Attaching To The Serial Port While The Fibre Channel Hub Is On; Running Diagnostics From A Telnet Session On The Ethernet - IBM TotalStorage 300 Service Manual

2. If you can attach this way, attach your service terminal to the serial port on the
3. Start up the hub by plugging the power cord into an electrical outlet.
4. As the hub executes a POST, you will see the results posted.
5. When the hub has completed POST, you are logged on as admin. The hub
6. You can perform any of the diagnostics described in this section by typing the

Attaching to the serial port while the Fibre Channel hub is on

1. If the 3534 Managed Hub is on, you can attach your service terminal, login, and
2. After you get an admin username, stop any Ethernet session active on the
3. Attach your service terminal to the serial port on the Fibre Channel hub The
4. On your service port login using the admin username:
5. Type in the password you were given. The password does not display as you
You can now type any diagnostic command and observe the results as they are
logged to your service terminal.

Running diagnostics from a Telnet session on the Ethernet

The easiest way to run diagnostics is through a LAN-attached server that can
access the Fibre Channel hub Ethernet port.
You need to get an admin level username and password from the system
administrator, as well as the hub IP address or name.
When you have the IP address, admin level username, and password, perform the
following steps:
1. Go to the server having LAN access and, in an open window, type:
2. Type the username you were given and press Enter.
3. Type the password you were given. The hub responds:
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front of the hub and start a terminal emulation session on your service terminal.
leaves the terminal session open. Press Enter. The hub responds with:
Admin>
appropriate command. The hub shows the results as the diagnostic progresses.
run most diagnostics. However, you need to get an admin username and
password recognized by the Fibre Channel hub from the system administrator.
Ethernet port.
Ethernet port and the serial port are mutually exclusive.
Login username
The hub responds:
Password
type it in. The hub responds with your username:
Username>
Telnet IPaddress or name (the hub IP address or name you were given by the
system administrator)
The hub responds: login
The hub responds:
Ipaddress password:
Username>