Brocade Communications Systems SilkWorm 2100 Reference page 20

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Setup and Installation
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The switch uses a standard straight-through serial cable with a male 9-pin D-subminiature
connector. Only pins 2, 3, and 5 are required; if pin 7 is used, this signal must always be
driven high. Following are the pinouts:
Table 2-1 SilkWorm 2100 Pinouts
Pin Signal
1
2 TxData
3 RxData
4
5 GND
6
7 CTS
8
9
To set the IP address via the serial port:
1. Connect the serial port to a PC/workstation. Use a standard serial cable with a
DB9 connector.
2. Establish a connection between the PC/workstation and the switch and power on the
switch. When the Power On Self Tests (POSTs) complete, the following prompt con-
firms the connection:
switchName:userName>
3. Enter the command on the command line. At the prompts, enter the
ipAddrSet
requested information: Fibre Channel IP address, Fibre Channel subnetmask, Ether-
net IP address, Ethernet subnetmask, and gateway address. For detailed information
on this command, see the Fabric OS manual.
4. Write the IP address on the label on the top of the front panel of the switch to facilitate
identification.
To reset factory defaults:
1. Connect the serial port to a PC/workstation. Use a standard serial cable with a
DB9 connector.
2. Establish a connection between the PC/workstation and the switch and power on the
switch. The following prompt confirms the connection:
3. Enter
switchDisable
mation on this command, see the Fabric OS manual.
4. Enter the
configDefault
on this command, see the Fabric OS manual.
5. Enter on the command line to enable the switch. For detailed infor-
switchEnable
mation on this command, see the Fabric OS manual.
Description
Transmit data
Receive data
Logic ground
Clear to send
on the command line to disable the switch. For detailed infor-
command on the command line. For detailed information
switchName:userName>
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