Dell S5148F-ON EMC PowerSwitch Installation Guide July 2021 - Page 36
MicroUSB-B console port access, USB storage mount
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MicroUSB-B console port access The MicroUSB-B console port is on the PSU side of the switch. NOTE: The S5148F-ON switch uses the Silicon Labs CP2109 USB-B chip. To find the correct USB-B universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (UART) driver, see https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/ usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers. When you connect the microUSB-B port, it becomes the primary connection and, while connected, all messages are sent to the microUSB-B port. 1. Power on the PC. 2. Connect the USB-A end of cable into an available USB port on the PC. 3. Connect the microUSB-B end of cable into the microUSB-B console port on the switch. 4. Power on the switch. 5. Install the necessary USB device drivers. 6. Open your terminal software emulation program to access the switch. 7. Confirm that the terminal settings on your terminal software emulation program are as follows: ● 115200 baud rate ● No parity ● 8 data bits ● 1 stop bit ● No flow control USB storage mount USB storage does not automatically mount. USB storage supports the FAT file system. To use USB storage, first mount the device using the following steps: 1. Create a mount directory for the USB storage. ONIE:/ # mkdir /mnt/usb 2. View the fixed disks using the fdisk command. ONIE:/mnt # fdisk -l For internal storage: Disk /dev/sda: 15.8 GB, 15829303296 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1924 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot /dev/sda1 Start 1 End 1925 Blocks Id System 15458303+ ee EFI GPT For USB storage: Disk /dev/sdb: 30.9 GB, 30942946304 bytes 64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 29509 cylinders Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System 3. Mount the device /dev/sdb to the /mnt/usb directory. ONIE:/ # mount -t vfat /dev/sdb /mnt/usb NOTE: The following message displays if the /mnt/usb directory is missing: mount: mounting /dev/sdb on /mnt/usb failed: No such file or directory. NOTE: The following message displays if the USB device is not seen: mount: mounting /dev/sdb on /mnt/usb failed: No such device or address. 36 Management ports
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