F-2 Sun StorEdge 3000 Family Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • May 2004
1. Use a null modem serial cable to connect the COM port of the RAID array to an
unused serial port on a Solaris workstation.
A DB9-to-DB25 serial cable adapter is included in your package contents to connect
the serial cable to a DB25 serial port on a workstation.
FIGURE F-1 RAID Array COM Port Connected Locally to the Serial Port of a Workstation
2. Power up the array.
It can take two or three minutes for both controllers to be initialized before
communication is possible over the connection.
3. Set the serial port parameters on the workstation.
See “Configuring a COM Port to Connect to a RAID Array” on page 4-19 for the
parameters to use.
F.2 Accessing the Firmware Application
From a Solaris Host
See “Redefining the Baud Rate for the tip Command” on page F-3 for setting serial
port parameters on a Solaris host.
See “Using the tip Command for Local Access to the Array” on page F-4 for
instructions on using the Solaris operating environment’s tip command.
COM port
COM port
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