Sun Microsystems Netra T2000 - System Console; Communicating With the System Console; Serial Management Port

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System Console
This chapter explains how to access the system console to enable remote
management and administration. This chapter includes the following topics:
■ “Communicating With the System Console” on page 1
■ “Switching Between the Consoles” on page 6
Communicating With the System
Console
The administrator needs a way to interact with the server at a low level, to configure
the very basic I/O and server boot behavior. The system console enables the
administrator to accomplish these tasks, using special commands. Additionally, the
system console displays information, status, and error messages generated by
firmware during server startup and operation. Once the operating system is booted,
the system console displays Solaris system messages and accepts Solaris commands.
The server has two I/O ports dedicated to the system console:
■ SC SERIAL MGT
■ SC NET MGT
Serial Management Port
The serial management port (SC SERIAL MGT) is the default connection to the
system console. Though a serial connection, this port uses an RJ-45 connector.
Communicating with the system controller through this port requires the following
serial parameters:
■ 9600 baud