Installation guide
28 Brocade FastIron LS and FastIron LS-STK Hardware Installation Guide
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Attaching a PC or terminal
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DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL
The EIA or TIA 232 serial communication port serves as a connection point that allows
management through a PC or SNMP workstation. Brocade devices come with a standard male
DB-9 connector, shown in Figure 25.
FIGURE 25 Serial port (DB-9 DTE) pin-out
Most PC serial ports also require a cable with a female DB-9 connector.
Terminal connections will vary, requiring either a DB-9 or DB-25 connector, male or female.
Serial cable options between a Brocade device and a PC or terminal are shown in Table 10.
Wiring map for serial cable
NOTE
As indicated in Table 10, some of the wires should not be connected.
TABLE 10 Serial cable wiring
device 9-Pin serial port Null modem PC 9-Pin DTE port
2 RXD (receive data) <---------------------------- 2 TXD (transmit data)
3 TXD (transmit data) ----------------------------> 3 RXD (receive data)
5 SGND (signal ground) ----------------------------- 5 SGND (signal ground)
No other pins are used.
6 9
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