Keyboard Cabling; Pointing Device Cabling; Parallel Port Cabling; Serial Cabling - IBM 8671 - Eserver xSeries 235 Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

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External SCSI
knockout

Keyboard cabling

There is one keyboard port on the back of the server. Connect a keyboard to this
port.

Pointing device cabling

There is one pointing device port on the back of the server. Connect a pointing
device to this port.

Parallel port cabling

There is one parallel port on the back of the server. You can connect a parallel
device to this port.

Serial cabling

Your server has one standard serial port on the back of the server and one optional
serial port (shipped with the server). You can connect a serial devices to these
ports.

Advanced System Management Interconnect cabling

There are two Advanced System Management (ASM) Interconnect ports on the
back of the server. Use these ports to connect the server to a Remote Supervisor
Adapter in a remote server. The ports support full asynchronous RS-485
communication through a daisy-chain cable in half-duplex mode. Both ports have
automatic termination, and either port can be used if your server is at the beginning
or end of an RS-485 network.
Notes:
1. Do not confuse the two ASM Interconnect ports that are next to the video port
2. If you install an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter in your server, use the
Keyboard
Mouse
Parallel
Serial
RS-485
(ASM interconnect)
USB 2
USB 1
Video
Ethernet
Optional
external
serial
knockout
with the Gigabit Ethernet port.
RS-485 ports on the Remote Supervisor Adapter and not the integrated RS-485
ports on the back of your server.
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