Installation guide

Connecting to the Console Port
2-14 Installation
2. Plugtheotherendofeachpowercordintoanappropriate,dedicatedgroundedACoutletas
follows.
•G3‐PWR‐POErequiresa20Ampcircuit.
•G3‐PWRrequiresa15Ampcircuit.
3. VerifythattheappropriatepowerLEDs(PWR1andPWR2,notshown),locatedonthefront
panel,turnonas
describedin“PowerLEDDisplays”onpage 2‐14andthe SYSTEMLED
turnsreduntiltheG‐Seriescompletesitsinitialization.
Iftheinitializationprocessissuccessful,theSYSTEMLEDturnsgreen.IftheSYSTEMLEDdoes
notturngreen,refertoChapter 3fortroubleshootinginformation.
Power LED Displays
Onceoneormorepowersuppliesareinstalledandpowerisconnectedtotheswitch,thepower
LEDs(PWR1andPWR2)willindicatetheswitch’spowermode(redundantoradditive)as
follows:
Referto“SupportedPowerConfigurations”onpage 2‐6forpossibleconfigurationsineachpower
mode.
Refertothe
EnterasysG‐SeriesCLIReferenceforinformationonhowtospecifywhethertwo
installedpowersupplieswilloperateinadditiveorredundantmode.
Connecting to the Console Port
Connecting to the RJ45 Console Port
TheRS‐232consoleportusesastandard8‐pinRJ45connector.AnRJ45toDB9adapterisprovided
withtheswitch,butyoumustprovideyourownRJ45toRJ45straight‐throughconsolecable.
RefertoTable 2‐2onpage 2‐15forconsoleportpinoutassignments.
RefertoTable 2‐3
onpage 2‐15forRJ45toDB9adapterpinoutassignments.
Note: To take full advantage of the load sharing and redundancy capabilities, each power cord
should be plugged into a separate dedicated AC outlet.
Display Status
Off Power supply not present.
Green Normal operation.
Amber Not enough power for redundancy. Operating in additive power mode.
Red Power failure.
Note: Only one console port on the G-Series switch can be active at any given time, either the RJ45
or the USB port.