Supported host applications
5005/4005 Series controllers support the following applications to facilitate connection.
Table 31. Supported terminal emulator applications
Application
Operating system
HyperTerminal and Tera Term
Microsoft Windows (all versions)
Minicom
Linux (all versions)
Solaris
HP-UX
Command-line interface
Once the management computer detects connection to the USB-capable device, the Management Controller awaits input of characters
from the host computer via the command-line. To see the command-line prompt, you must press
Enter
. The MC provides direct access to
the CLI.
NOTE:
Directly cabling to the CLI port is an out-of-band connection, because it communicates outside of the data paths used to
transfer information from a computer or network to the controller enclosure.
Device driver/special operation mode
Certain operating systems require a device driver or special mode of operation. Product and vendor identification information required for
such setup is provided below.
USB identification code type
Code
USB Vendor ID
0x210c
USB Product ID
0xa4a7
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows operating systems provide a USB serial port driver. However, the USB driver requires details for connecting to ME4
Series controller enclosures. vendor provides a device driver for use in the Windows environment. The USB device driver and installation
instructions are available via a download.
Obtaining the software download
NOTE:
If using Windows 10/Server 2016, the operating system provides a native USB serial driver that supports the controller
module’s USB CLI port. However, if using an older version of Windows, you should download and install the USB device driver,
using the procedure below.
•
Verify that the management computer has Internet access.
Although Linux operating systems do not require installation of a device driver, certain parameters must be provided during driver
loading to enable recognition of the ME4 Series controller enclosures.
Connecting through the CLI port using a serial cable
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