Making A Serial Connection; Connecting The Serial Cable - HP StorageWorks 8/40 - SAN Switch Hardware Reference Manual

1. Connect the power cords to a power inlet on the switch and to a power source. Verify that the
cords use a minimum service loop of 6 inches, to avoid stress. The switch powers on automatically;
there is no ON/OFF switch. To power off, remove the power cord from the power source.
IMPORTANT:
To protect against AC failure on the 8/40 and 8/80 SAN Switches, Encryption SAN Switch,
and FCoE Converged Network Switch, connect each power cord to outlets on separate
circuits.
2. For the 8/40 and 8/80 SAN Switches, Encryption SAN Switch, and FCoE Converged Network
Switch, set the two AC switches to the ON position (1). Power is supplied to the switch as soon
as the first power supply is connected and turned on.
The power supply LEDs display amber until POST completes, and then change to green. The
switch usually requires from 1 to 3 minutes to boot and complete POST.
3. After POST completes, verify that the switch Power and Status LEDs light are green.

Making a serial connection

All basic configuration tasks require a serial connection.
1. Connect the serial cable to an RS-232 serial port on the workstation, as shown in
Figure 21
NOTE:
If the serial port on the workstation uses an RJ-45 connector instead of an RS-232 connector,
remove the adapter on the end of the serial cable, and insert the exposed RJ-45 connector
into the RJ-45 serial port on the workstation.
Figure 21 Connecting the serial cable
2. Close any serial communication programs running on the workstation.
shows the 8/40 SAN Switch; however, this procedure is similar for all SAN Switches.
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Figure 21.
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