Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V440 Diagnostics And Troubleshooting Manual page 206

Note – If you intend to use the Sun system's serial port A rather than serial port B,
edit this entry by replacing /dev/term/b with /dev/term/a.
If the number displayed by the uname -r command is less than 5.0:
Check the /etc/remote file and add the following entry if it does not already
exist.
CODE EXAMPLE A-2
hardwire:\
Note – If you intend to use the Sun system's serial port A rather than serial port B,
edit this entry by replacing /dev/ttyb with /dev/ttya.
What Next
The /etc/remote file is now properly configured. Continue establishing a tip
connection to the Sun Fire V440 server's system console. See:
"How to Access the System Console via tip Connection" on page 184
If you have redirected the system console to ttyb and want to change the system
console settings back to use the serial management and network management ports,
see:
"Reference for System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings" on
page 196
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Entry for hardwire in /etc/remote File (Older System Software)
:dv=/dev/ttyb:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D: