Mini-Usb Device Connection - Dell EMC ME4084 Owner's Manual

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Your computer configuration determines which COM port is used for the Disk Array USB Port.
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Verify the appropriate COM port for use with the CLI.
4. If necessary, press Enter to display login prompt.
a) Type the user name of a user with the manage role at the login prompt and press Enter.
b) Type the password for the user at the Password prompt and press Enter.
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Mini-USB Device Connection

Mini-USB Device Connection
The following sections describe the connection to the mini-USB port:
Emulated serial port
When a computer is connected to a controller module using a mini-USB serial cable, the controller presents an emulated serial port to the
computer. The name of the emulated serial port is displayed using a customer vendor ID and product ID. Serial port configuration is
unnecessary.
NOTE: Certain operating systems require a device driver or special mode of operation to enable proper functioning of
the USB CLI port. See also
Supported host applications
The following terminal emulator applications can be used to communicate with an ME4 Series controller module:
Table 29. Supported terminal emulator applications
Application
PuTTY
Minicom
Command-line interface
When the computer detects a connection to the emulated serial port, the controller awaits input of characters from the computer using
the command-line interface. To see the CLI prompt, you must press Enter.
NOTE: Directly cabling to the mini-USB port is considered an out-of-band connection. The connection to the mini-USB
port is outside of the normal data paths to the controller enclosure.
Device driver/special operation mode
Certain operating systems require a device driver or special mode of operation. The following table displays the product and vendor
identification information that is required for certain operating systems:
USB identification code type
USB Vendor ID
USB Product ID
136 Connecting to the CLI port using a serial cable
Device driver/special operation mode.
Operating system
Microsoft Windows (all versions)
Linux (all versions)
Code
0x210c
0xa4a7