Mini-Din to DB9

Simple request… Anyone have a mini-din to DB9 cable sitting around I could borrow for a couple of days? I’ve got a problem I’m trying to fix, and this ancient cable seems like my last route to fix a management port.

Seriously… I’ll buy you lunch!!

I’m pretty sure I’ve got nothing like what you need, but is this the animal in question?
https://www.amazon.com/New-Female-Mini-8-pin-25041/dp/B003PM7P58

I’m 85% sure that would be the cable in question. Between the manual, it’s become increasingly difficult to tell if I need a mini-din 6 or 8 pin to DB9 com port.This is for the ancientness of the machine, to connect to the diagnostic ports of a Sunfire 2530 Strorage Array.

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The wiring of these types of cables were never standardized. If you know how the wiring is supposed to be, you can pick up both connectors from Tanners for a few dollars and wire it yourself

I’m betting you’ve already seen this document, but I think it pertains. If I’m right, it looks like you’ll need a null modem in addition to any applicable adapters.
`Sun StorageTek 2540 and 2530 Array Controller Kits

Common contents:
One pair left and right end caps (plastic bezels)
Two 6-meter RJ45 -RJ45 Ethernet cables (one per controller module)
One RJ45-DIN9 cable
One RJ45-DB9 adapter
One RJ45-DB9 adapter (with null modem)
Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software CD, Release 5.1.3`
From here
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19508-01/820-3511-10/2500_RN_chapter.html

If you can find some old networking folks they’ll likely have a Cisco style cable that’ll probably work (I think; not being one, I’m less than positive, but I’m pretty sure most switches use this for initial configuration).