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Sun Fire X4500 Server Guide for Preinstalled Solaris 10 OS • February 2007
To Redirect the Console Output to the Video Port
(Optional)
The server’s console is automatically directed to the serial port. GRUB, the open
source boot loader, is the default boot loader in the Solaris OS for X86 or X64 based
systems. The boot loader is the first software program that runs after you power on
a system.
From the GRUB menu, you have the option of displaying the installation process to
a VGA connection (video port) as shown here:
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To display output to the video port, choose the
Solaris 10 11/06
s10x_u2wos_09a X86 (VGA) option.
To Connect to the Server Using a Terminal
Program
1. Use a cable to connect the serial port of the server to the serial port of the host
system where you will run a terminal program.
Tip –
You might need a Sun RJ45 to terminal concentrator adapter. For serial port
pinouts, see the
Sun Fire X4500 Service Manual
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2. Make sure the communication properties of the serial port of the system are set
to the default.
The default settings are 9600 baud, 8N1 (eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit),
no flow control.
3. Start a terminal program to connect to the serial console:
On a client running Solaris OS, type:
