Connecting the storage appliance to an ASCII terminal console

About the ASCII terminal console

The ASCII terminal console enables you to monitor the boot process, helps you configure your appliance after it boots, and enables you to perform system administration. It is normally connected to the appliance with a DB-9 serial cable, attached to a DB-9 to RJ-45 console adapter, and then connected through the RJ-45 console port (purple port) on the CPU module at the rear of the appliance.

ASCII terminal console wiring

The following table lists the RJ-45 connection pinout for the ASCII terminal console wiring.

Pin number	Signal
1	Connected to pin 8
2	Not connected
3	TXD (from appliance)
4	GND
5	GND
6	RXD (to appliance)
7	Not connected
8	Connected to pin 1

DB-9 to RJ-45 console adapter pin connections

You use the DB-9 to RJ-45 console adapter to connect the ASCII terminal console to your appliance. Its purpose is to convert the RJ-45 pinout on the FAS270 appliance to the DB-9 pinout, like those on other NetApp products, and all PCs.

The following table lists the console adapter pin number connections between the PC-style DB-9 male connector and the FAS270 RJ-45 connection.

DB-9 male		Connects to	RJ-45
Pin number	Signal	Connects to	Pin number	Signal
1	Not connected	-	1	Not connected
4	Not connected	-	2	Not connected
3	TXD		3	TXD
5	GND		4	GND
6	Not connected	-	5	Not connected
2	RXD		6	RXD
7	Not connected	-	7	Not connected
8	Not connected	-	8	Not connected
9	Not connected	-	9	Not connected

Connecting to an ASCII terminal console

To connect an ASCII terminal console to the storage appliance, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Set the following communications parameters to the same values for both the appliance and ASCII terminal.
	Parameter	Setting
	Baud	9600
	Data bit	8
	Parity	None
	Stop bits	1
	Flow control	None
	Note See your terminal documentation for information about changing your ASCII console terminal settings.
2	Connect the DB-9 serial cable to the DB-9 to RJ-45 converter cable, and then connect the RJ-45 end to the console port (purple port) on the appliance and the other end to the ASCII terminal.