How to use a USB console cable from Windows to connect to a NetApp controller
Applies to
- Windows host
- NetApp controller
Description
- NetApp controllers are equipped with an internal console micro USB or USB-C serial port
- Currently the AFF A70, AFF A90, AFF A1K, and FAS2820 uses the USB-C serial port, all users use micro USB
- Any standard USB cable can be used for connectivity
- The USB A to micro USB B NetApp supplied cable has part number X-26009-00, X65420, or 112-00508 (this is just a standard cable)
- The embedded serial port in the controller provides the logic, the cable is more of an extension to the serial port
- The USB serial interface is not to be confused with RS-232 electrical interfaces using mechanical USB form-factor connectors (for example, some E-Series controllers that provide a mini-USB connector but use conventional RS-232 signaling levels)
- This procedure identifies how to connect a USB-equipped Windows host to the serial port on the NetApp controller