Connecting the filer to an ASCII terminal console

About the ASCII terminal console

The ASCII terminal console enables you to monitor the boot process and helps you configure the filer after it boots. You must use an attached ASCII terminal for local system administration and not the onboard VGA adapter. The onboard VGA adapter is an unused port on the F85.

This section describes how to attach an ASCII terminal console to the COM1 port of your F85.

ASCII terminal console cable wiring

The ASCII terminal console is connected to the filer through the serial port labeled COM1, on the back of the filer. The following table lists how the DB-9 serial cable is wired to handle data. Input indicates data flow from the ASCII terminal to the filer and output indicates data flow from the filer to the ASCII terminal.

Pin number	Signal	Data flow direction (Input/output)	Description
1	DCD	Input	Data carrier detect
2	SIN	Input	Serial input
3	SOUT	Output	Serial output
4	DTR	Output	Data terminal ready
5	GND	NA	Signal ground
6	DSR	Input	Data set ready
7	RTS	Output	Request to send
8	CTS	Input	Clear to send
9	RI	Input	Ring indicator

Connecting the ASCII terminal console

To connect your ASCII terminal console to the F85, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Set the following communications parameters to the same values for both the filer and ASCII terminal.
	Parameter	Setting
	Baud	9600
	Data bit	8
	Flow control	None
	Parity	None
	Stop bits	1
	Note See your terminal documentation for information about changing your ASCII console terminal settings.
2	Connect the DB-9 serial cable to the console port on the F85 and to the ASCII terminal.