Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V440 Diagnostics And Troubleshooting Manual page 207

How to Access the System Console via
an Alphanumeric Terminal
Before You Begin
This procedure assumes that you are accessing the Sun Fire V440 server system
console by connecting the serial port of an alphanumeric terminal to the serial
management port (SERIAL MGT) of the Sun Fire V440 server.
What to Do
1. Attach one end of the serial cable to the alphanumeric terminal's serial port.
Use an RJ-45 null modem serial cable or an RJ-45 serial cable and null modem
adapter. Plug in this cable to the terminal's serial port connector.
2. Attach the opposite end of the serial cable to the serial management port on the
Sun Fire V440 server.
3. Connect the alphanumeric terminal's power cord to an AC outlet.
4. Set the alphanumeric terminal to receive:
9600 baud
8 bits
No parity
1 stop bit
No handshake protocol
See the documentation accompanying your terminal for information about how to
configure it.
5. If you want to use ttyb instead of the serial management port, do the following:
a. Redirect the system console by changing OpenBoot configuration variables.
At the ok prompt, type the following commands:
ok setenv input-device ttyb
ok setenv output-device ttyb
Appendix A Configuring the System Console 189