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Chapter 3 - Installing the Array
Connecting Management Network
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Connecting the Serial Cable
The serial null modem cable connects the host computer to the system's
debugging interface to retrieve system status and troubleshoot system events.
The default serial port settings are shown in the following table.
Table 3.4 Default Serial Port Settings
Setting
Speed (baud rate)
Parity
# of data bits/character
# of stop bits/character
Carrier Detect
Flow Control
The serial cable's pinout is described in the following table.
Table 3.5 DB-9 to DB-9 Serial Null Modem Cable Pinout
DB-9 Connector 1
Description
Receive Data
Transmit Data
Data Terminal Ready
System Ground
Data Set Ready +
Carrier Detect
Request to Send
Clear to Send
To connect the serial cable to the Memory Array and the host computer:
Connect one DB-9 female connector on the serial cable to the male DB-9
1.
connector on the rear of the Memory Array, see
cable to the chassis by tightening the screws on the DB-9 connector.
VMA-series Memory Array Installation and Service Guide
Value
9600
No
8
1
No
xon/xoff
DB-9 Connector 2
Female
Female
Connector
Connector
2
3
3
2
4
6+1
5
5
6+1
4
7
8
8
7
Description
Transmit Data
Receive Data
Data Set Ready +
Carrier Detect
System Ground
Data Terminal Ready
Clear to Send
Request to Send
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3.7. Secure the
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