Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V480, Administration Manual

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Chapter 7 Configuring Devices 137
What to Do
1. Determine the release level of system software installed on the Sun server.
To do this, type:
The system responds with a release number.
2. Do one of the following, depending on the number displayed.
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If the number displayed by the
uname -r
command is 5.0 or higher:
The server software shipped with an appropriate entry for
hardwire
in the
/etc/remote
file. If you have reason to suspect this file was altered and the
hardwire
entry modified or deleted, check the entry against the example given
in
CODE EXAMPLE 7-1
, and edit it as needed.
CODE EXAMPLE 7-1
Entry for
hardwire
in
/etc/remote
(Recent System Software)
Note –
If you intend to use the Sun server’s serial port A rather than serial port B,
edit this entry by replacing
/dev/term/b
with
/dev/term/a
.
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If the number displayed by the
uname -r
command is less than 5.0:
Check the
/etc/remote
file and add the entry shown in
CODE EXAMPLE 7-2
, if it
does not already exist.
CODE EXAMPLE 7-2
Entry for
hardwire
in
/etc/remote
(Older System Software)
Note –
If you intend to use the Sun server’s serial port A rather than serial port B,
edit this entry by replacing
/dev/ttyb
with
/dev/ttya
.
# uname -r
hardwire:\
:dv=/dev/term/b:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D:
hardwire:\
:dv=/dev/ttyb:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D: