Not getting the fcli> prompt on my FC5310 iDEA

[mevalery]

I recently purchased a clariion FC5310 iDEA and a single DAE
and I've gone through the posts about using the serial
console to get to the fcli> prompt. I'm actually plugged
into the SPS which is connected to the iDEA, but I don't
know if it makes any difference.

I'm able to break out of the "Entering Serial Application
Mode" by typing @$@$, which give the following menu:
DIAGNOSTIC MENU
1) Hard reset 9) Tachyon Menu
2) Enter Debugger 10) FLARE Menu
3) All POSTs 11) PROM Menu
4) PROM Rev 12) L1Cache Menu
5) POST menu 13) DISK Menu
6) RAM Menu 14) Set ICACHE
7) Nonvol Menu 15) Set DCACHE
8) FRUMON Menu 16) JBOD MODE

I've gone through the options that have "menu" and haven't
seen anything for fcli. Does anyone have any ideas
on what I could try?
Thanks
Mark

 

[octorian]

You need to go to the Nonvol menu (7), and pick the option for "serial mode". This will switch between application mode and fcli mode.

Also, I recommend you check out my info page here to answer more questions:

http://www.hecomputing.org/storage/clariion-fc

 

[mevalery]

Octorian,
Thanks, having you mention it again ( I had already
read your page last night), made me read it again. I had
misinterpreted it the first time.

I've got the fcli> choice now, so I know I can
start to update the sun server that had been
controlling the emc box. I was putting it off
until I knew I had the ability to do the cli
commands through the console.
Thanks!

Mark