Q-Logic 5000 Manuel D’Utilisation

4 – Installation

Installing a Switch

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To configure the workstation serial port, do the following:

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 workstation serial port according to your platform:
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For Windows:
a.

Open the HyperTerminal application. Choose the Start button, 
select Programs, Accessories, HyperTerminal, and 
HyperTerminal.

b.

Enter a name for the switch connection and choose an icon in the 
Connection Description window. Choose the OK button.

c.

Enter the following COM Port settings in the COM Properties 
window and choose the OK button.
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Bits per second: 9600

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Data Bits: 8

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Parity: None

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Stop Bits: 1

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Flow Control: None

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For Linux:
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

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.

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For Solaris: Modify the /etc/remote file to include the following lines. 
/dev/term/a refers to serial port a. Choose the "dv" setting to match the 
workstation port to which you connected to the switch.

hardwire:\:dv=/dev/term/a:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D:

3.

Proceed to 

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