Using the remote console
Issue 2.0 June 2004
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Redirecting the console using OpenBoot mode
This procedure describes how to use the OpenBoot
mode to redirect the local console to
serial port A
.
Use the OpenBoot
mode to redirect the remote console port when the Solaris
method does not work. This typically occurs when the system will not boot.
Redirecting the local console to the remote console
To redirect control of the console port from the local console to a dialed-in remote console:
1. If the system is not already at the
ok
prompt, enter:
/usr/sbin/shutdown -y -i0 -g0
The system shuts down to the
ok
prompt.
!
CAUTION:
CAUTION:
If the shutdown command fails, press
Stop
+
A
simultaneously after the
console banner is displayed, but before the operating system starts booting.
2. At the local console, enter the following commands to set the remote console
configuration parameters:
setenv input-device ttya
setenv output-device ttya
setenv ttya-rts-dtr-off true
setenv ttya-ignore-cd true
setenv ttya-mode 9600,8,n,1,-
3. To verify the parameter changes, enter:
printenv
The following message is displayed:
4. If not already dialed in, dial in to the system from the remote console.
5. Log in to the system as root.
Parameter Name
Value
Default Value
output-device
ttya
screen
input-device
ttya
keyboard
.
.
.
