Accessing The 10/100 Ethernet Management Port - Dell Force10 E300 Installing And Maintaining

You can access the auxiliary port using a dial-up modem using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ-
45 to a DB-25 male DCE adapter (labeled "MODEM"). The table below lists the pin assignments.
Table 8-5. RJ-45 to DB-25 Adapter Pin (Modem) Assignments
E300 System
Auxiliary Port
Signal
RTS
DTR
TxD
GND
GND
RxD
DSR
CTS

Accessing the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port

Configure the 10/100 Ethernet management port, labeled 10/100 Ethernet on the primary RPM card in
order to obtain network access capability, such as downloading a runtime image onto your system. You
can connect this port to an Ethernet hub or FastEthernet port on a router.
Table 8-6. 10/100 Ethernet Management Port LEDs
Label
L (Link)
A (Activity)
42 | RPM Ports and Cables
RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover Cable
RJ-45 Pinout RJ-45 Pinout
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Description
Lit: Link is up.
Unlit: No connection
Lit: Activity on port.
Unlit: No activity
RJ-45 to DB-25
Modem Adapter
DB-45 Pinout
8 4
7 20
6 3
5 7
4 7
3 2
2 8
1 5
Modem
Signal
RTS
DTR
TxD
GND
GND
RxD
DCD
CTS