Sun Microsystems Fire 880, Owner'S Manual

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Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 45
About Setting Up a Console
To install your server or to diagnose problems, you need some way to enter system
commands and view system output. There are four ways to do this.
1. Attach an ACSII character terminal to serial port A.
You can attach a simple terminal to serial port A. For instructions, see “How to
Attach an Alphanumeric Terminal” on page 46.
2. Establish a
tip
connection from another Sun system.
For information about establishing a
tip
connection, see the OpenBoot 4.x Command
Reference Manual . An online version of the manual is included with the OpenBoot
Collection AnswerBook that ships with Solaris software.
3. Install a local graphics console on your server.
The server is often shipped without a mouse, keyboard, monitor, or frame buffer for
the display of graphics. To install a local graphics console on a server, you must
install a graphics frame buffer card in a PCI slot, and attach a monitor, mouse, and
keyboard to the appropriate rear panel ports. For detailed instructions, see “How to
Configure a Local Graphics Console” on page 48.
4. Set up a Remote System Control (RSC) console.
RSC is a remote server management tool that lets you monitor and control your
server over modem lines or over a network. RSC provides convenient remote system
administration for geographically distributed or physically inaccessible systems. For
additional details, see “About the Remote System Control Card” on page 71 and
“About Sun Remote System Control Software” on page 150.
Note –
You cannot use an RSC console to perform the initial installation of the
Solaris operating environment. The operating environment must be installed prior to
setting up an RSC console. Once you install the operating environment and the RSC
software, you can configure the system to use RSC as the system console. For
detailed instructions, see “How to Redirect the System Console to RSC” on page 58.