Cable the Roving Edge Device

Use the following diagram to locate connectors on the rear of the Roving Edge Device 2 as you connect cables in this procedure.

Note

To meet MIL-STD-461 Rev G RE102 requirements, all Ethernet network cables attached to the Roving Edge Device must be CAT8 rated. Otherwise, the minimum requirement for Ethernet cables is CAT6.

Note

The Ethernet connections described in this section are the minimum Ethernet connections you need to make to set up the device. You can use the other NIC ports and configure Ethernet bonding. See Rear Panel Identification and Managing Ethernet Bonding.
  1. Connect cables to the default Ethernet port and to the serial console port as shown in the following diagrams.

    1. Use a 10GBaseT RJ-45 Ethernet cable to connect the device Ethernet port to your Ethernet switch.

    2. Connect the provided USB-to-DB-9 Ethernet cable from the device DB-9 serial console port to a USB connector on your controlling host, such as a laptop.

    Roving Edge Device 2, GPU and Storage Shape


    An illustration showing where to connect the Ethernet and DB-9 cables on Roving Edge Device 2, GPU and Storage Shape.

    Roving Edge Device 2, Compute Shape

    An illustration showing where to connect the Ethernet and DB-9 cables on Roving Edge Device 2, Compute Shape.

    Roving Edge Device 1

    An illustration showing where to connect the Ethernet and DB=9 cables on Roving Edge Device 1.
  2. Connect the provided power cord to the device power receptacle and to your power source, but don't power on the device yet.

    An illustration showing where the power receptacle is located.

What's next?

Set Up Terminal Emulation