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Forty-eight 10/100/1000BASET ports are located on the front panel. These ports
accept supported optical or copper SFP or SFP+ transceivers, or direct attach
cables (DACs). Transceivers must be purchased separately.
For the available transceivers and direct attach cables (DACs) for the switch, see
https://www-01.ibm.com/products/hardware/configurator/americas/bhui/launchNI.wss.
SFP+ ports
Four 10 GbE Small Form-factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) ports are located on the
front panel. These ports accept approved optical or copper SFP or SFP+
transceivers. Transceivers are not included with the G8052 switch unit.
Console port
The RS-232 (mini-USB) serial console port is located on the front panel. The
following table describes the pinouts for the mini-USB port.
Table 1. Console port pin assignments
Pin number
Pin 1
Pin 2
Pin 3
Pin 4
Pin 5
The console cable provides an RJ-45 connector (see Table 2 for RJ-45 pin
assignments). A retention clip is available to secure the console connection.
The following table describes the pin assignments for the RJ-45 connector on the
console cable.
Table 2. RJ-45 connector pin assignments
Pin number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
The following items are also included with the console cable.
v Category 5 patch cable
v RJ-45 to female DB9 adapter
To connect a computer or terminal to the switch, first connect the console cable to
the mini-USB port on the front panel. Connect one end of the patch cable to the
RJ-45 port on the console cable, and the other end of the patch cable to the
RJ-45-to-DB9 adapter (see the following illustration).
Function
No connect
RS232-SIN
RS232_SOUT
No connect
Ground
Function
RTS (Request To Send)
DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
TxD (Transmit Data)
GND (Ground)
GND (Ground)
RxD (Receive Data)
DSR (Data Set Ready)
CTS (Clear To Send)
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