The prompt displayed on the terminal or shell tool indicates which channel you are accessing:

■The # or % prompt indicates that you are at the system console and that the Solaris OS is running.

■The ok prompt indicates that you are at the system console and that the server is running under OpenBoot firmware control.

■The sc> prompt indicates that you are at the ALOM CMT command-line interface.

Note – If no text or prompt appears, it might be that no console messages were recently generated by the system. If this happens, pressing the terminal’s Enter or Return key should produce a prompt. If the ALOM CMT session has timed out, pressing the terminal’s Enter or Return key might not be effective. In that case, it might be necessary to issue the escape sequence is #. (Hash-Period) to return to

ALOM CMT.

To reach the system console from the system controller prompt,

■Type the console command at the sc> prompt.

To reach ALOM CMT from the system console,

■Type the system controller escape sequence,

By default, the escape sequence is #. (Hash-Period).

For more information about communicating with the system controller and system console, see the following:

■“Communicating With the System” on page 1

■“ALOM CMT and The sc> Prompt” on page 16

■“OpenBoot ok Prompt” on page 18

■“Accessing the System Controller” on page 6

Advanced Lights Out Management (ALOM) CMT v1.3 Guide

ALOM CMT and The sc> Prompt

The system controller runs independently of your server and regardless of system power state. When you connect your server to AC power, the system controller immediately starts up and begins monitoring the system.

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