Quantum DXi6900

Chapter 2: Service Menus
Connecting to the DXi6900 G1 Node
Quantum DXi6900 G1 User’s Guide 37
Connecting to the
System Node Using the
Serial Port
Connecting to the serial port allows access to the root command
prompt and the Service Menu.
To connect to the DXi6900 G1 using the serial port:
1 Using a 9-pin RS-232 null modem cable, connect the serial port on
the service laptop to the serial port on the Node (see
Figure 20).
2 Using a terminal emulation program that supports SSH (like PuTTY),
connect to the Node using the following settings:
• Baud rate - 115200
• Data bits - 8
• Parity - none
• Stop bits - 1
• Flow control - none
• Emulation - ANSI
3 Enter ServiceLogin for the user name and then enter the service
password (see
Tabl e 8 for system passwords).
The command prompt displays.
4 After the command prompt, type the following command and press
<Enter>:
sudo -i sh
This command creates a shell with root access.
Connecting to the
System Node Using
Santricity
Santricity allows online monitoring and configuration management of
the DXi6900 G1 storage system.
To connect to Santricity:
1 Connect to the DXi system using the iDRAC console (see Connecting
to the System Node Using the iDRAC Port on page 34).
2 After the command prompt, type the following command and press
<Enter>:
startx
3 After the command prompt, type SANtricity and press <Enter> to
start Santricity.