IBM H80 Series manual Console Mirroring, System Configuration

Console Mirroring

Console mirroring allows a user on one serial port to									monitor the	service	processor
activities		on another			serial	port. This can be done on locally attached					ASCII terminals
or	terminals	remotely			attached through		modems.	Console	mirroring is	supported on
any	combination		of	locally or		remotely	attached	monitors.
The	serial	port	from		which	console mirroring is enabledprimaryis.portcalled				the
The	mirror	port is determined when keyboard input is detected								from one of the other
two	serial	ports.		From this		point forward, the		service processor		sends	information to

the active port and the mirror port only.			Console mirroring ends when the service
processor releases		control of the serial ports to the		system	firmware.
Console	mirroring is	supported on serial port	1 (S1), serial port 2 (S2), and serial por
3 (S3). Remote attachment through modem is			supported on	serial	port 1 (S1) and
serial	port 2(S2).

System Configuration

The following describes the configuration for console mirroring:

ŸService Processor

Ÿ Modem connected to one serial port and enabled for incoming calls

Ÿ Local	ASCII terminal connected to	the other serial port. This	local	terminal can
be	connected directly to your	server or connected through	another	modem.

There are two scenarios in which console mirroring can be started:

Ÿ Remote session first, then local session added:

1.Remote session already in progress.

2.Remote user uses service processor menus to enable console mirroring,

allowing both consoles to be active.

Ÿ Local session first, then remote session added:

1. Local session is already in progress.

2. The service processor receives a call from the remote user.

3.The local user selects the option to enable console mirroring. The service processor immediately begins mirroring service processor menus.

74 RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model H80 Series User's Guide