[SunHELP] CRD-5500 RAID Controller and UART/Monitor

[Brian Dunbar]

Never mind.  The cable (that I grabbed from the Box 'O Cables left by my 
predecessor) was really a cable that he crafted for an APC UPS.  Tried a 
'known good' serial cable and voila she works.

Thanks, though.

BrianD


>From: "Brian Dunbar" <brian_dunbar at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org, rescue at sunhelp.org
>Subject: [SunHELP] CRD-5500 RAID Controller and UART/Monitor
>Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 19:13:15
>
>I have a CRD-5500 RAID controller, installed in a disk array enclosure.
>
>I want to be able to use the serial port (in the docs called a UART/Monitor
>port) to change the RAID level (it's at RAID0 right now).
>
>Attach a straight modem cable, launch TeraTerm on my laptop, boot the
>enclosure, and the boot info from the array flashes across the terminal
>window.  When the thing is done booting it displays 'press any key for the
>menu' but it refuses to respond to keystrokes or any other input.
>
>If you attach the serial cable and launch TeraTerm AFTER boot, nothing
>displays in the screen.
>
>It also behaves this way with a linux box w/ Minicom.
>
>I'm told this unit worked fine at it's previous office, and they were able
>to access the serial port/monitor with no problems.  I could put in service
>at RAID0 .. the unit works fine.  I'm concerned .. the CRD-5500 forces you
>to use the monitor for anything more complicated than shutdown and a 
>(basic)
>status check.
>
>I'm stumped - not that that's hard to do.  Any ideas?
>
>Brian Dunbar
>Systems Administrator
>Plexus PCB Design Group
>(972) 381-8777 x210
>
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