Serial Cable Pin-out (1 gig)

Controller end (3 Pin Flat)

Server end (9 Pin D-Type)

Earlier versions of the supplied serial cable use the following color
scheme:
Controller Server
Pin 1 Top (White) Pin 2
Pin 2 Middle (Red) Pin 3
Bottom (Black) Pin
Pin 3
5

Later versions have a heat shrink housing which makes it difficult to

see the colors, however in both case the cable is keyed for correct
access.

Serial Cable Pin-out (2 gig)

Controller end (3 Pin Flat)
Server end (9 Pin D-Type)

Controller Server
Pin 1 Top Pin 3
Pin 2 Middle Pin 5
Bottom Pin
Pin 3
2

The following information outlines using terminal emulator

to configure the SANbloc with one possible configuration.
Connect using a computer with terminal emulator software to the
seial port. Using HyperTerminal for Windows it is usually Com1: or
Com: With tip under Solaris device port names are usually
/dev/term/a or /dev/term/b.

Initial setting for the VT100 mode

1. Bits per second.......19200

2. Data bits...................8
3 Parity....................... None
4 Stop Bits..................1
5. Flow control ...........None
6. Connect to the appropriate serial port.
7. Start the SanBloc 2500 with the serial cable connected (White
wire, or dot is at top of connector). The screen will display the POST

When the test is complete, type @ and this screen should be

displayed.
0. Configure, Check Drive States
1. SAN Mapping
2. Information and Parameters
3. Start or Stop Long Ops
4. Controller and Host Operations
5. Change Serial Port Usage

Select 0

0. View Current Configuration

1. Create New Disk Packs
2. Clear Configuration
3. Show Drives, Change Drive State
4. Search for Physical Devices
5. Add Logical Drive to Existing Physical Device Packs

Creating a Logical Volume

Select #1 to Create New Disk Packs

Select up to 16 devices for pack or config (format choices as 1,2,3,5

or 1-3,5)

Physical Devices Available:

Nu C Tar Size
m H g (MB)
0 0 3 34712
1 0 5 34712
2 0 7 34712
3 0 9 34712
4 1 4 34712
5 1 6 34712
6 1 8 34712

Select 0,1,2

Go to previous menu without saving configuration -- enter esc

Options: Create System Drive -- enter c

Select c

Select RAID Level (0 = RAID0, 3 = RAID3, 5 = RAID5, 6 = RAID6)

Select RAID Level

Enter System Drive Size (Mbytes) -- Max available size is = 69424

Select (example 69424)

Since this is the first system drive for the controller, enter a stripe
size -- this size will also be used for all subsequent system drives
Enter Stripe Size (0 = 8KB, 1 = 16KB, 2 = 32KB, 3 = 64KB)

Select #3 or whichever stripe size is appropriate

Select Write-Thru or Write-Back (0 = Write-Thru, 1 = Write-Back)

Select #0 for Write through caching

Physical Devices Selected for Disk Pack

Num Ch Targ Size(MB) Num Ch Targ Size(MB) Num Ch Targ Size(MB)
0 0 3 34712 1 0 5 34712 2 0 7 34712

Are these selections correct? (y for yes, n for no)

Logical Device Selections
Log Dev Number : 0 Raid Level : 5 Log Dev State : 1
Log Dev Size (MB) : 69424 Stripe Size (KB) : 64 Phys Devs Used: 3
Wrt Back--Wrt Thru: Thru

Save Configuration -- enter s

Go to previous menu without saving configuration -- enter esc
Log Devs In Cfg: 1
Saving Config Data
Configuration saved, reset controllers? (y for yes, n for no)
Don't reset controller until all drives are configured.

Physical Devices Selected for Disk Pack

Nu C Tar Size
m H g (MB)
0 0 3 34712
1 0 5 34712
2 0 7 34712

Reselection of additional RAID Disks is the same as above with the

exception of the Spare Disk.

