Re: Sun Microsystems Enterprise 3500 server

DoN. Nichols <dnichols@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
However, from readings here, apparently some enterprise servers
have the console on serial ports using RJ-45 connectors, which can
easily be mistaken for ethernet ports. You should not need four
ethernet ports unless the machine was working as a firewall or router
between subnets.

I'm wondering about the config (where are the ports?). It could be just
a single QE/QFE card with four ethernet ports in it. That wouldn't be
uncommon. But there should also be an HME port on the I/O board(s) as
well. Most of the 3500s I ran into only had one or two I/O boards, but
more are possible (and one is required).

If the connectors are marked with "< . . . >", they
are ethernet. Without that, they may be serial ports. A DB-25 which is
being used as a parallel port will typically be marked "//".

E3500 is pretty old. I don't think Sun had RJ-45 console interfaces on
anything when they were out. These should have a nice 'A' and 'B'
marking next to the ports.

Here's the resource I use for Sun serial ports:
http://www.sunhelp.org/unix-serial-port-resources/serial-pinouts/


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