Scsi Connectors; Serial Ports; Viewing Or Changing The Serial-Port Assignments; Serial-Port Connectors - IBM eServer xSeries 235 Type 8671 Option Installation Manual

SCSI connectors

The following illustration shows the 68-pin, female D-shell SCSI connectors. These
connectors conform to the SCSI standard.

Serial ports

Your server has one standard serial port that the operating system can use and one
optional serial port.
Some application programs require specific ports, and some modems function
properly only at certain communication-port addresses. You might need to use the
Configuration/Setup Utility program to change communication-port address
assignments to prevent or resolve address conflicts.

Viewing or changing the serial-port assignments

To view or change the serial-port assignments:
1. Restart the server and watch the monitor screen.
2. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1.
3. From the main menu, select Devices and I/O Ports; then, press Enter.
4. Select the serial port; then, use the arrow keys to advance through the settings
5. Select Save Settings; then, select Exit Setup to exit from the

Serial-port connectors

The following illustration shows the 9-pin, male D-shell serial-port connector on the
rear of your server. This connector conforms to the industry standard.
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Note: The Devices and I/O Ports choice appears only on the full configuration
menu. If you set two levels of passwords, you must type the
administrator password to access the full configuration menu.
available.
Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
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