Enter option, for previous menu

0. View Current Configuration

1. Create New Disk Packs
2. Clear Configuration
3. Show Drives, Change Drive State
4. Search for Physical Devices
5. Add Logical Drive to Existing Physical Device Packs

Select up to 16 devices for pack or config (format choices as 1, 2, 3,

5 or 1-3, 5)

Physical Devices Available:

Nu C Tar Size
m H g (MB)
0 0 9 34712
1 1 4 34712
2 1 6 34712
3 1 8 34712

Go to previous menu without saving configuration -- enter esc

Options: Create System Drive -- enter c

Select RAID Level (0 = RAID0, 3 = RAID3, 5 = RAID5, 6 = RAID6)

Enter System Drive Size (Mbytes) -- Max available size is = 69424

Select Write-Thru or Write-Back (0 = Write-Thru, 1 = Write-Back)
Physical Devices Selected for Disk Pack
Nu C Tar Size
m H g (MB)
0 0 9 34712
1 1 4 34712
2 1 6 34712

Are these selections correct? (y for yes, n for no)

Logical Device Selections
Log Dev Number : 1 Raid Level : 5 Log Dev State : 1
Log Dev Size (MB) : 69424 Stripe Size (KB) : 64 Phys Devs Used: 3
Wrt Back--Wrt Thru: Thru
Save Configuration -- enter s
Go to previous menu without saving configuration -- enter esc
Log Devs In Cfg: 2
Saving Config Data

Configuration saved, reset controllers? (y for yes, n for no)

Physical Devices Selected for Disk Pack

Nu C Tar Size
m H g (MB)
0 0 9 34712
1 1 4 34712
2 1 6 34712

Config Saved

0. View Current Configuration

1. Create New Disk Packs
2. Clear Configuration
3. Show Drives, Change Drive State
4. Search for Physical Devices
5. Add Logical Drive to Existing Physical Device Packs

Selection of Online Spare

Select up to 16 devices for pack or config (format choices as 1, 2, 3,

5 or 1-3, 5)

Physical Devices Available :

Nu C Tar Size
m H g (MB)
0 1 8 34712

Make online spare -- enter o

Go to previous menu without saving configuration -- enter esc
Options: Create System Drive -- enter c
Saving Config Data

Configuration saved, reset controllers? (y for yes, n for no)

Physical Devices Selected for Disk Pack

Nu C Tar Size
m H g (MB)
0 1 8 34712

Setting the controller to Dual Mode

0. Configure, Check Drive States

1. SAN Mapping
2. Information and Parameters
3. Start or Stop Long Ops
4. Controller and Host Operations
5. Change Serial Port Usage

Select #2

0. Get Controller Information

1. Get Logical Device Information
2. Get Physical Device Information
3. Get and Set Controller Parameters
4. Get and Set Logical Device Parameters
5. Get and Set Physical Device Parameters
6. Get Physical Device Statistics

Select #3

Enter the new value for the parameter (decimal) Valid Value Range
is 0 to 1
Controller Parameters
1) Reassign one sect: 0
2) True Verify : 0
3) Wrt Thru Verify : 0
4) Read Ahead Enable: 1
5) Auto Rbld Mgmt : 1
6) Oper Fault Mgmt : 0
7) Super Read Ahead : 0
8) Check Con Rate : 50
9) Device Combing : 1
10) Disk Start-up Md: 0
11) Num Devs Start : 2
12) Start Dly 1 : 6
13) Start Dly 2: 0
14) VU TUR sense : 0
15) Dis check cond : 1
16) Cmd Pause(on/off): 0
17) Disable Que Full : 0
18) Dis BSY status : 0
19) SAF-TE UPS Data : 0
20) FO name retain : 0
21) FO params : 3
22) Multiport reset override : 0
23) Propagate reset : 0
24) Serial baud : 19200
25) Serial params r/o: 0x12
26) Ser Port Use :Debug
27) Frame Control : 0
28) Sm/Lrg Host Xfers: 0
29) PCI Latency : 0
30) Auto Failback : 0
31) Force Simplex : 0

Select #31 and then enter the new value for the parameter
(decimal) Valid Value Range is 0 to 1

