Ethernet Connector. IBM Netfinity 5000 Server, 5000, Netfinity 5000, 5000 Netfinity 5000 Server

Ethernet Connector

The system board in your Netfinity 5000 server contains an Ethernet controller. The controller has an external RJ-45 connector on the rear of the server that is used with a category 3, 4, or 5 twisted-pair cable. The connector enables an Ethernet network to attach to the internal transceiver in your server.

Note: The 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet standard requires that the cabling in the network be Category 5 or higher.

See “Configuring the Ethernet Controller” on page 32 for additional information about the Ethernet controller.

Table 10 shows the pin-number assignments for the RJ-45 connector. These assignments apply to both 10BASE-T and 100-BASETX devices.

10BASE-T or 100 BASE-TX

UTP Cable

1

2

Pins

3

6

RJ-45 Modular Plug Connector

Table 10. Ethernet Connector Pin-Number Assignments

Pin

1

4

2

3

Signal

Transmit data +

Transmit data

−

Receive data

+

Reserved

Pin

5

8

6

7

Signal

Reserved

Receive data

−

Reserved

Reserved

Chapter 4. Installing Options

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Installing the Server in a Rack Enclosure.

Chapter 5. Installing a Server in a Rack Enclosure

This chapter provides instructions for installing a Netfinity 5000 server rack model in a server rack enclosure.

Ÿ If you have a rack model, your server comes with the necessary rack mounting hardware. Review the preinstallation information in “Before You Begin” on page 94; then, continue at “Installing the Rack Model in a Rack Enclosure” on page 96.

Ÿ If your Netfinity 5000 server is a tower model and you want to install it as a rack model in a server rack enclosure, you must order the Netfinity Rack Mount

Kit. This kit contains the appropriate front, top, and bottom covers, in addition to the brackets and the cable-management arm that you need to install the server into the rack. Follow the instructions that are included in the Rack Mount Kit.

This chapter contains:

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

94

Installing the Rack Model in a Rack Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

96

Preparing the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

96

Preparing the Rack Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

98

Installing the Server in the Rack Enclosure

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

102

Removing the Rack Model from a Rack Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

104

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