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 computer

These constraints provide for secure access at the installation site.

TTYA

Serial Port

Net3PCI-E Slot

Net2

Net1

SC NET MGT Port

SC SER MGT Port

Net0

FIGURE 1-2Rear I/O Panel of the Chassis

Using a TIP line enables you to use windowing and operating system features on the system making the connection to your server.

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 rear panel of your server. The Solaris OS sees this port as TTYA.

■For instructions on accessing the system console through a terminal server, see “Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server” on page 9.

■For instructions on accessing the system console through an alphanumeric terminal, see “Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal” on page 13.

■For instructions on accessing the system console through a TIP line, see “Accessing the System Console Through a TIP Connection” on page 10.

Once the network management port (NET MGT) has been assigned an IP address by a DHCP server, you can connect to ALOM CMT using Secure Shell (SSH). As an alternative to the (default) DHCP configuration, you can configure the network management port with a static IP address, and change the communication protocol

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