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Sun Fire V445 Server Installation Guide • November 2006
Accessing the System Console Through a Tip
Connection
The following procedure assumes that you are setting up a system console device for
the Sun Fire V445 server by connecting the serial port of another Sun system to the
serial management port (SERIAL MGT) of the Sun Fire V445 server.
For detailed information about system console options, see the
Sun Fire V445 Server
Administration Guide
.
1. Ensure that the Sun system to which you are establishing the
tip
connection is
powered on and active.
2. Connect the RJ-45 serial cable and RJ45/DB25 adapter.
Use the cable and adapter to connect the other Sun system’s
ttyb
serial port to the
Sun Fire V445 server’s serial management port (SERIAL MGT). Pinouts, part
numbers, and other details about the serial cable and adapter are provided in the
Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual
.
3. Ensure that the
/etc/remote
file on the Sun system contains an entry for
hardwire
.
Most releases of the Solaris OS software shipped since 1992 contain an
/etc/remote
file with the appropriate
hardwire
entry. However, if the Sun system
is running an older version of the Solaris OS software, or if the
/etc/remote
file
has been modified, you may need to edit it. See the
Sun Fire V445 Server
Administration Guide
for details.
4. In a terminal window on the other Sun system, type:
hostname%
tip hardwire
