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6 Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006
Typically, you connect one of the following hardware devices to the serial
management port:
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Terminal server
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Alphanumeric terminal or similar device
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TIP line connected to another Sun computer
This provides for secure access at the installation site.
Using a TIP line enables you to use windowing and operating system features on the
system making the connection to the server.
The serial management port is not a general-purpose serial port. If you want to use
a general-purpose serial port with your server, to connect a serial printer, for
instance, use the SER TTYB serial port on the back panel of the server. The Solaris OS
sees this port as TTYB.
After you have assigned an IP address to the network management port (NET
MGT), you can connect an Ethernet-capable device to the system console through
your network. This provides for remote monitoring and control. In addition, up to
eight simultaneous connections to the system controller
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prompt are available
through the network management port.
Configuring an Alternative System Console
In the default configuration, system controller alerts and system console output
appear interspersed in the same window.
After initial system installation , you can
redirect the system console to take its input from and send its output to a graphics
card’s port.
For the following reasons, the best practice is to leave the console port in its default
configuration:
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In a default configuration, the serial management and network management ports
enable you to open up to eight additional windows through which you can view,
but not affect, system console activity. You cannot open these connections if the
system console is redirected to a graphics card’s port.
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In a default configuration, the serial management and network management ports
enable you to switch between viewing system console and system controller
output on the same device by typing a simple escape sequence or command. The
escape sequence and command do not work if the system console is redirected to
a graphics card’s port.