Operations console and remote control panel cables

Use the Operations console cables and Remote control panel cables tables to determine the cable specifications for your server.

You can connect a personal computer to your server as an operations console. The PC is attached through a serial connection to a communications input/output adapter (IOA) installed on the server. You can then use the PC as your operations console. Use a special operations console cable to do this.

Table 1. Operations console cables
Operations console cables
Model Part number Cable length Number
Models 9406-730 and 9406-740 (#36-pin, square) 97H7556 6 m (19.7 ft.) 2699
Models 9406-170, 9406-250, and 9406-720 97H7557 or 39J5835 6 m (19.7 ft.) 2721, 2742, 2745, 2771, 2793
Models 9406-270, 9406-8xx, SBx, 9406-520, 9111-520, 9406-550, 9406-570, and 9117-570, 9406-595 97H7557 or 39J5835 6 m (19.7 ft.) 2742, 2745, 2771, 2793
9406-MMA, 8204-E8A 97H7557 or 39J5835 6 m (19.7 ft.) 2742, 2793, 576C
Table 2. Remote control panel cables
Remote control panel cables
Model Part number
Models 9406-270, 9406-8xx, and SB3

53P5704 (substitute for 04N5592)
All other servers, except Power5 and later systems 97H7591

Notes:

  1. All Power5 and later models do not support a directly attached remote control panel. To get remote control panel functions on the PC, you must use either the LAN-connected configuration or the virtual control panel function in the console's serial cable.
  2. For a local console directly attached to the server the console and the remote control panel functions each need a special cable.
  3. If you are currently using electronic customer support (ECS), you must move the electronic customer support cabling to another communications port before trying to install Operations Console directly attached. Note: You might need to reassign your ECS resources.
  4. Any supported adapter might be used in a logical partition. There are cases where the Multi-function Input/Output Processor (MFIOP) might not support certain Input/Output Adapter (IOA) types in a logical partition. When in doubt, contact your sales representative. For more information, see Install the operations console cable.
  5. Part number 39J5835 meets the European Union Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment.