Chapter 1 Preparing to Service the System 37
About Communicating With the System
To install your system software or to diagnose problems, you need some way to
enter system commands and view system console output. There are three ways to do
this.
1. Attach an alphanumeric (ASCII) character terminal to serial port A.
You can attach a simple terminal (or modem line) to serial port A. The terminal
can be capable of displaying and entering alphanumeric but not graphical data.
For instructions, see “How to Attach an Alphanumeric Terminal” on page 38.
2. Establish a tip connection from another Sun system.
For information about establishing a tip connection, see “How to Set Up a tip
Connection” on page 180.
3. Install a local graphics console on your server.
The server is shipped without a mouse, keyboard, monitor, or frame buffer for the
display of graphics. To install a local graphics console on the server, you must
install a graphics frame buffer card into a Peripheral Component Interconnect
(PCI) slot, and attach a monitor, mouse, and keyboard to the appropriate back
panel ports. After starting the system you must install the correct software driver
for the card you have installed. For detailed hardware instructions, see “How to
Configure a Local Graphics Console” on page 39.
You may use the Remote System Control (RSC) connections (modem or network)
only after installing the operating environment software and the RSC software. You
can then access RSC from a workstation running the Solaris, Windows 95, Windows
98, or Windows NT operating environment and Sun’s RSC Java™ application, or
from an ASCII terminal or device running ASCII terminal emulation software. See
your Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide for more information.
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