Creating A Serial Connection - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade VDX 6740 Hardware Reference Manual

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Creating a serial connection

Creating a serial connection

You perform all configuration tasks in this guide using a serial connection from a workstation or
terminal to the switch.
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
2. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or TERM, TIP, or Kermit
The serial port is located on the port side of the Brocade VDX 6740 switches. The Brocade VDX
6740 uses an RJ-45 connector for the serial port. The Brocade VDX 6740T and Brocade VDX
6740T-1G use a mini-USB connector for the serial port. An RJ-45 to DB9 adapter is also provided
with the switch. The cable supplied is a rollover cable.
NOTE
To protect the serial port from damage, keep the cover on the port when not in use.
The serial port can be used to connect to a workstation to configure the IP address for the Brocade
VDX 6740 before connecting the switch to a fabric or IP network. The serial port's parameters are
fixed at 9600 baud, 8 data bits, and no parity, with flow control set to None.
Table 1
TABLE 1
PIN
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
14
the workstation or terminal device.
If the serial port on the workstation or terminal device 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, enter the following values: 9600 bits per second, 8 databits,
no parity, 1 stop bit, and no 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.
lists the serial cable pinouts.
Serial cable pinouts
Signal
Not supported
Not supported
TXD
GND
Not supported
RXD
Not supported
Not supported
Description
NA
NA
Transmit data
Logic ground
NA
Receive data
NA
NA
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