What kind of cable do I need for the 8040 Serial Console?


  • Question
    What kind of cable do I need for the 8040 serial console (loadbalancer switch)?

  • Answer
    The original IBM cable has the part number (P/N) 32R1803.
    It has a SubD9 jack (female) on PC side, and a SGI miniDIN jack (male, non-center-pin) on switch side:


    SubD9 jack (female)



    SGI miniDIN jack (male, non-center-pin)

    The wire assignment is as follows:


  • Software Version
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  • This article was previously published as:
    Finjan KB 1472

    Last Modified 3/27/2009.
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