The advanced management module has a serial connector, a video connector, two USB connectors for keyboard and mouse, and an Ethernet connector for remote management.
- Serial Console
- Use this connection to configure and manage the BladeCenter components
through the advanced management module command-line
interface (CLI). For example, you can connect a notebook computer to the serial
connector and use a terminal emulator program to configure the IP addresses,
user accounts and other settings.The serial pinout for the advanced management module is an EIA-561, as shown in the following table:
Contact (pin number) Signal name 1 DSR (Data set ready) 2 DCD (Data carrier detect) 3 DTR (Data terminal ready) 4 GND (Ground) 5 Receive (RX) 6 Transmit (TX) 7 CTS (Clear to send) 8 RTS (Request to send) - Video
- Use this connector to connect a compatible SVGA or VGA video monitor to the BladeCenter S system.
- Ethernet
- Use this connector to connect the BladeCenter S system to a the management station, either through an Ethernet cable or on the network.
- USB connectors
- Use these connectors to connect a mouse and keyboard (or other USB devices).
Unlike the USB connectors on the media tray, these connectors are shared by
the blade servers through the BladeCenter Keyboard, Video, Mouse (KVM) interface.
The KVM interface owns these ports.Note: If you connect a USB storage device to these connectors, the blade server has ownership of the media tray and can access the device. To switch ownership of the media tray to a specific blade server, press the
button on that blade server.