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Connector Pin Assignments
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Connector Pin Assignments

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Last updated: Jun 26, 2017 by Olga Nekrutkina

An Infoblox appliance has several types of ports on its front panel:

  • Inactive USB port (reserved for future use)
  • Male DB-9 console port
  • Three (3) RJ-45 1000Base-T auto-sensing gigabit Ethernet ports with Ethernet SFP configuration
  • RJ-45 Ethernet IPMI Port, used for Lights Out Management (LOM)

Figure 4 describes DB-9 and RJ-45 Ethernet connector pin assignments. DB-9 pin assignments follow the EIA232 standard. To make a serial connection from your management system to the console port, you can use an RJ-45 rollover cable and two female RJ-45-to-female DB-9 adapters, or a female DB-9-to-female DB-9 null modem cable.
The RJ-45 pin assignments follow IEEE 802.3 specifications. All Infoblox Ethernet ports are auto-sensing and automatically adjust to standard straight-through and cross-over ethernet cables.

Figure 4 Connector Pin Assignments




For 1000Base-T connections, all four twisted-pair wires are used for bidirectional traffic.

Rear Panel

The PT-2200 appliance ships with dual AC power supplies and five fan modules. The power supplies and fan modules are field replaceable. The power supplies are also hot-swappable so you can replace either at a time without disrupting the operations of the appliance.


Figure 5 PT-2200, Rear View



Table 2 Rear Panel Components

ComponentDescription
Fan Modules

Five field replaceable fan modules to help maintain optimum operating temperature. Each fan has an air vent that allows warm air to flow out of the appliance. Do not obstruct.

UID LED

Blue = UID is activated through pressing the UID button on the appliance or through the Infoblox GUI or CLI command

Dark = UID is deactivated

Note: When UID is activated, the LCD on the front panel blinks at the same time.


UID Button

The unit identification button. When you press the UID button, the LCD panel on the front panel blinks and the UID LED on the rear panel glows blue. In a rack environment, the UID feature enables easier location of a server when moving between the front and rear of the rack. You can also identify the appliance through the Infoblox GUI and CLI command.
Power SuppliesEach of the two redundant power supplies has a three-prong power outlet for connecting the appliance to a standard AC (Alternating Current) power source.

 

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