Console Mirroring; Service Processor Firmware Updates - IBM RS/6000 44P Series User Manual

Console Mirroring

Console mirroring allows a user on a local ASCII terminal to monitor the service
processor activities of a remote user. Console mirroring ends when the service
processor releases control of the serial ports to the system firmware.
Using this option the user can set the modem connection, remote sessions, and
console mirroring.
v service processor
v Modem connected to one serial port and enabled for incoming calls
v Local ASCII terminal connected to the other serial port. This local terminal can be
connected directly to your server or connected through another modem.
Remote console mirroring can be invoked in three ways:
1. Remote session first, then local session added
2. Remote session already in progress.
3. Remote user uses the service processor menus to enable console mirroring,
allowing both consoles to be active.
Local console mirroring can be invoked in three ways:
1. Local session first, then remote session added
2. Local session is already in progress.
3. The service processor receives a call from the remote user.
4. The local user selects the option to enable console mirroring. The service processor
immediately begins mirroring service processor menus.
Note: To disconnect quickly, press Ctrl+D on either console, and both sessions will exit

Service Processor Firmware Updates

Attention:
processor menus; the system firmware cannot be updated from the service processor
menus. A service processor firmware update always requires a companion system
firmware update which must be applied first. For this reason, updating only the service
processor firmware using the service processor menus is not recommended. Go to the
RS/6000 support web site at http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/support/micro to download the
latest firmware levels and update instructions.
The service processor firmware update image must be written onto a DOS- formatted
diskette. The update image can be obtained from the RS/6000 support web site:
http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/support/micro.
After the update diskette has been made, from the service processor main menu, select
"Service Processor Setup". Then select "Reprogram Service Processor Flash EPROM".
the service processor menus.
Only the service processor firmware can be updated from the service
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