IBM RS/6000 manual Recovery Strategy, Prevention Strategy

Recovery Strategy

The	recovery	strategy consists of making two calls to establish a		remote
This	is the	easiest	solution to implement, and allows more freedom	for conf
your	server's	serial	ports.

To set up a remote terminal session, dial into the Service Processor and system. After the operating system is loaded and initialized, the connect dropped. At this point, you call the server back and the operating syste and offer you the login prompt.

Prevention Strategy

The disconnect is caused by the operating system when				it	initializes	the
Console. The tests listed above	are	conducted with	the	remote terminal		se
the primary console to manifest	the	modem's response	to	DTR	transitions.

If a local ASCII terminal or a graphics console is to be a permanent pa server, then make one of them the primary console. Your remote terminal wi longer experience the connection loss.

If

a local console is not a

permanent

part

of

your server,

you

can stil

the

unused

graphics console or

the

unused

serial

port

as

the

primary

co

gives

you

the

desired

seamless

connection

at your

remote

terminal.

If

you choose to use the unused serial port

as

the

primary

console,

s

tion

traffic will be sent to

any

serial device

attached

to

that port.

serial device's

connection

and

function

could

be

affected.

These

impacts

that

port

unattractive

for

devices

other

than

a

temporary

local

ASCII

te

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