To establish a serial connection between the computer and the VTrak, you have to use a Terminal emulation application. Setting up a Terminal Emulator connection Then, plug the DB9F end of the serial data cable in to either a computer serial port or a USB-Serial adapter. VTrak system rear view - RJ11 serial connectors If you would like to build your own cable, follow the pinout diagram below:įirst, plug the RJ11 end of the serial data cable in to the RJ11 serial connector on the left VTrak RAID controller. Note that you will need to have a terminal emulation application on your computer, or be familiar with any system tools that will allow you to access the serial port. These cables are used to establish a connection between the VTrak and any computer (PC, Mac, Linux) that has an embedded serial port or can use a USB-to-Serial adapter. The VTrak product line controllers have embedded serial data connection to allow access to the system’s Command Line Interface.Įach VTrak system includes two RJ11-to-DB9F cables in the Accessories box. You may encounter a situation where you need to collect information from a VTrak system for troubleshooting, and network access to the VTrak may be unavailable. How to set up a serial connection to a VTrak and collect all logs using the command line interface
