Figure A-3 Separate System Console And System Controller "Channels - Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V440 Diagnostics And Troubleshooting Manual

About Switching Between the ALOM
System Controller and the System
Console
The Sun Fire V440 server features two management ports, labeled SERIAL MGT and
NET MGT, located on the server's back panel. If the system console is directed to use
the serial and network management ports (its default configuration), these ports
provide access to both the system console and the ALOM system controller, each on
separate "channels" (see
SERIAL MGT
or NET MGT
Port
Separate System Console and System Controller "Channels"
FIGURE A-3
If the system console is configured to be accessible from the serial and network
management ports, when you connect through one of these ports you can access
either the ALOM command-line interface or the system console. You can switch
between the ALOM system controller and the system console at any time, but you
cannot access both at the same time from a single terminal or shell tool.
The prompt displayed on the terminal or shell tool tells you which "channel" you
are accessing:
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FIGURE A-3
Appendix A
System Console
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console
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System Controller (ALOM)
Configuring the System Console
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