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Connecting the serial cable

1. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the switch and to an RS-232 serial port on the

workstation.

If the serial port is RJ-45 instead of RS-232, remove the adapter on the end of the serial cable

and insert the exposed RJ-45 connector into the RJ-45 serial port on the workstation.

2. Disable any serial communication programs running on the workstation.

3. Open a terminal emulator (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or TERM, TIP, or Kermit in a UNIX

environment) and configure as follows:

For most Windows systems:

Bits per second: 9,600

Data bits: 8

Parity: None

Stop bits: 1

Flow control: None

For most UNIX systems:

Enter tip /dev/ttyb -9600

If ttyb is already in use, enter tip /dev/ttya -9600

Logging in to the serial console port

1. Verify that the switch has completed POST.

When POST is complete, the switch status, and switch power LEDs return to a normal state.

2. When the terminal emulator stops reporting information, press Enter to display the login

prompt.

3. Log in to the switch as admin, using the default password, password.

You are prompted to change the default password at initial login.

NOTE: You can configure the switch using a static IP address or DHCP. With DHCP (enabled

by default), the switch obtains its IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway address from the

DHCP server. The DHCP client can connect only to a DHCP server that is on the same subnet as

the switch. The Ethernet cable must be connected to the management Ethernet port on the switch

if you are using DHCP. If you are using a static IP address, see “Setting a static IP address” (page

21).

Configuring the zones and selecting devices

See the Network Advisor User Manual, available from the storage section of the HP website:

http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

Connecting devices

The Connect Devices window shows a graphical representation of the switch with the device

connections, based on the information that you entered in “Configuring the zones and selecting

devices” (page 19).

NOTE: Only HP B-series optical transceivers are supported. For more information, see the HP

website http://hpsancompat.com/.

Installation 19

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