Step 4: Connect External Devices And Ioc Cables; Connect To A Network For Out-Of-Band Management; Connect A Management Console; Connect The Ioc Cables - IBM J56S Getting Started Manual

Step 4: Connect External Devices and IOC Cables

To connect external devices and IOC cables, perform the following procedures:
Figure 8: Connect External Devices and IOC Cables

Connect to a Network for Out-of-Band Management

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Connect a Management Console

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Connect the IOC Cables

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Connect to a Network for Out-of-Band Management on page 13
Connect a Management Console on page 13
Connect the IOC Cables on page 13
Turn off the power to the management device.
Plug one end of the RJ-45 Ethernet cable into the appropriate
the Routing Engine.
Plug the other end of the cable into the network device.
Turn off the power to the management device.
Plug the RJ-45 end of the serial cable into the appropriate
on the Routing Engine.
Plug the female DB-9 end into the device's serial port.
Have ready a length of the type of cable used by the IOC. For cable specifications,
see the IBM Ethernet Appliance J56S Hardware Guide.
If the IOC cable connector port is covered by a rubber safety plug, remove the
plug.
Step 4: Connect External Devices and IOC Cables
Step 4: Connect External Devices and IOC Cables
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