I/o ports and connectors, I/o connectors, Drac/mc module – Dell POWEREDGE 1855 User Manual

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I/O Ports and Connectors

Dell™ PowerEdge™ 1855 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide

I/O Connectors

DRAC/MC Module

Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM) Switch Module Custom Cable

Front-Panel Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM) Module

PowerConnect 5316M Ethernet Switch Module

Gb Ethernet Pass-through Module

Fibre Channel Pass-through Module and Fiber Channel Switch Module

I/O Connectors

I/O connectors are the gateways that the system uses to communicate with external devices, such as a keyboard, mouse, or monitor. This section describes
the various connectors that, depending on your purchase, may be on your system. If you reconfigure the hardware connected to the system, you may also
need the pin number and signal information for these connectors.

Table B

-1

shows the icons used to label the connectors on the system.

Table B-1. I/O Ports and Connectors Icons

DRAC/MC Module

Serial Connector

The DRAC/MC module serial connector uses a 9-pin D-subminiature connector. See the documentation for the DRAC/MC controller for information on using the
serial port for configuration.

Figure B

-1

illustrates the pin numbers for the serial connector and

Table B

-2

defines the pin assignments for the connector.

Figure B-1. Serial Connector Pin Numbers

Table B-2. Serial Connector Pin Assignments

Icon

Ports and Connectors

Serial port

Mouse connector