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Using the VT-100 terminal

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Using the VT-100 terminal

Access to the RAID controller is accomplished by using its onboard
configuration utility with a VT-100 terminal or terminal emulation connected
to the RS-232 serial port on the controller.

A SATA communication RS-232 cable (provided with the hardware) is used to
connect the terminal to the serial port on the SATA RAID controller.

Configure your host system or terminal RS-232 port to use the following
settings:

Set the communications parameters for the terminal program as follows:

To access the RAID controllers:

1

Connect the host terminal to the serial port on the controller using a
null-modem serial cable (use the configuration information in the
preceding tables).

2

Turn on the terminal and the Gateway 840 Series storage system.

Setting

Value

Terminal Emulation

ANSI

Function

Terminal Keys

Fonts

Terminal

Translations

None

Columns

80

Setting

Value

Baud Rate

115,200

Data Bits

8

Stop Bits

1

Parity

None

Flow Control

None

Connector

COM1 (typically)