Console Access; Serial Console - Dell S6100 Configuration Manual

Console Access

The device has one RJ-45/RS-232 console port, an out-of-band (OOB) Ethernet port, and a micro USB-B console port.

Serial Console

The RS-232 console port and the RJ-45 out-of-band management Ethernet ports are on the left-hand side of the system as you face the
I/O side of the chassis, as shown in the following illustration. The USB port is on the right-hand side.
Figure 1. RJ-45 Console Port
1 USB port.
Accessing the Console Port
To access the console port, follow these steps:
For the console port pinout, refer to
1 Install an RJ-45 copper cable into the console port.Use a rollover (crossover) cable to connect the S6100–ON console port to a
terminal server.
2 Connect the other end of the cable to the DTE terminal server.
3 Terminal settings on the console port cannot be changed in the software and are set as follows:
• 115200 baud rate
• No parity
• 8 data bits
• 1 stop bit
• No flow control
Pin Assignments
You can connect to the console using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE adapter to a terminal server (for
example, a PC).
The pin assignments between the console and a DTE terminal server are as follows:
44 Getting Started
Accessing the RJ-45 Console Port with a DB-9
2 RS-232 console and RJ-45 out-of-band management
Ethernet ports.
Adapter.