RuggedCom RUGGEDBACKBONE RX5000 - Manual (Page 11)

RuggedBackbone™ RX5000
Installation Guide
Chapter 2
RuggedBackbone™ Modules
Control Module 5
Figure 2: Control Module
The CM is equipped with an RS232 serial console port for initial management functions, and a locally connected
10/100Base-T Ethernet port for system management out of band from the switch fabric.
Other CM features include:
• Alarm Indicator LED, which indicates system alarm status.
• Removable 1GB Compact Flash (CF) card, which contains active and fallback installations of the ROX
operating system, the configuration database, and other system data.
• Critical Alarm Relay, activated by the operating system to indicate a critical alarm.
• Lamp Test / Alarm Cutoff button.
• Utility USB port (as yet unused).
For detailed instructions on connecting to the ports on the CM, see the following:
• Serial Console:
Section 3.4, “Serial Console Ports”
• Management Ethernet Interface: Section 3.5, “Copper Ethernet Ports”
• Critical Alarm (Failsafe) Relay Interface: Section 3.3, “Critical Alarm Relay”