Select 0

To see more parameters -- enter m

To reset the controllers -- enter r

Select m

To see the previous parameters -- enter p

To reset the controllers -- enter r
To change a parameter value -- enter the number next to the param
Enter the new value for the parameter (decimal) Valid Value Range
is 0 to 1
Controller Parameters
32) Conserv Cache : 0
33) Duplex Flt sgnls: 0
34) Duplex sigs ch. 4: 0
35) Host reset delay: 0
36) Simplex no rstcom: 0
37) Queue Limit : 32
38) Hard Loop Id C0:P0 : 0x0
39) Hard Loop Id C0:P1 : 0x0
40) Hard Loop Id C1:P0 : 0x0
41) Hard Loop Id C1:P1 : 0x0
42) Controller 0 name (read only):
43) Controller 1 name (read only):
44) Max Reboot Count : 0
45) Rearm Interval (mins) : 3
46) Enable Debug Dump : 1
47) Enable BG Init : 1

Select #36 and then enter the new value for the parameter
(decimal) Valid Value Range is 0 to 1
Select 0

To see the previous parameters -- enter p

To reset the controllers -- enter r

Setting the controller to Simplex Mode

0. Configure, Check Drive States

1. SAN Mapping
2. Information and Parameters
3. Start or Stop Long Ops
4. Controller and Host Operations
5. Change Serial Port Usage

Select #2

0. Get Controller Information

1. Get Logical Device Information
2. Get Physical Device Information
3. Get and Set Controller Parameters
4. Get and Set Logical Device Parameters
5. Get and Set Physical Device Parameters
6. Get Physical Device Statistics

Select #3

Enter the new value for the parameter (decimal) Valid Value Range
is 0 to 1
Controller Parameters
1) Reassign one sect: 0
2) True Verify : 0
3) Wrt Thru Verify : 0
4) Read Ahead Enable: 1
5) Auto Rbld Mgmt : 1
6) Oper Fault Mgmt : 0
7) Super Read Ahead : 0
8) Check Con Rate : 50
9) Device Combing : 1
10) Disk Start-up Md: 0
11) Num Devs Start : 2
12) Start Dly 1 : 6
13) Start Dly 2: 0
14) VU TUR sense : 0
15) Dis check cond : 1
16) Cmd Pause(on/off): 0
17) Disable Que Full : 0
18) Dis BSY status : 0
19) SAF-TE UPS Data : 0
20) FO name retain : 0
21) FO params : 3
22) Multiport reset override : 0
23) Propagate reset: 0
24) Serial baud : 19200
25) Serial params r/o: 0x12
26) Ser Port Use :Debug
27) Frame Control : 0
28) Sm/Lrg Host Xfers: 0
29) PCI Latency : 0
30) Auto Failback : 0
31) Force Simplex : 0

Select #31 and then enter the new value for the parameter
(decimal) Valid Value Range is 0 to 1

Select 1

To see more parameters -- enter m

To reset the controllers -- enter r

Select m

To see the previous parameters -- enter p

To reset the controllers -- enter r
To change a parameter value -- enter the number next to the param

Enter the new value for the parameter (decimal) Valid Value Range
is 0 to 1
Controller Parameters
32) Conserv Cache : 0
33) Duplex Flt sgnls: 0
34) Duplex sigs ch. 4: 0
35) Host reset delay: 0
36) Simplex no rstcom: 0
37) Queue Limit : 32
38) Hard Loop Id C0:P0 : 0x0
39) Hard Loop Id C0:P1 : 0x0
40) Hard Loop Id C1:P0 : 0x0
41) Hard Loop Id C1:P1 : 0x0
42) Controller 0 name (read only):
43) Controller 1 name (read only):
44) Max Reboot Count : 0
45) Rearm Interval (mins) : 3
46) Enable Debug Dump : 1
47) Enable BG Init : 1

Select #36 and then enter the new value for the parameter
(decimal) Valid Value Range is 0 to 1
Select 1

To see the previous parameters -- enter p

To reset the controllers -- enter r

Setting the controller to Non-Simplex Mode

0. Configure, Check Drive States

1. SAN Mapping
2. Information and Parameters
3. Start or Stop Long Ops
4. Controller and Host Operations
5. Change Serial Port Usage

Select #2

0. Get Controller Information

1. Get Logical Device Information
2. Get Physical Device Information
3. Get and Set Controller Parameters
4. Get and Set Logical Device Parameters
5. Get and Set Physical Device Parameters
6. Get Physical Device Statistics

