Visara VI-5990 - Manual (Page 16)

Chapter 1. Installation
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Cabling for Ethernet
The Ethernet interfaces for the VI-5990 each consist of an RJ45 socket. Plug a standard
Ethernet cable with an RJ45 jack mounted on the end, into the appropriate socket until
you feel it click into place. The Ethernet interface of the VI-5990 will default to auto-
detect the speed and can be plugged into a switch or hub running at 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps,
1 Gbps (1000 Mbps), or a 10 Gbps switch. Note that the interface may be reconfigured to
operate at a specific speed in the configuration. The first two Ethernet interfaces come in
the base platform. Up to 4 additional Ethernet interfaces can be added through the
addition of a Quad Ethernet card on the VI-5990A, or the addition of up to 2 Dual
Ethernet cards on the VI-5990L. Numbering of those additional Ethernet interfaces is
based on slot positioning and is numbered from top to bottom, right to left as viewed
from the rear of the platform (see diagram below).
Ethernet Cable Spec
Category 3, 4, or 5 ANSI/IEEE Standard
Maximum Length 100 meters (328 feet) 802.3I – 1990 Section 14 or greater
Minimum Length 1 meter (3.28 feet)
Recommended Minimum Cabling Type
Ethernet Speed
Minimum Twisted Pair Cable Type
10 Mbps Cat 3
100 Mbps Cat 5
1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) Cat 5e
10 Gbps
Cat 6a or Class F Category 7
VI-5990A Ethernet Connections
IPMI Console Ethernet 0 Ethernet 1 Ethernet 2