APC 15000 RAID manual Connecting the RS-232 Terminal, Basic Key Operations

Controller Installation

Configuration of disks in the enclosures must be in sets of complete tiers (Channels A through P). Allocating one spare drive per tier gives you the best data protection but this is not required. The spare drives on the controller are global hot spares.

2.2.6Connecting the RS-232 Terminal

For first time set-up, you will need access to an RS-232 terminal or terminal emulator (such as Windows hyperterminal). Then you may set up the remote management functions and configure/monitor the controller remotely via Telnet.

1.Connect your terminal to the CLI port at the back of the controller using a standard DB-9 female- to-male null modem cable (Figure 2–2).

A	C	E	G	P	TEST
A B	C D	E F	G H	P	S
B	D	F	H	S

AC		CTRL	TEMP	FAN
FAIL		STATUS	STATUS	STATUS
	SYSTEM		DISK	DC
DISK CHANNELS	STATUS		STATUS	STATUS

HOST 1	HOST 1/2
	CLI

STATUS

ACT

1

2

1/2

HOST 2

TEST

HOST 3	HOST 3/4			ACT
	CLI	TELNET
				LINK
				ACT
	STATUS	LINK
				LINK
3	ACT
4
		CLI
		COM
HOST 4		LINK		AC
		ACT	MUTE	FAIL
				ALARM
PLACE PIN HERE				SILENCE

CLI (RS-232 Interface)

Figure 2–2Controller CLI Port

2.Open the terminal window.

3.Use the following settings for your serial port:

Setting	Value
Bits per second:	115,200
Data bits:	8
Parity:	None
Stop bits:	1
Flow Control:	None

2.2.6.1Basic Key Operations

The command line editing and history features support ANSI and VT-100terminal modes. The command history buffer can hold up to 64 commands. The full command line editing and history only work on main CLI and telnet sessions when entering new commands. Basic Key Assignments are listed in Table 2–1 on page 15.

Simple, not full command, line editing only is supported when the:

•CLI prompts the user for more information.

•alternate CLI prompt is active. (The alternate CLI is used on the RS-232 connection during an active telnet session.)

NOTE : Not all telnet programs support all the keys listed in Table 2–1 "Basic Key Assignments".

The Backspace key in the terminal program should be setup to send ‘Ctrl-H’.

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