Observing The Power Status Leds; Attaching A Pc Or Terminal - Dell PowerConnect B-TI24x Hardware Installation Manual

Powerconnect b series
Table of Contents

Advertisement

2

Attaching a PC or terminal

Observing the power status LEDs

Table 4
TABLE 4
LEDs
Pwr (Power)
AC OK
AC OK
The software regularly polls the hardware for power status information. You can display the status
information from any management session using the show chassis CLI command. In addition, the
software automatically generates a Syslog message and SNMP trap if a status change occurs.

Attaching a PC or terminal

To assign an IP address, you must have access to the Command Line Interface (CLI). The CLI is a
text-based interface that can be accessed through a direct serial connection to the device or
through Telnet connections.
You will need to assign an IP address using the CLI. You can access the CLI by attaching
management station through a serial cable to the Console port. After you assign an IP address, you
can access the system through Telnet or Brocade Network Advisor.
Follow the steps to attach a management station using the serial port.
1. Use a straight-through cable to connect a PC or terminal to the male DB-9 serial port
NOTE
You need to run a terminal emulation program on the PC.
2. Open the terminal emulation program and set the session parameters as follows:
20
lists the device LEDs that show power status.
Power LEDs
Position
Left-most LED on the
front panel
On power supply 1 front
panel
On power supply 2 front
panel
connector.
Baud: 9600 bps
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
State
Meaning
On
The device is powered on and has enough
power to operate.
Off
The device is not powered on, or has been
powered on but does not have sufficient
power to operate.
On
Power supply 1 is installed and is functioning
normally. Power supply 1 is located in the
right-hand bay (when you are facing the rear
of the device).
Off
Power supply 1 is not installed or is not
providing power.
On
Power supply 2 is installed and is functioning
normally. Power supply 2 is located in the left-
hand bay (when you are facing the rear of the
device).
Off
Power supply 2 is not providing power.
Dell PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Hardware Installation Guide
53-1002265-01

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Table of Contents