AX100 serial cable

Question

I'm trying to rebuild an AX100 with a corrupt OS. From the info available it would appear that a serivce cable is needed.   Would anybody have pinout details for the AX100 serial (service) cable ?   Thanks in advance   Hal

tommo666 · Answer

Null modem cable will work. The service cable provided is a 5m beast. I think it's long to make sure you don't misplace it.

Edit - forgot the settings:

9600

8

none

1

none

Message Edited by tommo666 on 07-19-2007 03:51 PM

halfit · Answer

tommo666, Thanks f

halfit · Answer

tommo666, Thanks for

halfit · Answer

tommo666, Thanks for the info. I'll try building one of these and see what happens

Dennise458 · Answer

The cable is indeed a serial cable, but it's DB9-to-RJ45.

I haven't really ever seen any pin-out information for this cable.

You may want to call Dell support for assistence on this. Recovering/reimaging the OS on a storage processor is reasonably well documented, but it wouldn't hurt to get assistence from the specialists.

Message Edited by DELL-Dennis on 07-20-2007 08:08 AM

tommo666 · Answer

I forgot that bit about the rj45. Anyway i've just metered the pinouts of my db9 to rj45, they are:   Looking at the db9, top row 5 pins bottom row 3 pins. The end one (bottom right) is not used.   THe rj45 looking down on it, 8 contacts. Call pin 1 on the left.         6 4 5 7 3        2 8 1   So top righ pin in the db9 goes tp pin 1 on the rj45   Hope this helps

halfit · Answer

Tommo666, Appreciate the trouble you went to. Built the cable and we are now communicating with AX100.   Many Thanks!!   Hal

bahaa.ismail · Answer

Hi tommo666

I know your post was very long time ago, but It would be much helpful for me If I understood it :)

It's seems to be working from guys feed back. Kindly clarify the pinouts as follows:

RJ45 DB9

1 ????

2 ????

3 ????

4 ????

5 ????

6 ????

7 ????

8 ????

Taking into consideration that the numbering of the DB9 is standard and normally labeled on the connector as follows:

While facing the Female DB9 Connector it would be like this

5 4 3 2 1

9 8 7 6

For the RJ45 while facing the connector and the latching pin is down the first pin would be on the right like this

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

I really need the pinouts to restore the SP image.

Thanks in advance.

Bahaa

Dev Mgr · Answer

There are 2 main types of serial cable; null modem and straight-through. Just Google 'Null modem pin-out' and it should tell you. Or go to your local radio shack or so and buy a null-modem cable.

bahaa.ismail · Answer

@Dev Mgr The point that the null modem and straight-through cables available on the market or on the internet are DB9 - to - DB9, which is not useful in our case, I need it RJ45 - to - DB9

Richard_Thompso · Answer

I have not verified it, but check this out  www.sunhelp.org/.../121959.html

souhil · Answer

I'm having kind of the same issue. Do you know where I can buy this kind cable?

souhil · Answer

no answer?

bahaa.ismail · Answer

Hello Souhil,

I got the right pinouts as follows:

RJ45 DB9

1 7

2 4

3 5

4 3

5 2

6 4

7 6, 1

8 8