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Solution  1005844.1 :   RMC (RSC/ALOM cards) Connector Types and Pinouts  


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Applies to:

Sun Netra CT400 Server
Sun Netra CT410 Server
Sun Netra CT800 Server
Sun Netra CT810 Server
Sun Netra 440 Server
All Platforms

Goal

Description

This document presents the different types of Remote System Control (RSC/ALOM) cards pointing out external connectors and their pinouts.

Solution


Steps to Follow

RMC = Remote Management Control

Currently there are 6 types of RSC card and one type of ALOM card available for different types of machines in this order of creation:

1) P/N 501-4818 1 (go to Sun[TM] System Handbook for more info

This is the RSC for Sun Enterprise [TM] 250. It contains a DB-25 RS232 serial and an RJ-45 Ethernet connector. For the Ethernet port the supported cables are: P/N 530-1871 2 and P/N 530-2093 2 .

2) P/N  540-4406 3 (go to Sun[TM] System Handbook for more info)

This card, also known as "alarm board", is supported in Netra [TM] CT400/Netra [TM]CT800 (as P/N 540-5610) servers and it has 2 RJ-45 serial ports (RS232 port on RJ-45 connector, see the pinout below), a RJ-45 Ethernet port, a DB-15 alarm port and a PCMCIA slot for modem connection.

3) P/N 501-4901 4 (go to Sun[TM] System Handbook for more info)

It's a second generation RSC, known also as RSC2 type  A , supported in Sun Fire [TM] 280R servers. It has only two connectors on its mounting bracket. The connectors are an RJ-11 jack for plugging an analog telephone line into the on-board modem, and an RJ-45 jack for plugging in a twisted-pair Ethernet cable.  To connect to the card through the RJ-11 plug you need cable P/N 530-3051 .

4) P/N 501-5856 4 (go to Sun[TM] System Handbook for more info)

As P/N 501-4901 (see above), it's a second generation RSC (RSC2 type  B ) and in fact it's given as alternative P/N for the previous one. Besides it's also supported in Sun Fire [TM] V480 and Sun Fire [TM] V880 servers. It has three connectors on its mounting bracket. The first two connectors are the same as the type  A  board (RJ-11 analog modem and RJ-45 Ethernet). The third connector is an RS232 port on an RJ-45 jack (see the pinout below). This connector allows the system administrator to attach an RS232 terminal or an external modem to the RSC card.  To connect to the card through the RJ-11 plug you need cable P/N 530-3051 .

5) P/N 501-6123 3 (go to Sun[TM] System Handbook for more info)

This type of RSC is supported in Netra [TM] CT410/Netra [TM]CT810 (as P/N 501-6171 ) servers and, as P/N 540-4406 , is known also as "alarm board". It contains 2 RJ45 serial ports, 2 RJ45 Ethernet ports and two DB15 alarm ports.

6) P/N  501-6346 5 (go to Sun[TM] System Handbook for more info)

This card is supported in Sun Fire [TM] V250/V440 Netra [TM] 440 servers and it's known as Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) or Remote Management Card (RMC). It contains an RJ-45 serial and an RJ-45 Ethernet port.

RMC replaces RCS and ignores the ALOM bit because this is just a way of naming the application that runs on the RMC card.

7) P/N 501-6767 6 (go to Sun[TM] System Handbook for more info)

This card is supported in Sun Fire [TM] V490/V890 servers and it's known as Advanced Lights Out Manager Plus.It contains an RJ-45 serial and an RJ-45 Ethernet port.

The Advanced Lights Out Manager Plus Card runs RSC 2.2.2.

RSC code is available at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/downloads/index.html go to the Sun Downloads: A-Z Listing, click on R


These are the pinouts of the ports contained in the various RSC cards presented above:

RSC Serial Connector
8-Pin RJ-45
Refer to Figure 1.

RJ-45


SIGNAL


RJ-45


SIGNAL

1
RTS
5
GND
2
DTR
6
RXD
3
TXD
7
DSR
4
GND
8
CTS
RSC Modem Connector
4-Pin RJ-11
Refer to Figure 2.

RJ-11


SIGNAL

1
No connection
2
Ring
3
Tip
4
No connection
RSC Ethernet Connector
8-Pin RJ-45
Refer to Figure 3.

RJ-45


SIGNAL


RJ-45


SIGNAL

1
RXD+
5
N/C
2
RXD-
6
TXD-
3
TXD+
7
N/C
4
N/C
8
N/C
Alarm Port Connector
15-Pin male (DB-15)
Refer to Figure 4.

PIN


SIGNAL


PIN


SIGNAL

1
RESET0+
9
ALARM1_NC
2
RESET0-
10
ALARM1_COM
3
RESET1+
11
ALARM2_NO
4
RESET1-
12
ALARM2_NC
5
ALARM0_NO
13
ALARM2_COM
6
ALARM0_NC
14
ALARM3_NO
7
ALARM0_COM
15
ALARM3_COM
8
ALARM1_NO


RS-232 Serial Connector
25-Pin Female D-Sub
Refer to Figure 5.

PIN


SIGNAL


PIN


SIGNAL

2
TD
8
DCD
3
RD
15
TC
4
RTS
17
RC
5
CTS
20
DTR
6
DSR
24
TCO
7
GND


Note: The pin assignments on the RJ-45 serial port are identical to those on the Netra [TM] T1 model 100 server, 105 server, AC200 server, DC200 server, and the Netra[TM] X1 server. There s only one difference.The RSC card does not use pin 7, which is the DSR input signal on the Netra computers. However, the lack of a DSR signal is not important. The RSC card will work with the very same cable that you use for the Netra[TM] computers listed above. For a complete reference of SUN[TM] machines  communication ports have a look at

https://support.oracle.com/handbook_private/General/Comm_Tr.html


Notes:

  1. For more information see the "Enterprise 250 Owner's Guide" at             http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/805-5160-10?l=all

  2. For the complete list of cable with their p/n go to                                  https://support.oracle.com/handbook_private/Devices/Cables/cables_ext_data.html

  3. For more information see the "Netra ct Server Service Manual" at         http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/806-3296-11?l=all

  4. For more information see the "Sun Fire 280R Server Owner's Guide" at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/806-4806-10?l=all

  5. For more information see the  Sun Fire V440 Server Administration Guide  at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/816-7728-10

  6. For more information see the  Sun Fire V490 Server Administration Guide  at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-3951-12



Product
Sun Enterprise 250 Server
Netra CT 810 Server
Netra CT 800 Server
Netra CT 400 Server
Netra CT 410 Server
Sun Fire 280R Server
Sun Fire V880 Server
Sun Fire V480 Server
Sun Remote System Control 1.0
Sun Fire V440 Server
Netra 440 Server
Netra 440 (AC) Server
Sun Fire V490 Server
Sun Fire V890 Server

Internal Comments
Audited/updated 11/09/09 - ian.macdonald@Sun.COM, Entry Level SPARC Content Team

For more info on RSC installation and configuration you can have a look also at PTS web pages  for Volume Server Products that support these types of card.

PTS web pages


RSC, pinout, Serial Port, NIC, modem
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