Figure A-1 Directing The System Console To Different Ports And Different Devices - Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V440 Diagnostics And Troubleshooting Manual

You also have to ensure that the system console is directed to the appropriate port
on the Sun Fire V440 server's back panel—generally, the one to which your
hardware console device is attached. (See
input-device and output-device OpenBoot configuration variables.
Sun Fire V440 Server
OpenBoot Config. Variable Settings
System
Console
Directing the System Console to Different Ports and Different Devices
FIGURE A-1
The following sections provide background information and references to
instructions appropriate for the particular device you choose to access the system
console. Instructions for attaching and configuring hardware to access the system
console are given later in this appendix.
Default System Console Connection Through the Serial
Management and Network Management Ports
On Sun Fire V440 servers, the system console comes preconfigured to allow input
and output only by means of hardware devices connected to the serial or network
management ports. However, because the network management port is not available
until you assign it an IP address, your first connection must be to the serial
management port.
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input-device=ttya
output-device=ttya
input-device=ttyb
output-device=ttyb
input-device=keyboard
output-device=screen
.) You do this by setting the
FIGURE A-1
Ports
SERIAL MGT
NET MGT
ttyb
Graphics Card
Console Devices
tip
Line
Alphanumeric
Terminal
Terminal
Server
Graphics
Monitor