Galaxy Metal Gear 65 manual Accessing the Disk Array Software Using the Ethernet Port

Accessing DAM

•Using the serial connection to the SM and setting the address. See H.2.1, ”Configuring the IP Settings”, on page 214.

Once you set the IP address and subnet mask, you can use the steps in the next section to access the Disk Array Administrator software.

B.2.2 Accessing the Disk Array Software Using the Ethernet Port

Note You can use the RS-232 and Telnet connections at the same time. If a Telnet session is active, you can see the activity through the RS-232 connection, and you can make changes to the configuration using the RS-232 connection.

You can configure a variety of settings for the Ethernet connection. For more information, see H.2, ”Configuring the LAN Settings”, on page 214.

To access the Disk Array Administrator software using the Ethernet port and the Telnet utility:

1Set up the IP address and subnet mask as described in B.2.1, ”Using the Ethernet Port for the First Time”, on page 98.

2At the DOS or UNIX prompt, enter telnet and press Enter.

The exact steps for your Telnet program may be different. The remaining steps work for HyperTerminal Private Edition.

3Using the Terminal menu, select Preferences.

4Select VT100 Arrows option, VT-100/ANSIemulation, and Terminal font. Click OK.

If you are using Windows and Telnet, you must configure the preferences and font from the Terminal menu each time as shown below.

Click Font to set the font as shown here.

5Enter the IP address or, using the Connect menu, select the Galaxy 65 IP address from the menu (if present) and press Enter.

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