Using Another Computer Or Workstation As The System Console; Using An Ibm-Compatible Or Macintosh Computer As The System Console; Obtaining And Connecting The Correct Serial Adapter Cable; Table 4-1 Serial Adapter Cables For Connecting Ibm-Compatible And Macintosh Computers To An Origin200 Server - Silicon Graphics Origin200 Owner's Manual

Using Another Computer or Workstation as the System Console

As an alternative to a character-based (ASCII) terminal, you can use another computer
(such as a laptop, IBM-compatible computer, or Macintosh computer) or UNIX-based
workstation as the system console. The following sections provide basic information.
Using an IBM-Compatible or Macintosh Computer as the System
Console
To use an IBM-compatible or Macintosh computer as the system console, you need the
following:
• a serial adapter cable with proper connectors and wiring to connect your computer
with the Origin200 server
• a terminal emulation program (such as Term, HyperTerm, TERMINAL.EXE,
Bitcom, ProComm, ZTerm, SITcomm, or Macterm)
The basic steps to using a computer as a system console for your Origin200 server are:
• Connect a serial port of the computer to serial port 1 of the Origin200 server.
• Start your terminal emulator software and log in to the Origin200 server.
The next sections describe this process.

Obtaining and Connecting the Correct Serial Adapter Cable

Silicon Graphics has adapter cables that you can attach to the serial cable provided with
your Origin200 server. Using these adapter cables and the serial cable provided, you can
connect your computer to the Origin200 server. Table 4-1 lists the adapter cables and part
numbers.
Table 4-1 Serial Adapter Cables for Connecting IBM-Compatible and Macintosh Computers
to an Origin200 Server
Computer Description
Type
IBM-Compatible DB25 Female to DB9 Female
Macintosh DB25 Female to DIN-8 Male

Using Another Computer or Workstation as the System Console

Length
6 feet (2 meters)
6 feet (2 meters)
Silicon Graphics
Part Number
9290134
9290135
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