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Force10 S25 Issues, three bad ones?
I have three Force 10 S25s that we purchased from Dell. They were recertified and out of warranty (I'm don't know id they even came with a warranty)
Anyway I cannot connect with any of them via the console. Nor do they get link lights when connected to an Intel X540-T2.
I've tried different servers in case I blew the serial ports. I've made a straight through cable and connected with to an RJ45 to serial adapter (This works with a Dell PowerConnect switch)
The serial connection is 9600/8/1. I'm not sure what else to try. Three bad switches seem odd (Although we have had problems with other devices on this shipment from Dell.)
Anything I've missed?
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June 13th, 2016 15:00
Hi,
The console cable for Force10 is different than the ones for Powerconnect, and the pinouts on the cables are not the same.
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June 13th, 2016 15:00
Minor update. Apparently we have a total of seven of these and they all do the same thing. Also, We didn't purchase these Dell. We bought them from someone who bought them from a Dell Service Center.
I'm not sure if these were returns and we got ripped off or not. Still seven bad switches is a pretty odd.
The stack ID light works fine, I just can't log into it to set it up. Any ideas are appreciated.
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June 13th, 2016 15:00
Thanks, I'll give that a shot.
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June 13th, 2016 16:00
Good news. But first...
According tho the knowledge base artical "Switches that use RJ45 straight-through (Not Dell specific): Force10 S25, S50"
I was already using a straight through cable, which worked with the PowerConnect. For kicks I made a rollover cable and that worked.
Even though the KB article seems to be backward , your link solved my problem.
Thanks,
Dan