C H A P T E R 1
Configuring the System Console
This chapter explains what the system console is, describes the different ways of configuring it on a Netra 440 server, and helps you understand its relation to the system controller.
Tasks covered in this chapter include:
■“Getting to the ok Prompt” on page 13
■“Accessing the System Controller” on page 16
■“Activating the Network Management Port” on page 17
■“Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server” on page 19
■“Accessing the System Console Through a TIP Connection” on page 22
■“Modifying the /etc/remote File” on page 25
■“Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric Terminal” on page 26
■“Verifying Serial Port Settings on TTYB” on page 28
■“Accessing the System Console Through a Local Graphics Monitor” on page 29
Other information in this chapter includes:
■“Communicating With the System” on page 1
■“About the sc> Prompt” on page 8
■“OpenBoot ok Prompt” on page 9
■“Switching Between the ALOM System Controller and the System Console” on page 15
■“System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings” on page 31
Communicating With the System
To install your system software or to diagnose problems, you need some way to interact at a low level with the system. The system console is Sun’s facility for doing this. You use the system console to view messages and issue commands. There can be only one system console per computer.
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