Management Ports; Rs-232 Console Port Access - Dell S6100 Installation Manual

Besides the 10/25/40/50/100 GbE RJ-45 ports, the S6100–ON system provides several ports for management and storage.
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RS-232 console port access

• Micro USB-B console port access
• USB storage
• Before you install an OS
• ONIE service discovery
RS-232 console port access
The RS-232 console port is on the I/O-side of the S6100-ON chassis, as shown.
Figure 30. S6100–ON RS-232 console ports
1 Top: RS-45 console port; bottom: RJ-45 management port
CAUTION: Ensure that any equipment attached to the serial port can support the required 115200 baud rate.
NOTE: Be sure that your PC has a 9-pin serial port and that you have a terminal emulation program already installed and running
on the PC.
NOTE: If your PC's serial port cannot accept a female DB-9 connector, acquire a DB-9 male-to-male adaptor.
1 Install the provided RJ-45 connector side of the provided cable into the S6100-ON console port.
2 Install the DB-9 female side of the provided copper cable into your PC's serial port or into other data terminal equipment (DTE) server
hardware.
3 Keep the default terminal settings on the console as follows:
• 115200 baud rate
• No parity
• 8 data bits
• 1 stop bit
• No flow control
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