Silicon Graphics Origin200, Owner'S Manual

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Using Another Computer or Workstation as the System Console
93
Logging In to the Server
Follow these steps to log in to the server using your computer as a system console:
1. Turn on the Origin200. (See “Turning On the System” on page 80.)
2. Press
Enter
once or twice on your computer. You should see a power-on diagnostics
message, followed by a menu similar to the following:
Running power-on diagnostics...
System Maintenance Menu
1) Start System
2) Install Software
3) Run Diagnostics
4) Recover System
5) Enter Command Monitor
Option?
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If you do not see the System Maintenance Menu, and nothing happens when
you press
Enter
, make sure the cables are correctly attached. The DB9 connector
on the long serial cable (shipped with the Origin200 server) must be in port 1 of
the server.
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Make sure you have configured the terminal emulator to use the correct serial
port on your computer.
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Make sure the baud rate and other emulator settings are correct. See Table 4-2. If
you see strange characters on your screen (such as xx``x`) when you press the
return key, you may not have set the baud rate correctly
3. Type
1
and press
Enter
.
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The Origin200 server starts booting IRIX.
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You should see various messages, followed by the login prompt:
IRIS login:
4. At the login: prompt, enter
root
,
setup
,
guest
, or another account name (if you
have already created one) as appropriate, and press
Enter
.
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If you have already assigned a password to the account you are logging in to,
enter the password when prompted.
5. You see some brief messages and the following prompt:
TERM = (vt100)
6. Enter the appropriate terminal type for your emulator and press
Enter
. (See
Table 4-2.) If you are using the VT100 terminal type, you can simply press
Enter
.