To Access The System Console Through A Local Graphics Monitor - Fujitsu SPARC Enterprise T2000 Administration Manual

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To install a local graphics monitor, you must have the following items:
Supported PCI-based graphics frame buffer card and software driver
Monitor with appropriate resolution to support the frame buffer
Supported USB keyboard
Supported USB mouse and mouse pad
To Access the System Console Through a Local Graphics
Monitor
1. Install the graphics card into an appropriate PCI slot.
Installation must be performed by a qualified service provider. For further
information, refer to the service manual for your server or contact your qualified
service provider.
2. Attach the monitor's video cable to the graphics card's video port.
Tighten the thumbscrews to secure the connection.
3. Connect the monitor's power cord to an AC outlet.
4. Connect the USB keyboard cable to one USB port and the USB mouse cable to the
other USB port on the SPARC Enterprise T2000 server back panel (
5. Get to the ok prompt.
For more information, see
6. Set OpenBoot configuration variables appropriately.
From the existing system console, type:
ok setenv input-device keyboard
ok setenv output-device screen
Note – There are many other system configuration variables. Although these
variables do not affect which hardware device is used to access the system console,
some of them affect which diagnostic tests the system runs and which messages the
system displays at its console. For details, refer to the service manual for your server.
7. To cause the changes to take effect, type:
ok reset-all
The system stores the parameter changes, and boots automatically when the
OpenBoot configuration variable auto-boot? is set to true (the default value).
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