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Damo

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kpfleming said:
It is highly unlikely that you will be able to find a proper cable cheaply on Amazon. It's a proprietary configuration.

What do you mean by 'connected from your laptop via RJ45'? Your laptop doesn't have an RS-232 port that uses an RJ-45.

Here's a Reddit post with tips on how to make your own cable: https://www.reddit.com/r/Brocade/comments/b71xtq
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Ok so the following works?

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Damo said:
Ok so the following works?

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No, you need:
USB to serial adapter:

A Cisco console cable:

www.ebay.co.uk

Cisco Console Cable 72-3383-01 A2 DB9 to RJ45 Cisco Serial Console Cable | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Cisco Console Cable 72-3383-01 A2 DB9 to RJ45 Cisco Serial Console Cable at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.
www.ebay.co.uk


A donor mini-usb cable, then you need to cut the mini-usb and the cisco console cable and join them using the above mentioned pinout:


Code: 
Cisco               Mini-USB
------------to---------------
BLACK                GREEN
GREEN                BLACK
YELLOW               WHITE
There are some USB to cisco rj-45 cables on Amazon that would save you a couple pounds, but there is no guarantee that they will have the same inner cable colors as the original cisco one, so you would need to find out which ones are ground,rx,tx and match them to the donor mini usb cable anyway ....

Edit, just to make sure,

PC->USB to serial->DB9 side of the cisco cable ->joint->mini-usb side of the mini-usb cable
 
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Damo said:
Ok so the following works?

and
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if you don't mind waiting on something from the states: Brocade ICX7250, ICX7450 ICX7750 DB9 Female to USB Mini Serial Console Cable 6FT | eBay
 
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fohdeesha said:
if you don't mind waiting on something from the states: Brocade ICX7250, ICX7450 ICX7750 DB9 Female to USB Mini Serial Console Cable 6FT | eBay
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Bit pricey with import fees and postage. If I end up getting that https://www.amazon.co.uk/Serial-Fem...ocphy=9050376&hvtargid=pla-1281397864501&th=1 is compatible?


madmatt71 said:
No, you need:
USB to serial adapter:

A Cisco console cable:

www.ebay.co.uk

Cisco Console Cable 72-3383-01 A2 DB9 to RJ45 Cisco Serial Console Cable | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Cisco Console Cable 72-3383-01 A2 DB9 to RJ45 Cisco Serial Console Cable at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.
www.ebay.co.uk


A donor mini-usb cable, then you need to cut the mini-usb and the cisco console cable and join them using the above mentioned pinout:


Code: 
Cisco               Mini-USB
------------to---------------
BLACK                GREEN
GREEN                BLACK
YELLOW               WHITE
There are some SB to cisco rj-45 cables on Amazon that would save you a couple pounds, but there is no guarantee that they will have the same inner cable colors as the original cisco one, so you would need to find out which ones are ground,rx,tx and match them to the donor mini usb cable anyway ....
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I've never cut cables before don't have the tools for it would rather buy something else that's compatible
 
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Damo said:
Ok so the following works?

and
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According on pin-out published on Amazon, neither of these two cables are good.

But you can build one. Buy these 2 cables (for example):

DB9 Cable on Amazon US - DB9 Cable on Amazon UK

USB Cable on Amazon US - USB Cable on Amazon UK

Now, follow these steps:
1) Cut the USB Type A connector (Pic) and you will find inside the cable, 4 little wires: Red, White, Green and Black (Pic)
2) link the white wire of the USB Cable to the blue wire of the DB9 Cable
3) link the green wire of the USB Cable to the brown wire of the DB9 Cable
4) link the black wire of the USB Cable to the yellow wire of the DB9 Cable

That's it! You will have a Brocade Serial-USB Mini console cable.
 
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Balteck said:
According on pin-out published on Amazon, neither of these two cables are good.

But you can build one. Buy these 2 cables (for example):

DB9 Cable on Amazon

USB Cable on Amazon

Now, follow these steps:
1) Cut the USB Type A connector (Pic) and you will find inside the cable, 4 little wires: Red, White, Green and Black (Pic)
2) link the white wire of the USB Cable to the blue wire of the DB9 Cable
3) link the green wire of the USB Cable to the brown wire of the DB9 Cable
4) link the black wire of the USB Cable to the yellow wire of the DB9 Cable

That's it! You will have a Brocade Serial-USB Mini console cable.
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Don't have anything to plug the DB9 into. If you can suggest an adapter to go with it to USB that would help (plug USB into laptop/desktop)
 
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Damo said:
Don't have anything to plug the DB9 into. If you can suggest an adapter to go with it to USB that would help (plug USB into laptop/desktop)
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It is not possible to connect the mini USB of ICX to a regular USB port on PC, because the mini USB is not a real USB port.

So, after you build the correct cable, you "speak" with the switch in a old serial way, that's why you have a DB9 connector to the other side.

If your PC/Laptop needs a RS232 serial port, you may buy this one:

RS232/USB Adapter on Amazon UK

and use a program like PUTTY to connect to the switch
 
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Balteck

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Or, You can build a cable with USB/RS232 converter embedded:

USB to Serial FTDI on Amazon UK
USB Cable on Amazon UK

Now, follow these steps:
1) Cut the USB Type A connector of USB Cable (Pic) and you will find inside the cable, 4 little wires: Red, White, Green and Black (Pic)
2) link the white wire of the USB Cable to the orange wire of the FTDI Cable
3) link the green wire of the USB Cable to the yellow wire of the FTDI Cable
4) link the black wire of the USB Cable to the black wire of the FTDI Cable

And connect directly the USB Type-A of FTDI Cable on your PC. You need to install the DRIVERS to get a Virtual COM Port
 
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Didn't work @Balteck probably me never cut wires before they where so small.

