You must also ensure that the system console is directed to the appropriate port on your server’s rear panel, generally, the one to which your hardware console device is attached (see FIGURE 1-1). You do this by setting the input-deviceand output- device OpenBoot configuration variables.

Server

Ports

Console devices

Serial

OpenBoot configuration management

variable settings

TIP line

input-device=virtual-console

 

Alphanumeric

 

terminal

 

 

 

output-device=virtual-console

System console

Network

management Terminal server

Network

device

FIGURE 1-1Directing the System Console

Default System Console Connection Through the Serial Management and Network Management Ports

On your server, the system console comes preconfigured to allow input and output only by means of ALOM CMT. ALOM CMT must be accessed either through the system controller’s serial management port (SER MGT) or the network management port (NET MGT). By default, the network management port is configured to retrieve network configuration using DHCP and to allow connections using SSH. You can modify the network management port configuration after connecting to ALOM CMT through either the system controller’s serial or network management ports.

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