Creating A Serial Connection - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 6520 Hardware Reference Manual

1. Connect the power cords first to both power supplies in the chassis and then to power sources
2. After POST is complete, verify that the switch power and status LEDs on the left of the port side

Creating a serial connection

You perform all configuration tasks in this guide using a serial connection. If you need to know the
serial port pinouts, refer to
Complete the following steps to create a serial connection to the switch.
1. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the switch and to an RS-232 serial port on the
2. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or TERM, TIP, or Kermit
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on separate circuits to protect against AC failure. Ensure that the cords have a minimum
service loop of 6 inches available and are routed to avoid stress.
The power supplies power up as soon as they are plugged in. The power supply LEDs display
green. The power LED on the front of the switch turn green as well. The system status LED on
the front panel will be amber until POST completes and then it will turn green. If a second
power supply is installed but NOT plugged into a power source, the AC status light on the power
supply will be out and the DC status light will be amber. If the second power supply IS plugged
into a power source, then both LEDs will be green.
ATTENTION
Power is supplied to the switch as soon as the first power supply is connected.
of the switch are green. Refer to
"Serial port specifications"
workstation.
If the serial port on the workstation is RJ45 instead of RS-232, remove the adapter on the end
of the serial cable and insert the exposed RJ45 connector into the RJ45 serial port on the
workstation.
in a UNIX environment), and configure the application as follows:
•
In a Windows environment use the following parameters:
TABLE 6
Windows terminal emulator parameters
Parameter
Bits per second
Databits
Parity
Stop bits
Flow control
•
In a UNIX environment using TIP, enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttyb -9600
If ttyb is already in use, use ttya instead and enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttya -9600
Figure 1 on page 4 for the specific location of these LEDs.
on page 41.
Value
9600
8
None
1
None
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