HP OpenVMS 8.x manual These four lines indicate any of the valid devices that, Protocols

NOTE: With OpenVMS systems, the input, output, and error console all must point to the same serial-line console device. New systems might be shipped with multiple devices selected for each of the console types, so make sure only one device is selected for each. If you see an error message that mentions multiple device-path instances for the console input or output device, perform the following steps to select a single console only.

On rx2600 Integrity servers and certain other servers with firmware that is not up to date, OpenVMS might not boot using a USB keyboard or a VGA graphics display device. The system might boot with these devices but does not display any indication that the system is booting. You might receive a warning when the system begins to boot. You might also see other errors in later stages of the boot. Additionally, you might lose output that you normally see during booting.

a.Select the console input device. EFI displays a list of devices (device paths) available for console input. Select only one device from this list, and deselect any unused devices. The following is a sample list of devices, annotated with explanatory text below the list. This example shows the devices for an entry-class Integrity server; the procedure and display differ on cell-based servers. For more information about the EFI paths used for console selection, see the Intel Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) documents available from the Intel website.

	Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)
System	Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)
Serial Port	Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)
	Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)
	Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(11)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)
MP Console	Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(11)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)
	Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(11)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)
	Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(11)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)
VGA Device	Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(20)

System Serial Port	These four lines indicate any of the valid devices that
	you can define for the console using the system serial
	port. Any line that has the notation Uart but not the
	notation Pci is one of the system serial ports. Notice
	that the lines are almost identical except for the text
	following the VenMsg portion indicating the terminal
	emulation protocol such as VT100. Thus, each of the
	four entries is the same device with different emulation
	protocols.
MP Console	These four lines appear only on systems that have an
	MP port. Any lines that include both Uart and Pci are
	MP serial port devices. As with the serial port devices,
	these four lines refer to the same device with different
	emulation protocols.
VGA Device	This is the graphic console device. Do not select this.
	OpenVMS does not support VGA graphics as a console
	output device for booting on rx2600 Integrity servers.

Select a device using the protocol appropriate for your terminal emulator (in most cases, VT100+ is the best choice). Select only one device line. OpenVMS does not operate if more than one device is selected.

b.Save your settings to NVRAM.

c.Select the console output device. Repeat steps a and b to configure the console output device. Select the same device you selected for the console input device.

d.Select the console error device. Repeat steps a and b to configure the console error device (also referred to as the standard error device). Select the same device you selected for the console input and output devices.

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