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Task 6: Setting Up Serial Cable Connections
Task 6: Setting Up Serial Cable Connections
Serial communication enables the Command Line Interface (CLI) and Command
Line Utility (CLU) on your PC to monitor and control the ASUS Storage
subsystem. The ASUS Storage package includes a RJ11-to-DB9 serial data
cable.
Figure 17. Serial connector on a DS300f controller
RJ11 Serial Connector
Figure 18. Serial connector on a DA300i controller
RJ11 Serial Connector
To set up a serial cable connection:
1. Attach the RJ11 end of the serial data cable to the RJ11 serial connector on
the controller.
2. Attach the DB9 end of the serial data cable to a serial port on the Host PC or
Server.
This completes the serial cable connection. Go to “Task 7: Connecting the
Power” on page 28.