Sun Microsystems 280R manual How to Redirect the Host Console to RSC

For instructions about connecting the hardware on the RSC card, see “About the Remote System Control (RSC) Card and Ports” on page 107. The RSC Ethernet port is configured just like the standard Ethernet connector on the main logic board. For more information, see “How to Configure the Remote System

Control (RSC) Ethernet Interface” on page 53.

For instructions about how to configure the RSC hardware for the RSC software, and about installing and using the RSC software, see the Sun Remote System Control (RSC) User’s Guide.

How to Redirect the Host Console to RSC

After RSC software is installed and configured, the host system console is still available as on any Sun machine. To define RSC as the system console device instead, you must log in to the server.

●Enter the following commands at the ok prompt:

ok diag-output-to rsc

ok setenv input-device rsc-console

ok setenv output-device rsc-console

These commands take effect after the next server reset. At any time, you can use the following commands to remove RSC as the default console:

ok diag-output-to ttya

ok setenv input-device keyboard

ok setenv output-device screen

These commands take effect after the next server reset.

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