3.2 Text Management Interface
The RamSan’s management port allows you to manage, configure, and monitor system behavior.
You may connect to the management port with either a
3.2.1Connecting using a terminal program
To connect to the RamSan using a serial port connection, use a dumb terminal or a terminal emulation program such as Windows™ HyperTerminal. Set your baud rate to 9600 with 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, and no flow control.
To connect to the serial port, use the
3.2.2Connecting using Telnet
Once the administrator configures the Ethernet port on the RamSan using either the front panel or the serial port, you may remotely monitor the system using a Telnet session. Set your terminal settings to VT100 mode.
In order to use the Ethernet port, first configure the IP address for the RamSan by using the front panel display or from the serial port. For complete instructions for configuring the Ethernet, please refer to Section 4.3 – Configuring Ethernet Settings.
3.2.3General interface layout and instructions
TMS designed the management program as a text based GUI. This program displays all of the user’s possible choices in a series of menus. The user may select menu items by entering the number of the menu item or by using the arrow keys and the [ENTER] key.
For a detailed description of each menu item, arrow down to the item and press the [H] key to display help text.
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