Accessing The Switch For The First Time; Setting Up The Configuration Environment; Connecting The Console Cable - HP FlexFabric 7900 Series Installation Manual

Accessing the switch for the first time

Setting up the configuration environment

The first time you access the switch you must use a console cable to connect a console terminal, for
example, a PC, to the console port on the switch, as shown in
Figure 22 Connecting the console port to a terminal

Connecting the console cable

A console cable is an 8-core shielded cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for connecting
to the console port of the switch, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end for connecting to the
serial port on the console terminal.
Figure 23 Console cable
A side
Pos.9
Pos.1
A
Figure
Main label
20
22.
B side
8
B
1