Linux operating system, Reset password – Dell PowerVault MD3000 User Manual
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2 When HyperTerminal prompts for a name, type
MD3000
or
MD3000i
and
click OK. Select the COM1 port and click OK.
3 Set the following communication settings, click Apply, then click OK.
Bits per second:
115200
Data bits:
8
Parity:
none
Stop bits:
1
Flow control:
none
LINUX Operating System
The following instructions use the Linux application, MINICOM, to connect via
the serial port:
1 Open a terminal/command window.
2 At the prompt, type
minicom
(all lowercase) and press <Enter>.
3 Once MINICOM is open, press <Ctrl><A>, then <Z>, then the letter
<O> to open the configuration screen.
4 Select Serial Port Setup and press <Enter>.
5 Press <F> to change Hardware Flow Control setting to
no
.
6 Press <E> to set the Comm Parameters.
7 Press <I> to set the
speed
to
115200
.
8
P
ress <Q> to set the
data
,
parity
, and
stopbits
to
8-N-1
,
then press <Enter>.
9 Press <Enter> to exit the Comm Parameters screen.
10 Select Exit and press <Enter> again to exit the setup screen.
Reset Password
The procedure you should use to reset the password depends on whether your
RAID controller is running first-generation firmware (version 06.
xx.xx.xx) or
second-generation firmware (version 07.
xx.xx.xx).
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