EndRun Sonoma D12 - Chapter Nine - Console Port Control and Status; Console Ports; General Linux Operation

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Chapter Nine
Console Port Control and Status
This chapter describes the Sonoma control and status commands used via the Linux console. The
console is accessed via any of the Ethernet ports or the RS-232 serial port. The Sonoma supports
several application-specic commands for conguration and for monitoring the performance and sta-
tus of the Linux and CDMA Subsystems.
You do not need knowledge of Linux commands in order to operate the Sonoma. However, the So-
noma does support a subset of the standard Linux commands and utilities and it uses the bash shell,
which is the Linux standard, full-featured shell. A wealth of information is available from a variety of
other sources on Linux.
The Sonoma-specic commands will be described in this chapter. For a brief description of some of
the most useful Unix/Linux commands, see Appendix C - Helpful Linux Information.
Console Ports
Three interface ports are available on the Sonoma D12. Two are 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports
and one is an RS-232 serial port. Network cables and a serial cable are provided with each Sonoma
shipment. The serial cable is wired as a null-modem adapter and can be used to connect the Sonoma
to the serial port on your computer. Detailed specications on the ports, including the RS-232 pinout,
are in Appendix H - Specifications.
General Linux
Operation
You do not need to know Linux in order to operate the Sonoma. However, for those interested, the
command shell used by the Sonoma is the Linux standard: bash. All commands and le names are
case sensitive, which is standard for Unix-like operating systems. For a brief description of some of
the most useful Unix/Linux commands, see Appendix C - Helpful Linux Information.
If you are unfamiliar with Unix-like operating systems, and you would like to be able to more closely
monitor or optimize the performance of your Sonoma then you should consult good Linux reference
books or the Linux Documentation Project at::
http://www.tldp.org