16 Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers Administration Guide • September 2006
Switching Between the ALOM System Controller
and the System Console
The Sun Fire V215 and V245 servers feature two management ports, labeled SER
MGT and NET MGT, located on the server’s rear panel. If the system console is
directed to use the serial management and network management ports, these ports
provide access to both the system console and the ALOM, each on a separate
channel (see
FIGURE 1-5).
FIGURE 1-5 Separate System Console and System Controller Channels
If the system console is configured to be accessible from the serial management and
network management ports, when you connect through one of these ports you can
access either the ALOM command-line interface or the system console. You can
switch between the ALOM interface and the system console at any time, but you
cannot access both at the same time from a single terminal window or shell tool.
The prompt displayed on the terminal or shell tool tells you which channel you are
accessing:
■ The # or % prompt indicates that you are at the system console and that the
Solaris OS is running.
■ The ok prompt indicates that you are at the system console and that the server is
running under OpenBoot firmware control.
■ The sc> prompt indicates that you are at the ALOM system controller.
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