Accessing the physical or serial console

Use one of the methods in this section to establish a connection with the physical or serial console.

Physical console method

You can connect keyboard and video cables to the appliance and then log in to the File Protect CLI. See your Hardware Administration Guide to view the port locations

To access the physical console:

Plug in a keyboard and a VGA monitor.

Serial console methods

If you are not using a terminal server, you need to be physically near the FX appliance to use the serial port. The serial port is on the back of the appliance. See your Hardware Administration Guide to view the port location.

The serial port uses the following settings:

Baud rate: 115200
Data bits: 8
Stop bits: 1
Parity: None
Flow control: XON/XOFF

Note

If the appliance stops responding on startup without displaying an error message, the serial port or the connection may be faulty. If this occurs, do the following:

Press and hold the power button on the front of the appliance for a few seconds until the appliance powers off.
Unplug all power cables from the server and wait for about 5 minutes to ensure shutdown is complete.
Connect a different serial cable.
Plug in the power cables.
If the server does not automatically restart, press the power button.

You can access the serial port as described in the following topics: