Figure A-2 Ports For Connecting Devices To The System Console - Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V440 Diagnostics And Troubleshooting Manual

Typically, you connect one of the following hardware devices to the serial
management port:
Terminal server
Alphanumeric terminal or similar device
A tip line connected to another Sun computer
This provides for secure access at the installation site.
Serial management port
Network management port
Serial port (ttyb)
Ports for Connecting Devices to the System Console
FIGURE A-2
Using a tip line might be preferable to connecting an alphanumeric terminal, since
tip lets you use windowing and operating system features on the machine being
used to connect to the Sun Fire V440 server.
Although the Solaris operating environment sees the serial management port as
ttya, 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 back panel of the Sun Fire V440.
The Solaris operating environment sees this port as ttyb.
For instructions on accessing the system console through a terminal server, see
"How to Access the System Console via a Terminal Server" on page 181
For instructions on accessing the system console through an alphanumeric terminal,
see "How to Use the Serial Management Port" on page 178.
For instructions on accessing the system console via a tip line, see "How to Access
the System Console via tip Connection" on page 184.
Appendix A Configuring the System Console 167