■If the number displayed by the uname
Check the /etc/remote file and add the following entry, if it does not already exist.
hardwire:\ :dv=/dev/ttyb:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D:
Note – If you intend to use the remote system’s serial port A rather than serial port B, edit this entry by replacing /dev/ttyb with /dev/ttya.
The /etc/remote file is now properly configured. Continue establishing a TIP connection to the server system console. See “TIP Connection Between a Server and Another System” on page 11.
If you have redirected the system console to TTYB and want to change the system console settings back to use the serial management and network management ports, see “System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings” on page 23.
Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal
Use this procedure when you access the server system console by connecting the serial port of an alphanumeric terminal to the serial management port (SER MGT) of the server.
▼To Access the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal
1.Attach one end of the serial cable to the alphanumeric terminal’s serial port.
Use a null modem serial cable or an
2.Attach the opposite end of the serial cable to the serial management port on your server.
3.Connect the alphanumeric terminal’s power cord to an AC outlet.
4.Set the alphanumeric terminal to receive:
■9600 baud
■8 bits
■No parity
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