Controller Management

Chapter 3

Controller Management

3.1 Managing the Controller

The controller provides a set of tools that enable administrators to centrally manage the network storage and resources that handle business-critical data. These include Configuration Management, Performance Management, Remote Login Management, Security Administration, and Firmware Update Management. Bundled together, this is called the controller’s Administrator Utility.

3.1.1Management Interface

SAN management information for the controller can be accessed locally through a serial interface, or remotely through Telnet.

NOTE : A controller may have only one active login (serial or Telnet) at any given time.

Locally - Serial Interface

Any RS-232 terminal or terminal emulator (such as Microsoft Windows HyperTerminal) can be used to configure and monitor the controller.

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 3–1).

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CLI (RS-232 Interface)

Figure 3–1Controller CLI Port

2.Open your terminal window and use these settings for your serial port:

Setting

Value

Bits per second:

115,200

 

 

Data bits:

8

 

 

Parity:

None

 

 

Stop bits:

1

 

 

Flow Control:

None

 

 

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APC 15000 RAID manual Controller Management, Managing the Controller, Management Interface