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Author:  bunky1966 [ Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Serial connection problem on 3PAR 7200

Hi I am having the same issue, to be honest I don't know if I am using the correct cable.
its a grey flat cable with part number 50-0000176-002 , luxshare
9 pin adapter 50-0000177-01

57600 , 8, none 1, xon:xoff

I just get garbled characters. !!

help !!

Author:  sancommander [ Thu Jun 23, 2016 3:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Serial connection problem on 3PAR 7200

Why do you need a serial connection to the 3PAR?

Author:  cali [ Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Serial connection problem on 3PAR 7200

Normaly it is a Blue CAT-5 Cable with an Gray RJ-45 to Serial Adapter.
The Adapter have a Label: 180-0055-01

Author:  jörn_b [ Wed Jun 29, 2016 6:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Serial connection problem on 3PAR 7200

You can build your own serial Cable with the following layout, it works !
Attachment:
Cable Pinout serial.jpg
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Author:  init3 [ Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Serial connection problem on 3PAR 7200

jörn_b wrote:
You can build your own serial Cable with the following layout, it works !
Attachment:
Cable Pinout serial.jpg

That worked great for me. Thank you so much! It's a shame there's no industry standard for console cables. It made me way less nervous changing the networking configuration via a console connection as opposed to SSH.

I will say that it took a good 30-60 seconds after connecting to get an actual login prompt and I saw only a few garbled characters at first. Make sure you aren't giving up too quickly! I probably would've assumed I did it wrong if not for being distracted by a co-worker for a bit before spinning around to see my terminal with that delicious login prompt.

As an aside for any other Linux-centered admins out there, picocom worked fine for me. In my case (with a serial to USB adapter) it was:
Code:
picocom -b 57600 -d 8 -f x /dev/ttyUSB0

Author:  pieceofbrain [ Sun Jun 11, 2017 1:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Serial connection problem on 3PAR 7200

jörn_b wrote:
You can build your own serial Cable with the following layout, it works !
Attachment:
Cable Pinout serial.jpg

Thanks a lot! It really works, the correct pinout is: 2-3, 3-2, 5-5.
I made my cable out of APC PDU serial cable, just cutting the phone jack from it and some extra wires, and crimped 8P8C over it.

Author:  Bert [ Mon Jun 25, 2018 5:05 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Serial connection problem on 3PAR 7200

Hi all,

I need to do a Reset on a HP 3PAR 7200 Controller.

I connected through serial connection (baud rate 57600,8,1,none,none) with putty onto the mfg port of controller.

The first time i started up the controller received some messages after a few minutes.

See attachment
Attachment:
File comment: console output
HP 3par 7200 console message.JPG
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But now i do not receive any messages anymore when i startup de controller. i tried mfg ports of slot 0 and slot 1, but no interaction.

Nothing is connected to the controller, just power/serial connection/and disk bay's in the front.

I'm missing something to get access through serial connection?

Best regards,
Bert

Author:  Bert [ Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Serial connection problem on 3PAR 7200

No one can help me with this? :(

Author:  jörn_b [ Thu Jul 26, 2018 3:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Serial connection problem on 3PAR 7200

did you get a solution for this ?
i think it's a hardwarefailure, the post stops !
the node inside:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzJ8ZPDCWMM
is the system still running with one node ?

Author:  Bert [ Thu Jul 26, 2018 4:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Serial connection problem on 3PAR 7200

Hi,

No solution :(

the system is not runnning with 1 node, i have no output on serial connection.
i checked the nodes inside, everything is present and looks fine.

the strange thing is that i have 2 systems (4 nodes in total) and i have same problem with 4 nodes.
My serial connection is working with other devices.

Seems to be hardware problem. We have no hp support contract... we will try to sell the systems for parts (disks/psu/bays)

Best regards,
Bert

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