Defining The Com1 Data Flow - Compaq AlphaServer ES45 Service Manual

7.6.1

Defining the COM1 Data Flow

Use the set com1_mode command from SRM or RMC to define the
COM1 data flow paths.
You can set com1_mode to one of the following values:
through All data passes through RMC and is filtered for the escape
sequence. This is the default.
Data partially bypasses RMC, but RMC taps into the data lines
snoop
and listens passively for the escape sequence.
Data bypasses RMC, but RMC switches automatically into
soft_bypass
Snoop mode if loss of carrier occurs.
Data bypasses RMC. RMC remote management features are
firm_bypass
disabled.
Changes the focus of the COM1 traffic to the local MMJ port if
local
RMC is currently in one of the bypass modes or is in Through
mode with an active remote session.
Example 7–1 set com1_mode
RMC> set com1_mode
Com1_mode (THROUGH, SNOOP, SOFT_BYPASS, FIRM_BYPASS, LOCAL): local
Using the Remote Management Console 7-15