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Management System Requirements

66 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide

Serial connection information

1. Connect a null modem F/F DB9 cable from a COM port on the management workstation

to the RS-232 serial port on the switch.

2. Configure the connection according to your platform:

For Windows environments:

d. Open the HyperTerminal application on a Windows platform. Select

Start>Programs>Accessories>HyperTerminal>HyperTerminal.

e. Enter a name for the switch connection, choose an icon in the Connection Description

window, and then click OK.

f. Select the COM port in the Connect To window and click OK.

g. Enter the following COM Port settings in the COM Properties window and click OK:

— Bits per second: 9600

—Data Bits: 8

— Parity: None

— Stop Bits: 1

— Flow Control: None

For Linux environments:

a. Set up minicom to use the serial port. Create or modify the /etc/minirc.dfl file with the

following content:

pr portdev/ttyS0

pu minit

pu mreset

pu mhangup

pr portdev/ttyS0 specifies port 0 on the workstation. Choose "pr" setting to

match the workstation port to which you connected the switch.

b. Verify that all users have permission to run minicom. Review the

/etc/minicom.users file and confirm that the line "ALL" exists or that there

are specific user entries.

c. Enter the following command at the Linux prompt:

minicom

3. Log in to the switch.

If fabric security is disabled, account names and passwords are not enforced. Refer to the

Set Setup command in the CLI portion of the HP StorageWorks 2/8q FC Switch

Management User Guide for information about setting fabric security. The default

account name and password are (admin, password).

switch login: admin

password: ********

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