Cisco 3310 Mobility Services Engine Overview

This chapter provides a basic functional overview of the mobility services engine and describes the hardware, major components, and front and back panel components.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•Introduction

•Identifying Chassis Components

•DB-9 Serial Connector Pin Assignments

Introduction

This section briefly describes the main features of the mobility services engine, provides illustrations of the product, and diagrams showing the location of important components and connections on the system. Figure 1-1 shows the mobility services engine unit.

Figure 1-1 Mobility Services Engine Unit

Table 1-1 summarizes the features of the mobility services engine.

Table 1-1 Mobility Services Engine Feature Summary 

Feature
Description

Processor

Processor and Front Side Bus (FSB) support

Supports the Core 2 Duo E4300 (1.80GHz) Intel® processor

Memory

4 GB (two 2 GB DIMM cards)

ECC installed

Video

On-board video controller with DB-15 port

LAN

Two 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports

Hard drives

Two SATA drives (250 GB each)

Peripherals

One slimline optical DVD-ROM drive

Power supply

One 350-W power supply module

Serial ports

Three USB 2.0 ports (1 front, 2 rear)
DB-9 serial console port

Keyboard and mouse ports

PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse


Identifying Chassis Components

This section helps you identify the components of your mobility services engine. If you are near the unit, you can also use the Quick Reference Label on the inside of the cover to help identify components.

This section includes the following topics:

•Front Panel Components

•Rear Panel Components

•Ethernet LED Indicators

•DB-9 Serial Connector Pin Assignments

Front Panel Components

Figure 1-2 indicates the mobility services engine front panel components.

Figure 1-2 Labels, LEDs, and Buttons on the Mobility Services Engine Front Panel

:

1

DVD-ROM drive

6

System power LED

2

Product ID (PID) label

7

Not used

3

Serial number label

8

Hard disk drive activity LED

4

USB port

9

NIC1 LED (Ethernet port 0)

5

Power button

10

NIC2 LED (Ethernet port 1)


Rear Panel Components

Figure 1-3 indicates the mobility services engine rear panel components.

Figure 1-3 Mobility Services Engine Rear Panel Components

:

1

AC power connector

6

Ethernet port 1 (NIC 2)—10/100/1000 Mb/s

2

Mouse (PS/2 connector)

7

Ethernet port 0 (NIC 1)—10/100/1000 Mb/s

3

Keyboard (PS/2 connector)

8

USB port 0 and port 1

4

Serial console port (DB-9 connector)

9

Not used

5

Video port (DB-15 connector)

 

Ethernet LED Indicators

The Ethernet port (NIC) includes LEDs that indicate the activity and speed of connection (Items 1 and 2 in Figure 1-4).

Figure 1-4 Ethernet Port LEDs

Item
LED State
Description

1—Left LED

Off

No network connection

Amber

Network connection in place

Blinking amber

Transmit and receive activity

2—Right LED

Off

10 Mb/s connection (if left LED is on or blinking)

Green

100 Mb/s connection

Amber

1000 Mb/s connection


DB-9 Serial Connector Pin Assignments

Table 1-2 lists the DB-9 serial console port pin assignments.

Table 1-2 DB-9 Serial Connector Pin Assignments

Pin
Assignment
Description

1

DCD

Data carrier detect

2

RD

Receive data

3

TD

Transmit data

4

DTR

Data terminal ready

5

SG

Signal ground

6

DSR

Data set ready

7

RTS

Request to send

8

CTS

Clear to send

9

Ring

Ring indicator