Supported Host Applications; Command-Line Interface; Device Driver/Special Operation Mode; Microsoft Windows - Lenovo ThinkSystem DS Series Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

Supported host applications

DS Series controllers support the following applications to facilitate connection.
Table 38 Supported terminal emulator applications
Application
HyperTerminal, TeraTerm,
PuTTY
Minicom

Command-line interface

Once the management computer detects connection to the USB-capable device, the Management Controller awaits
input of characters from the host computer via the command-line. To see the command-line prompt, you must press
Enter. The MC provides direct access to the CLI.
NOTE: Directly cabling to the CLI port is an out-of-band connection, because it communicates outside of the
data paths used to transfer information from a computer or network to the controller enclosure.

Device driver/special operation mode

Certain operating systems require a device driver or special mode of operation. Product and vendor identification
information required for such setup is provided below.
Table 39 USB vendor and product identification codes
USB identification code
type
USB Vendor ID
USB Product ID

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows operating systems provide a USB serial port driver. However, the USB driver requires details
for connecting to DS Series controller enclosures. Lenovo provides a device driver for use in the Windows
environment. The USB device driver and installation instructions are available via a download.
Obtaining the software download
IMPORTANT: If using Windows 10/Server 2016, the operating system provides a native USB serial driver that
supports the controller module's USB CLI port. However, if using an older version of Windows, you should
download and install the USB device driver, using the procedure below.
1. Verify that the management computer has Internet access.
2. See Lenovo's customer support website:
a. Select Product Support and navigate to Storage Products.
Peruse the location for information about the "USB driver."
b. Follow the instructions accompanying the device driver topic for Microsoft Windows.
154 USB device connection
Operating system
Microsoft Windows (all
versions)
Linux (all versions)
Solaris
HP-UX
Code
0x210c
0xa4a7
support.lenovo.com
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