PRIMERGY BladeFrame BF200, Initial Setup Manual

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Making Network and SAN Connections
Release 5.0 5-11
Table 5.1 Terminal Settings
For a laptop serial cable, use a null modem DB9-to-DB9 serial
cable with a female connector on one end for the Control Blade
serial port. You can switch this serial connection between Control
Blades as needed.
Setting Up a Linux Minicom Connection
If you are using Minicom on a Linux laptop, you might need to
perform additional setup steps, enabling your serial port and
configuring Minicom for your serial device.
To enable your serial port and configure Minicom:
1. Boot your laptop.
2. Enable your serial port in the BIOS as your laptop boots.
3. After the system has booted, start Minicom.
4. Open the Minicom command menu by entering the following:
CTRL-a z
5. Enter SHFT+o to select O - Configuration Minicom .
6. Enter
A
to select Serial port setup .
Parameter Setting
Bits per second 38400
Data bits 8
Parity (space/mark parity not supported) None
Stop bits 1
Flow control Xon/Xoff (software)
Terminal, arrow, and control keys Act as terminal keys
Backspace key Sends delete
Emulation ANSI