2: Introduction
SLC™ 8000 Advanced Console Manager User Guide 22
Power
Universal AC power input (100-240V, 50/60 Hz) or 20-72 VDC power input hardware option
Convection cooled, silent operation, low power consumption
Hardware
SLC Chassis: The SLC 8000 advanced console manager has a 1U-tall (1.75 inch), self-
contained rack-mountable chassis.
Three I/O Module Bays are available on the back of the SLC unit, and able to accomodate a
combined total of 48 device ports depending on the number of I/O modules installed. See
Figure 2-2. Configuration possibilities are listed below. See Appendix C: Adapters and
Pinouts on page 390 for more information on serial adapters and pin-outs, and also Table 3-8
on page 39 which describes different I/O module configurations.
- Up to three 16-port RJ45 I/O modules can be installed to provide a maximum of forty-
eight serial RS-232C (EIA-232) device ports. The serial RJ45 ports match the RJ45 pin-
outs of the console ports of many popular devices found in a network environment, and
where different can be converted using Lantronix adapters.
- Up to three 16-port USB I/O modules can be installed to provide a maximum of forty-
eight USB I/O device ports.
- A combination of 16-port USB I/O modules and 16-port RJ45 I/O modules can be
installed to provide up to forty-eight serial RJ45 ports and/or USB type A ports, according
to the type and number of I/O modules installed on the back of the SLC unit.
Note: The SLC8008 ships with an 8-port serial module that must be installed in
the first bay. This module is not available separately. See Table 3-8 on page 39
which describes different I/O module configurations.
Network Interface on the back left side of the SLC unit can accommodate either a factory-
installed:
- Dual 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet port I/F card. Ethernet ports are referred to as Eth1
and Eth2 in the user interface and this user guide.
- Dual SFP port I/F card to support 1 Gigabit-capable single or multi-mode fiber or copper
SFP transceiver modules. Single and multi-mode SFP transceiver modules are referred to
as F1 in the user interface and this user guide.
Notes:
1000 BASE-T SFP transceiver copper modules need to use RX_LOS signal within
SFP interface pins for the indicator on Link Status LED. Not all vendor 1000 Base-T
SFP modules provide this feature. Qualified copper SFP transceiver modules with this
feature include the following: the Finisar 1000 Base-T Copper SFP Transceiver
FCLF8250P2BTL and the Fiberstore Cisco SFP-GE-T Compatible 1000 Base-T SFP
RJ-45 100m Transceiver.
SFP transceiver modules are provided by users according to fiber mode and brand
preferences. Network ports and the SFP port have LEDs to indicate link and activity
status. If a single mode and a multi-mode are both installed the SLC 8000 unit, the
device can be configured to utilize one mode at a time.