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Dell PowerVault MD3000 User Manual

Connecting the serial cable, System setup

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Dell™ PowerVault™
MD3000/MD3000i RAID Controller
Password Reset

Perform this procedure when you have lost or forgotten your password and you
need to reset it.

Connecting the Serial Cable

1 Remove the serial cable from the password reset cable package.
2 Connect the DB9 (oval) end of the cable to the serial port on the computer to

be used to communicate with the RAID Controller module.

3 Connect the PS2-type (round) end of the cable to the serial port on either of

the array’s RAID Controller Modules. The flat side of the connector faces
down when inserting.

System Setup

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

Operating Systems

1 Click Start→Programs→Accessories→Communication→HyperTerminal to

run HyperTerminal.

If HyperTerminal is not installed, click Control Panel

→Add/Remove

Programs

→Add/Remove Windows Components, find HyperTerminal and

click the check-box, then click Apply and OK.

NOTE:

The original Windows installation disk may be needed to install

HyperTerminal.

NOTE:

If you are running Windows Vista

®

or Windows Server

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2008,

HyperTerminal is not included in the operating system. To complete these steps, a
third-party terminal emulation program is required.

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