Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide - SCN Research

Typically, you connect one of the following hardware devices to the serial
management port:
■ Terminal server
■ Alphanumeric terminal or similar device
■ A Tip line connected to another Sun computer
This provides for secure access at the installation site.
Network management port
(NET MGT)
Serial management port
(SER MGT)
FIGURE 2-2
Serial Management Port (Default Console Connection)
Using a Tip line might be preferable to connecting an alphanumeric terminal, since
the tip command allows you to use windowing and OS features on the machine
being used to connect to the Sun Fire V445 server.
Although the Solaris OS sees the serial management port as TTYA, the serial
management port is not a general-purpose serial port. If you want to use a generalpurpose
serial port with your server – to connect a serial printer, for instance – use
the regular 9-pin serial port on the back panel of the Sun Fire V445. The Solaris OS
sees this port as TTYB.
For instructions on accessing the system console through a terminal server, see
“Accessing the System Console With a Terminal Server” on page 42.
For instructions on accessing the system console through an alphanumeric terminal,
see “Accessing the System Console With an Alphanumeric Terminal” on page 51.
For instructions on accessing the system console with a Tip line, see “To Access the
System Console With a Tip Connection Throught the Serial Management Port” on
page 46.
28 Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide • August 2006