Sun Microsystems 440 manual Alom serial management port Alom network management port

Typically, you connect one of the following hardware devices to the serial management port:

■Terminal server

■Alphanumeric terminal or similar device

■TIP line connected to another Sun computer

This provides for secure access at the installation site.

ALOM serial management port

ALOM network management port

FIGURE 1-2Serial Management Port on the ALOM System Controller Card–Default Console Connection

Using a TIP line might be preferable to connecting an alphanumeric terminal, since TIP lets you use windowing and operating system features on the machine being used to make the connection to the Netra 440 server.

Although the Solaris OS sees the serial management port as ttya, the serial management port is not a general-purpose serial port. If you want to use a general- purpose serial port with your server—to connect a serial printer, for instance—use the regular 9-pin serial port on the back panel of the Netra 440. The Solaris OS sees this port as ttyb.

■For instructions on accessing the system console through a terminal server, see “Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server” on page 19.

■For instructions on accessing the system console through an alphanumeric terminal, see “Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal” on page 26.

■For instructions on accessing the system console through a TIP line, see “Accessing the System Console Through a TIP Connection” on page 22.

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