What The System Console Does; Using The System Console - Fujitsu SPARC Enterprise T2000 Administration Manual

Ways of Communicating With the System (Continued)
TABLE 1-1
Devices Available
A local graphics monitor (graphics
accelerator card, graphics monitor,
mouse, and keyboard).

What the System Console Does

The system console displays status and error messages generated by firmware-based
tests during system startup. After those tests run, you can enter special commands
that affect the firmware and alter system behavior. For more information about tests
that run during the boot process, refer to the service manual for your server.
Once the operating system is booted, the system console displays UNIX system
messages and accepts UNIX commands.

Using the System Console

To use the system console, you need to attach an input/output device to the system.
Initially, you might have to configure that hardware, and load and configure
appropriate software as well.
During After
Installation Installation
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Further Information
"Activating the Network Management
Port" on page 8
"Accessing the System Console Through a
Local Graphics Monitor" on page 15
"System Console OpenBoot Configuration
Variable Settings" on page 26
Chapter 1 Configuring the System Console 3