Sun Microsystems V890, V880 manual Redirecting the remote console back to the local console

Troubleshooting

Redirecting the remote console back to the local console

!CAUTION:

Do not enter Ctrl+D from the remote console to exit the system without first redirecting control back to the local console. If you do, you may lock yourself from using the console locally or remotely.

To redirect control of the console port from the remote console back to the local console:

1.At the remote console, enter:

/cms/install/bin/abcadm -c local

The following message is displayed at the remote console:

Console set to local

This change requires a reboot to take affect

Are you ready to reboot? [y,n,?]

2.At the remote console, enter: y The following occurs:

●The system begins to shut down.

●Shutdown, reset, and reboot messages are displayed on the local console.

●When the system starts to come back up, the system boot diagnostics are displayed on the local console.

●After the system reboots, the console login: prompt is displayed on the remote console.

●The login screen is displayed on the local console.

3.Log in to the local console as root.

4.Log in to the remote console as root.

Control of the console port is redirected from the remote console back to the local console.

152 Avaya CMS Sun Fire V880/V890 Installation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting May 2006