Provide Power To The Switch; Create A Serial Connection - EMC DS-4900B Hardware Reference Manual

Installing and Configuring the DS-4900B

Provide power to the switch

Create a serial connection

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EMC Connectrix B Series DS-4900B Hardware Reference Manual
To provide power to the DS-4900B:
1. Connect the power cords to both power supplies, and then to
power sources on separate circuits to protect against AC failure.
Ensure that the cords have a minimum service loop of 6 in.
available and are routed to avoid stress.
2. Power on the power supplies by flipping both AC switches to the
"1" symbol. The power supply LEDs display amber until POST is
complete, and then change to green. The switch usually requires
from 1 to 3 min. to boot and complete POST.
Note: Power is supplied to the switch as soon as the first power supply is
connected and turned on.
3. After POST is complete, verify that the switch power and status
LEDs on the left of the port side of the switch are green.
To create a serial connection to the DS-4900B:
1. Remove the plug from the serial port and insert the serial cable
provided with the DS-4900B.
2. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the switch and to an
RJ-45 serial port on the workstation.
If the serial port on the workstation is RS-232, you can use the
adapter on the end of the serial cable and insert the RS-232
connector into the serial port on the workstation.
3. Disable any serial communication programs running on the
workstation.
4. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal for
Windows or TERM in a UNIX environment) and configure the
application as follows:
• In a Windows NT, 2000, 2003, ME, or XP environment:
Bits per second:9600
Databits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1