the
adapter on the end of the serial cable and insert the exposed RJ45 connector into the RJ45
serial port on the workstation.
2. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or TERM, TIP, or Kermit
in a UNIX environment), and configure the application as follows:
• In a Windows environment, enter the following values: 9600 bits per second, 8 databits,
no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.
• In a UNIX environment using TIP, enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttyb -9600
If ttyb is already in use, use ttya instead.
The serial port is located on the port side of the VDX 6730. The switch uses an RJ-45 connector for
the serial port. An RJ-45 to DB9 adaptor is also provided with the VDX 6730. The cable supplied
with the switch is a rollover cable.
NOTE
To protect the serial port from damage, keep the cover on the port when not in use.
The serial port can be used to connect to a workstation to configure the VDX 6730 IP address
before connecting the switch to a fabric or IP network. The serial port’s parameters are fixed at
9600 baud, 8 data bits, and no parity, with flow control set to None.
Table 1 lists the serial cable pinouts.
TABLE 1 Serial cable pinouts
PIN Signal Description
1 Not supported NA
2 Not supported NA
3 TXD Transmit data
4 GND Logic ground
5 Not supported NA
6 RXD Receive data
7 Not supported NA
8 Not supported NA