Sun Microsystems 220R manual To use serial port A, a. Copy and paste the serial port B remote file

To set up a tip connection:

1.Connect serial port A of the system being tested to serial port B of another Sun system using a serial null modem cable (connect cable pins 2-3, 3-2, 7-20, and 20-7).

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2.At the other Sun system, update the /etc/remote file by changing to the /etc directory and then adding the following line to the remote file as shown below:

hardwire:/ dv=/dev/term/b:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D:

Note –The example shows connection to serial port B.

3.To use serial port A:

a.Copy and paste the serial port B remote file.

b.Modify the serial port B system remote file as follows:

hardwire:\ dv=/dev/term/a:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D:

4. In a shell window on the Sun system, type:

hostname% tip hardwire

connected

Note –The shell window is now a tip window directed to the serial port of the system being tested. When power is applied to the system being tested, POST messages will be displayed in this window.

122 Sun Enterprise 220R Server Owner’s Guide • October 1999