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Terminal to HP9000 cable spec? <easy question>

 
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Joe Venturelli
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Terminal to HP9000 cable spec? <easy question>

Have an HP9000 D200 class system just inherited, Terminal is an HP 700/96
I am connecting the 1st port (PORT 1)on the terminal DB25 with the "Serial 1/console"
(DB9) on the HP9000.
The cable I used was a standard modem cable, wondering if I need something different (like a null modem cable) because the system is definately running (or at least starting up) but I dont see a darn thing on the terminal.
Can anyone help?

Whats this "Transfer control" button for?
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Michael Francisco
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Re: Terminal to HP9000 cable spec? <easy question>

I'm not sure about your cable spec but Transfer of Control will reset the system - I know...I was stupid enought to press it!

Michael
Uhhh...no
Michael Francisco
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Re: Terminal to HP9000 cable spec? <easy question>

Okay...you got the best of me...I looked up your cable issue. You need HP part number 24542G.

Pin outs for this cable are:


25 pin male 9 pin female
console cpu
4---------------------1

2---------------------2

3---------------------3

5-
6--------------------4

7---------------------5

20--------------------6
-8

8---------------------7

Hope this helps!
Michael
Uhhh...no
Michael Francisco
Trusted Contributor

Re: Terminal to HP9000 cable spec? <easy question>

Okay...you got the best of me...I looked up your cable issue. You need HP part number 24542G.

Pin outs for this cable are:


25 pin male 9 pin female
console cpu
4---------------------1

2---------------------2

3---------------------3

5-
6--------------------4

7---------------------5

20--------------------6
-8

8---------------------7

Hope this helps!
Michael
Uhhh...no
Jim Dugan
Advisor

Re: Terminal to HP9000 cable spec? <easy question>

The "Transfer of control" or TOC button is to be used if the system gets in a hung/locked up state, and can't be shutdown properly. The TOC will dump the contents of memory, called a "core dump", to a file so software can see exactly what the unit was doing before it locked up. Usually, if it's not hardware related, it can be fixed with software patches.