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FIGURE 1-1 Navigation Between Consoles
ALOM sc> Prompt
The ALOM runs independently of the server and regardless of the server power
state. When you connect the server to source power, the ALOM immediately starts
up and begins monitoring the system.
Note – To view ALOM boot messages, you must connect an alphanumeric terminal
to the serial management port before connecting the power cords to the server.
The sc> prompt indicates that you are interacting with the ALOM directly. It is the
first prompt you see when you log in to the system through the serial management
port or network management port, regardless of system power state.
Note – When you access the ALOM for the first time and you issue an
administrative command, the system controller forces you to create a password (for
the default username admin) for subsequent access. After this initial configuration,
you are prompted to enter a user name and password every time you access the
ALOM.
For more information about ALOM, see Chapter 2.
Solaris OS OpenBoot PROM
ALOM shell
prompt: #
prompt: sc>
prompt: ok
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console
T
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break
T
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console
Type: init 0
Type: boot
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