Right now I will just buy the cable to go with adapter. Will this work?

www.ebay.co.uk

1x 6FT Mini USB 2.0 Male to RS232 DB9 9 Pin Female Adapter Entension Lead Cable | eBay

Connector: DB9 Female Panel Mount to USB 2.0 Mini 5 Pin Right Angle Male. 1pc Dual Power eSATA USB 12V 5V Combo to 22 Pin SATA USB Hard Disk Adapter Cable. External USB Adapter Converter Cable to SATA 6+7 13Pin For DVD Rom Optical Drive.
www.ebay.co.uk

or should I just get what @fohdeesha suggested

www.ebay.co.uk

Brocade ICX7250, ICX7450 ICX7750 DB9 Female to USB Mini Serial Console Cable 6FT | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Brocade ICX7250, ICX7450 ICX7750 DB9 Female to USB Mini Serial Console Cable 6FT at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.
www.ebay.co.uk
 
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It is *possible* that the first cable listed there will work, but the listing does not include any information about pinouts on the DB-9 and USB-Mini-B ends, so it's impossible to know for sure.
 
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First, thank you. Amazing info and great howtos at FCX / ICX6610 - Fohdeesha Docs

I'm hell bent on using the rear qsfp 4x10gbe to "stack" a 6610 to a 6450. I'd like to save the front 8x10gbe for lan use.

I can make it work by LAGP dynamic with 1/2/2-5 and since their mixed stacking really only extends the ports and doesn't do anything but aid in configuration, is there any harm in doing it this way over mixed stacking them properly?

Apologies if I botched any nomenclature, I'm rather new to managed switches.

Thank you,
-Dan
 
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snausages

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It's amateur hour at my place again...

So I picked up a 2nd power supply for the 7450 I'm using, but failed to notice the minor details of AC vs DC versions. When putting in the new (DC) psu, it seems to work fine and shows as healthy, but the syslog shows that mismatched power supplies are not supported (one AC and one DC).

Anyone know if it's "ok" and just not supported or are there other limitations with a DC vs AC? I can always just use it as a cold spare, but would rather have both in use if possible.

The interesting thing is the switch shows them both as AC units, but #1 is the DC model.

Code: 
Power supply 1 (AC - PoE) present, status ok
        Model Number:   23-0000142-04
        Serial Number:  BLD2M49PJDT
        Firmware Ver:   32.65
Power supply 1 Fan Air Flow Direction:  Front to Back
Power supply 2 (AC - PoE) present, status ok
        Model Number:   23-0000142-02
        Serial Number:  BLD2M04MX87
        Firmware Ver:   32.67
Power supply 2 Fan Air Flow Direction:  Front to Back


Oct 05 18:55:34:I:System: Stack unit 1 POE  Power supply 1  with 748000 mwatts capacity is up
Oct 05 15:07:02:I:System: Stack unit 1 POE  Power supply 2  with 748000 mwatts capacity is up
Oct 05 15:07:01:I:System: Stack unit 1 have AC and DC PSUs, this is not supported
 
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Does the ICX6610 support MPLS/VPLS? I’m not seeing anything that indicates that it does, but I’m just trying to confirm.

Thanks!
 
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snausages said:
It's amateur hour at my place again...

So I picked up a 2nd power supply for the 7450 I'm using, but failed to notice the minor details of AC vs DC versions. When putting in the new (DC) psu, it seems to work fine and shows as healthy, but the syslog shows that mismatched power supplies are not supported (one AC and one DC).

Anyone know if it's "ok" and just not supported or are there other limitations with a DC vs AC? I can always just use it as a cold spare, but would rather have both in use if possible.

The interesting thing is the switch shows them both as AC units, but #1 is the DC model.

Code: 
Power supply 1 (AC - PoE) present, status ok
        Model Number:   23-0000142-04
        Serial Number:  BLD2M49PJDT
        Firmware Ver:   32.65
Power supply 1 Fan Air Flow Direction:  Front to Back
Power supply 2 (AC - PoE) present, status ok
        Model Number:   23-0000142-02
        Serial Number:  BLD2M04MX87
        Firmware Ver:   32.67
Power supply 2 Fan Air Flow Direction:  Front to Back


Oct 05 18:55:34:I:System: Stack unit 1 POE  Power supply 1  with 748000 mwatts capacity is up
Oct 05 15:07:02:I:System: Stack unit 1 POE  Power supply 2  with 748000 mwatts capacity is up
Oct 05 15:07:01:I:System: Stack unit 1 have AC and DC PSUs, this is not supported
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well DC versus AC isn't a minor detail lol, the DC version only takes hardwired 48v DC input. If you've plugged it into the wall with a regular power cable it's not a DC supply
 
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snausages

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fohdeesha said:
well DC versus AC isn't a minor detail lol, the DC version only takes hardwired 48v DC input. If you've plugged it into the wall with a regular power cable it's not a DC supply
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Yeah, that's why I'm confused...unless the switch log reporting it is not supported is just a bug. Physically they are AC units.
 
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