Connecting A Serial Cable Between Powerconnect B-Dcx-4S And Host - Dell PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual

1. Connect the two AC power cords to each of the two power supplies.
2. Connect the power cords to a power source with a voltage of 200 to 240 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz.
3. Turn the AC power switches on the power supplies to ON. The AC power switches light green
4. The PowerConnect B-DCX-4S performs a power-on self-test (POST) each time it is powered on.

Connecting a serial cable between PowerConnect B-DCX-4S and host

Follow these steps to connect a serial cable.
1. Verify that the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S is powered on and that POST is complete by ensuring
2. Remove the shipping cap from the CONSOLE port on the active CP. Use the serial cable
3. Access the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S using a terminal emulator application (such as
4. Disable any serial communication programs running on the workstation (such as
5. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or term, tip, or kermit in
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when switched on and power is supplied.
POST takes approximately ten minutes and is complete when the indicator light activity
displays the operational state. For information about LED patterns, see
System Components".
You can bypass POST by using the fastBoot command. You can also disable POST for
successive reboots on the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S using the diagDisablePost command.
ATTENTION
Do not connect the switch to the network until the IP addresses are configured.
that all power LED indicators on the port, control processor, and core switch blades display a
steady green light.
provided with the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S to connect the CONSOLE port on the active CP to a
computer workstation. The active CP blade is indicated by an illuminated (blue) LED.
ATTENTION
The CONSOLE port is intended primarily for the initial setting of the IP address and for service
purposes.
HyperTerminal in a Windows environment or tip in a UNIX environment).
synchronization programs).
a UNIX environment), and configure the application as follows:
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In a Windows environment:
Parameter Value
Bits per second 9600
Databits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow control None
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In a UNIX environment, enter the following string at the prompt:
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