Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V100 manual Setting Up a Console Connection to the Server

Setting Up a Console Connection to the Server

To perform the initial configuration and to continue to monitor and manage a server, you can connect any of the following devices to the appropriate serial port on the server’s back panel:

■Sun workstation or ASCII terminal connected directly to the server

■Sun workstation connected via a terminal server

■Modem

■PC

■Handheld device

Which Is the Appropriate Serial Port?

There are two serial ports on the rear of the Sun Fire V100 server. TABLE 3-1lists the serial port labels and function of each port.

TABLE 3-1Server Serial Ports

Serial Port	Purpose	Description
A LOM	Issue LOM	This port is dedicated to the Lights Out
	commands	Management (LOM) device in the server.
B Serial	• Perform binary	Communication on the A/LOM port is subject to
	data transfers	interruption by the LOM device, therefore the A/
	• Set up a modem	LOM port does not assert the constant DTR signal
	connection	required by a modem.

Serial Port Pin Arrangement

When viewed from the back of the server, the pin arrangement of the RJ-45 ports is as shown in FIGURE 3-1.

20 Sun Fire V100 User’s Guide • December 2001