Set Console - Digital Equipment 3300R Service Manual

set console

The setting of the console environment variable determines where the system displays
power-up output. Power-up information is typically displayed on the console terminal.
The console terminal can be either a graphics monitor or a serial terminal. Set this
environment variable according to the console terminal that you are using.
Whenever you change the value of this environment variable, you must initialize the
firmware with the init command or press the Reset button.
Syntax
set console output_device
Arguments:
graphics
serial
Example
>>> set console serial
>>> init
.
.
. !Now switch to the serial terminal.
>>> show console
console
Sets the power-up output to be displayed at a graphics monitor or a
device that is connected to the VGA module.
Sets the power-up output to be displayed on the device that is
connected to the COM1 (MMJ) port.
serial
System Configuration and Setup
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