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Typically, you connect one of the following hardware devices to the serial
management port:
Terminal server
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Alphanumeric terminal or similar device
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TIP line connected to another computer
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These constraints provide for secure access at the installation site.
Rear I/O Panel of the Chassis
FIGURE 1-2
Using a TIP line enables you to use windowing and operating system features on the
system making the connection to your 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 regular 9-pin serial port on the rear panel of your server. The
Solaris OS sees this port as TTYA.
For instructions on accessing the system console through a terminal server, see
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"Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server" on page
For instructions on accessing the system console through an alphanumeric
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terminal, see
Terminal" on page
For instructions on accessing the system console through a TIP line, see
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"Accessing the System Console Through a TIP Connection" on page
Once the network management port (NET MGT) has been assigned an IP address by
a DHCP server, you can connect to ALOM CMT using Secure Shell (SSH). As an
alternative to the (default) DHCP configuration, you can configure the network
management port with a static IP address, and change the communication protocol
Net3
Net2
Net1
Net0
"Accessing the System Console Through an Alphanumeric
13.
TTYA
Serial Port
SC NET MGT Port
SC SER MGT Port
Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console
PCI-E Slot
9.
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