Equallogic PS series RJ45 console cable pinout

I believe it's just a straight-through cable (as opposed to a null-modem).

Hmm, using that I'm seeing lots of gibberish with some real text mixed in - I'm pretty sure my baud settings are correct (9600), and it seems like the sections of correct text rule out other protocol issues - has anyone seen/fixed this?

That worked perfectly, thanks!

Controller Type-1:

FRU PN=95-0444. Cable "dongle" will have a white ID tag with 51-0003-02 marked on it. It is 10 inches long, black, with silver DB-9(M) and a micro DB-9 on the other end.
 
You can order the dongle as a Molex part number 83421-9052, by looking for it on google. You will also need a Null modem cable to go with it if you don't have one, easy to find, even most Radio Shack's have them.

The Micro-DB9 serial connector for type-1 EqualLogic controllers is a straight-through connector.
 
Micro-DB9-male -> DB9-male
1 - 1
2 - 2
3 - 3
4 - 4
5 - 5
6 - 6
7 - 7
8 - 8
9 - 9

To properly connect this cable to a PC serial port, you will need to supply a DB9F to DB9F null-modem cable

Controller Type-2:

FRU PN 95-0517. Cable will have a white ID tag with 51-0008 marked on it. It is 10 feet long, black with a DB-9(F) and the RJ-45 on the other end
 
Here is the pinout for the RJ-45 serial connector used on the EqualLogic Type-2 (SATA 2 Control Module):
 
1 - DTR (out)
2 - CTS (in)
3 - Chassis Gnd
4 - RxD (in)
5 - TxD (out)
6 - Sig Gnd
7 - RTS (out)
8 - DSR (in)

In current firmware versions we do not purposefully set, or respond to, any of the control signals (DTR, CTS, RTS, DSR), so you should either configure the 
 
The serial settings are: 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no flow control.

If interested in purchasing the Dell EqualLogic branded one, please check with EqualLogic Customer servcie to see if they are still available: eqlx-customer-service@dell.com

Regards,
Joe

we have a ps-50e and need the pinouts both on the rj45 and the db9... we are building a cable as we do not have the original and cannot find one anywhere...  can anyone help?

Ok we have an old PS series array - 2 heads, 4 controllers. We have just relocated it to our new DC and purchased the required cable - followed the instructions, created a session using Putty and got signed on to the box. All fine for a few days.

Then yesterday tried to sign on a couple of times (password incorrect) then restarted the Putty session - and now it will not accept any keyboard entry at all. We rebooted the array and saw all the boot messages appear in the Putty session but still we are inhibited from entering any text.

I've opened another Putty session to another box and that is fine. I've created a new putty session from scratch - still no joy. I've tried the connection in the other management ports of the other controllers but that doesn't seem to work either.

Anyone got a clue as to what the problem might be?

Thanks

Wayne

is it an RS232 at the other end, if so are both Gnd's going to 5?

I'm making my own cable up, for the Type-2 sata controller what should the pin outs above relate to in the number format of the db9, for example, pin 1 - DTR (out) on  the RJ45, should it go to ping 1 on the db9 end?

Thanks in advance.

This is what I have created - but not yet tested as the san is at a different site, the loops are basically those two twisted together, so the shell ref you have, I have connected to the Signal GND as well;

RJ45 - db9F - loops

1 - DTR (out) -    6 - loop 2

2 - CTS (in) -     7 - loop 1

3 - Chassis Gnd -  5

4 - RxD (in) -     3

5 - TxD (out) -    2

6 - Sig Gnd -      5

7 - RTS (out) -    8 - loop 1

8 - DSR (in) -     4 - loop 2

Ah perfect, sorry to be a pest, but what is the SHELL reference in the db9-F for? how is that connected.

I did this with a cisco console cable - snip.... worked a treat thanks for the advice.

"Shell" refers to a the grounding wire you will find when you open up the DB9 table you will be splicing the RJ45 with. It is a cable without any casing around it.

I know this is an old post, but I'm hoping someone can give me some pointers.  I need to get my hands on a console cable that I can use to talk to my PS100.  I attempted to use your pinout instructions above, but I'm afraid I know so little about this stuff that I'm going to need more detail if possible.  I essentially took a patch cable, cut the end off and the took the wire in position one in the RJ45 and soldered it to the DB9 position one.  I followed that same practice for 2-8 and I'm getting the same garbled output.  Can someone tell me where I'm going wrong?  Can someone elaborate and tell me exactly where DTR (out) and all other pins map to on the RJ45 end?  Thanks in advance.

Note that the wires from the RJ45 for pins 3 & 6 should go to the serial connectors ground (shield).

Also, the explanation for Serial terminal information is here:

en.wikipedia.org/.../RS-232

Also this is a good source for general serial wiring:

www.machine-information-systems.com/RS232Wiring.html

-joe