Chapter 4. Cabling The Switch Module And The Sfp+ Module; Connecting The Usb Console Cable; Disconnecting The Usb Console Cable - IBM Brocade FCoE Installation And User Manual

Chapter 4. Cabling the switch module and the SFP+ module

This chapter describes how to cable the switch module and its optional devices.
NOTE
The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.

Connecting the USB console cable

To connect the USB console cable to the switch module, connect the cable to the mini-USB console
port of the switch module and the other end of the cable to the console device.
The USB console cable supplied with the Brocade FCoE Switch Module has a mini-USB connector
for the switch module connection and a DB9 male connector to connect to your console device.
Depending on your requirements to connect with the console device, you may need to use a DB9 to
RJ45 adapter also supplied with the switch module. Both straight and crossover adapters are
supplied. Additional cabling and adapters may also be required.
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Disconnecting the USB console cable

To disconnect the USB console cable, grasp the connector and gently pull the cable from the switch
module.
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USB console cable
USB cable connection
2 mini-USB console port
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