
28 Brocade FastIron LS and FastIron LS-STK Hardware Installation Guide
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Attaching a PC or terminal
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DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL
The EIA or TIA 232 serial communication port serves as a connection point that allows
management through a PC or SNMP workstation. Brocade devices come with a standard male
DB-9 connector, shown in Figure 25.
FIGURE 25 Serial port (DB-9 DTE) pin-out
Most PC serial ports also require a cable with a female DB-9 connector.
Terminal connections will vary, requiring either a DB-9 or DB-25 connector, male or female.
Serial cable options between a Brocade device and a PC or terminal are shown in Table 10.
Wiring map for serial cable
As indicated in Table 10, some of the wires should not be connected.
TABLE 10 Serial cable wiring
device 9-Pin serial port Null modem PC 9-Pin DTE port
2 RXD (receive data) <---------------------------- 2 TXD (transmit data)
3 TXD (transmit data) ----------------------------> 3 RXD (receive data)
5 SGND (signal ground) ----------------------------- 5 SGND (signal ground)
No other pins are used.
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