topic Re: How to connect a modem to a blade BL20P G3? in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)

How to connect a modem to a blade BL20P G3?

DJEFEL DJILALI — Wed, 03 May 2006 09:27:25 GMT

My customer wants to connect a modem RC 56k to a blade BL20P G3. I've been told that we can not connect it via the IO port in the front. Is there any workaround?

Re: How to connect a modem to a blade BL20P G3?

Stephen Kebbell — Wed, 03 May 2006 09:54:05 GMT

Sorry, no workaround. Blades do not have a serial port. There is an I/O cable with two USB ports, one video port, one iLO port and kernel debug port. The cable was specifically designed to aid in initial server image deployment.
So it's not for attaching modems.

You would need a server that has a serial port (e.g. DL140)

Regards,
Stephen

Re: How to connect a modem to a blade BL20P G3?

David Claypool — Wed, 03 May 2006 10:06:22 GMT

The 'SUVI' cable (serial, USB, video, iLO) does provide a serial port but its connector is not intended to be attached for anything other than a temporary basis.

The best solution would be to use a LAN/Modem gateway and set up a VLAN using one of the 4 network interfaces on the BL20pG3.

Re: How to connect a modem to a blade BL20P G3?

Sung Oh — Wed, 03 May 2006 10:11:15 GMT

Hello,

How about USB modem? I have not tried this but maybe it's a solution.

Regards,
Sung

Re: How to connect a modem to a blade BL20P G3?

Ole Thomsen_1 — Wed, 03 May 2006 22:52:58 GMT

To have serial ports on blades I use ethernet-to-serial converters, like http://www.moxa.com/Product/NPort_DE-211.htm

Ole Thomsen