Select #3

Enter the new value for the parameter (decimal) Valid Value Range
is 0 to 1
Controller Parameters
1) Reassign one sect: 0
2) True Verify : 0
3) Wrt Thru Verify : 0
4) Read Ahead Enable: 1
5) Auto Rbld Mgmt : 1
6) Oper Fault Mgmt : 0
7) Super Read Ahead : 0
8) Check Con Rate : 50
9) Device Combing : 1
10) Disk Start-up Md: 0
11) Num Devs Start : 2
12) Start Dly 1 : 6
13) Start Dly 2: 0
14) VU TUR sense : 0
15) Dis check cond : 1
16) Cmd Pause(on/off): 0
17) Disable Que Full : 0
18) Dis BSY status : 0
19) SAF-TE UPS Data : 0
20) FO name retain : 0
21) FO params : 3
22) Multiport reset override : 0
23) Propagate reset: 0
24) Serial baud : 19200
25) Serial params r/o: 0x12
26) Ser Port Use :Debug
27) Frame Control : 0
28) Sm/Lrg Host Xfers: 0
29) PCI Latency : 0
30) Auto Failback : 0
31) Force Simplex : 0

Select #31 and then enter the new value for the parameter
(decimal) Valid Value Range is 0 to 1

Select 0 (0=False, 1=True)

To see more parameters -- enter m

To reset the controllers -- enter r

Select m

To see the previous parameters -- enter p

To reset the controllers -- enter r
To change a parameter value -- enter the number next to the param

Enter the new value for the parameter (decimal) Valid Value Range
is 0 to 1
Controller Parameters
32) Conserv Cache : 0
33) Duplex Flt sgnls: 0
34) Duplex sigs ch. 4: 0
35) Host reset delay: 0
36) Simplex no rstcom: 0
37) Queue Limit : 32
38) Hard Loop Id C0:P0 : 0x0
39) Hard Loop Id C0:P1 : 0x0
40) Hard Loop Id C1:P0 : 0x0 41) Hard Loop Id C1:P1 : 0x0
42) Controller 0 name (read only):
43) Controller 1 name (read only):
44) Max Reboot Count : 0
45) Rearm Interval (mins) : 3
46) Enable Debug Dump : 1
47) Enable BG Init : 1
Select #36 and then enter the new value for the parameter
(decimal) Valid Value Range is 0 to 1
Select 0

To see the previous parameters -- enter p

To reset the controllers -- enter r

SAN MAPPING
0. Configure, Check Drive States
1. SAN Mapping
2. Information and Parameters
3. Start or Stop Long Ops
4. Controller and Host Operations
5. Change Serial Port Usage

Select #1

Enter Controller Port Combination (0 = C0P0, 1 = C0P1, 2 = C1P0, 3

= C1P1)

FC2500 c0 - 32/128MB (Ver: 5751-00) CONFIGURATION /

ADMINISTRATION
Partner: Active
MESSAGE :
Controller 0 Port 0
OPTIONS : 1
SAN Mapping Data -- LUN, System Drive Information
System Drives 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
SDs defined x x
LUN Number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Visible? Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
All Hosts N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Enabled?

ENTER PARAMETER :

Options: Alter System Drive Information -- enter a

View Host to System Drive Map -- enter v
Save SAN Mapping Information -- enter s
0. Configure, Check Drive States
1. SAN Mapping
2. Information and Parameters
3. Start or Stop Long Ops
4. Controller and Host Operations
5. Change Serial Port Usage

Select #1

Enter Controller Port Combination (0 = C0P0, 1 = C0P1, 2 = C1P0, 3

= C1P1)

FC2500 c0 - 32/128MB (Ver: 5751-00) CONFIGURATION /

ADMINISTRATION
Partner: Active
MESSAGE :
Controller 1 Port 0
OPTIONS : 1
SAN Mapping Data -- LUN, System Drive Information
System Drives 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
SDs defined x x
LUN Number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Visible? Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
All Hosts Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Enabled?

ENTER PARAMETER :

Options: Alter System Drive Information -- enter a

View Host to System Drive Map -- enter v
Save SAN Mapping Information -- enter s