Input/output connectors and expansion slots
Input/output (I/O) connectors provide ports for transferring information into and out
of your server. You can connect a variety of I/O devices to your server, including a
monitor, keyboard, mouse, and printer. For more information on the ports and their
specific technologies, see “Connecting external options” on page 94.
At the rear of your server is an I/O function card that provides access to some I/O
connectors. Adapters installed in expansion slots might also provide I/O
connectors. The following illustration shows the expansion slots and the I/O
connectors (ports) on the I/O function card, chassis, and the Advanced System
Management PCI adapter.
1
External connector knockouts for Advanced System Management PCI
adapter token-ring option:
The chassis has an external connector knockout
that can be used when you install the Advanced System Management PCI
adapter token-ring option.
2
External SCSI device connector:
External SCSI devices attach here. The
knockout for a second external SCSI connector is not used.
3
Serial port A connector:
Serial signal cables for modems and other serial
devices connect here to the 9-pin serial port A connector. See “Devices and
I/O ports” on page 23 for port assignment information. If you are using a
25-pin signal cable, you need a 9-pin-to-25-pin adapter cable.
4
Advanced System Management PCI adapter 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port
connector:
This connector attaches the Advanced System Management PCI
adapter to a network hub for remote communication.
Note:
The Advanced System Management PCI adapter 10/100 Mbps
Ethernet connector cannot be accessed from the network operating
system. The connector is dedicated to connecting your Advanced
System Management PCI adapter to an Ethernet network through a
service-processor interface, such as the system management software
that comes with your server.
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