Connecting External Components to the System
Connecting and Powering On the System
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When providing information that applies to both of these products, this manual uses
ftScalable Storage
.
ftServer V 2404, V 4408, V 6408, and V 6512 systems require ftScalable Storage G2
systems and may also connect to existing first-generation ftScalable Storage systems.
All ftScalable Storage systems are pre-connected before arriving at a customer site. If
you need more information, see the
ftScalable Storage G2: Getting Started
Guide
(R651) for ftScalable Storage G2 systems or the
ftScalable Storage: Getting
Started Guide
(R601) for first-generation ftScalable Storage systems.
N O T E
Connection of first-generation ftScalable Storage systems
to V 2404, V 4408, V 6408, and V 6512 systems is
supported for data-migration purposes only. This is not
meant to be a permanent connection.
Connecting the PC Console
The customer must supply a PC, known as the
system console
or
PC console
. It must
have the following:
One of the following newly installed operating systems: Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7,
Windows XP, or Windows Vista
A serial port or USB-to-serial port converter
TinyTERM
®
terminal emulation software installed. Stratus provides this terminal
emulation software.
See the
OpenVOS System Administration: Configuring a System
(R287) manual for
information about how to configure the emulation software on the PC console.
Perform the following procedure to connect the PC console to the ftServer system.
1. Use the Stratus-provided DB-9 female asynchronous null modem cable (marketing
ID B20253-25) to connect the COM 2 port on the ftServer module to an available
serial port on the PC console (numbers
1
and
2
N O T E
If the COM 1 port is not used for the RSN console server,
you can connect a PC to an available serial port and use
it as a login console.
.
®