Establishing a console/terminal connection to the filer

About establishing a console/terminal connection

You establish a console/terminal connection to the filer for the following reasons:

To observe the system responses on the terminal screen when the system is started
To configure the filer after you start it

Protocol used by filer console port

The console port on your filer uses the three-wire protocol in which your filer uses only the RD, TD, and SG pins.

Note
The filer ignores the DCD, DSR, CTS, and RI input pins. You must set the flow control of your console/terminal to none and configure your console/terminal to ignore the DTR and RTS output pins.

Pin settings defined by RS-232

The following table lists pin settings defined by RS-232 for DB-9 and DB-25 ports.

Note
The DB-25 pin settings are listed in case you have a 25-pin console/terminal.

The arrows in the table represent the following directions:

	Into filer
	Out from filer

DB-9 pins

DB-25 pins

Name

Direction

Description

1

20

DTR

Data Terminal Ready

2

3

RD

Receive Data

3

2

TD

Transmit Data

4

8

DCD

Data Carrier Detect

5

7

SG

NA

Signal Ground

6

6

DSR

Data Set Ready

7

5

CTS

Clear to Send

8

4

RTS

Request to Send

9

22

RI

Ring Indicator

DB-9 pins	DB-25 pins	Name	Direction	Description
1	20	DTR		Data Terminal Ready
2	3	RD		Receive Data
3	2	TD		Transmit Data
4	8	DCD		Data Carrier Detect
5	7	SG	NA	Signal Ground
6	6	DSR		Data Set Ready
7	5	CTS		Clear to Send
8	4	RTS		Request to Send
9	22	RI		Ring Indicator

Connecting an ASCII terminal

To connect an ASCII terminal to the filer, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Verify that the following communication settings are the same on the terminal and the filer.
	Parameter	Setting
	Baud rate	9600
	Data bits	8
	Parity	None
	Stop bits	1
	For information about verifying or changing the settings, see the documentation for your terminal.
2	Connect one end of the DB-9 to DB-9 serial cable to the port labeled Console on your filer and the other end to your ASCII terminal. The following illustration shows the location of the console port.