Connecting The System To The Network; Figure 2-6 10/100Base-T Ethernet Connection - Sun Microsystems 6500 Installation Manual

FIGURE 2-6
3. For Enterprise 6500/5500 systems only: route the cable down along the right
mounting rail of the chassis.
Use tie wraps to secure the cable to the rail.
2.5

Connecting the System to the Network

1. Connect the network cable to a twisted-pair-to-transceiver interface box.
2. Connect the interface box with an appropriate cable to a network transceiver.
FIGURE 2-7
network.
3. For Ethernet cables, determine if the cable has N-type screw-on connectors at the
ends.
If the Ethernet cable lacks N-type connectors at the ends, use a "vampire" tap to
connect the cable to the transceiver (
transceiver, use instructions provided with the "vampire" tap.
If the Ethernet cable has N-type connectors, connect the Ethernet cable to the
transceiver.
2-6 Sun Enterprise 6500/5500/4500 Systems Installation Guide • August 2001
10/100BASE-T Ethernet Connection
shows a typical arrangement for connecting the system to an Ethernet
Ethernet port
). To connect the cable to the
FIGURE 2-7