Owner manual

20 Chapter 3 Monitoring the Xserve
Power Supply Status
Using the Serial Port
You can connect a terminal or a computer running terminal emulation software to the
Xserve serial port, and then monitor the system using command-line tools.
About Terminal Emulation Software
You can use a terminal emulation application such as ZTerm running on another
computer to communicate through the Xserve serial port. You can’ t use the Terminal
application that comes with Mac OS X to communicate with the serial port.
You must configure the terminal or terminal emulation software to operate at:
 57.6 KB/s using 8 data bits with no parity
Connecting to the Serial Port
You can use a 9-pin serial null modem cable with a serial-to-USB adapter or a serial port
concentrator to connect a Macintosh computer to the serial port.
For information about the pin assignments for the serial port connector, see the
specifications appendix in the printed Xserve Setup Guide that comes with the Xserve.
About the Command-Line Tools
For information about using command-line tools to check the status of the Xserve, see
Mac OS X Server: Command-Line Administration at www.apple.com/server/
documentation.
Indicator light Color Indicates
Power supply
(rear panel, on
power supply)
Green AC power is available and the supply is providing DC
power to the Xserve components. The Xserve is
turned on.
Green blinking AC power is available but power to Xserve
components from this supply is on standby (usually
because the Xserve is turned off ).
Red No AC power is available to this supply from the
power cord or this power supply has failed. The other
power supply is providing power for the Xserve.
Power supply status light