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External power
connector
Figure 6. Remote Supervisor Adapter connectors and LEDs
v External power connector: You can connect an optional ac power adapter to
v Error LED: This amber LED is lit when a system-management error has
v ASM interconnect port: Connect signal cables for managing expansion-module
v Ethernet activity LED: This green LED is lit when there is activity on the
v Ethernet link LED: This green LED is lit when the Ethernet link is active.
v 10/100 Ethernet port: Connect Ethernet signal cables to this port.
v Management port: Connect a serial cable to this port to enable system
v Power LED: This green LED comes on and stays lit when you plug in the server.
Upper Ethernet status LED: This LED displays the link and activity status for the
upper Gigabit Ethernet port. When the LED is green, the link is active. When the
LED blinks green and amber, there is activity on the Ethernet LAN.
Lower Ethernet status LED: This LED displays the link and activity status for the
lower Gigabit Ethernet port. When the LED is green, the link is active. When the
LED blinks green and amber, there is activity on the Ethernet LAN.
Gigabit Ethernet connectors: Gigabit Ethernet Signal cables are connected to the
Gigabit Ethernet connectors. These ports support 10/100/1000 speed connections.
RXE Expansion Port A: Use this port to connect the server to a remote I/O
enclosure, when only one SMP Expansion Module is installed.
Video port: The signal cable for a monitor connects to the video port.
Important: This port is only supported on models with a Remote Supervisor
USB 2: This is an automatically configured port that you can use to connect one or
more USB devices to the server, using Plug and Play technology.
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Error LED
ASM interconnect
(amber)
port
Power LED
(green)
this connector.
occurred.
resources to this port.
Ethernet LAN.
management through a modem, or connect a null modem cable to this port to
enable system management through a workstation or laptop computer.
Adapter. If a Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA is installed in place of
the Remote Supervisor Adapter. the integrated video controller on the
server is disabled and the monitor is connected to the video port on the
Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA.
Ethernet activity LED
(green)
Ethernet link LED
(green)
Management port
10/100
Ethernet port
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