Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide - SCN Research

System Console
ok
NET MGT
or SERIAL MGT
Port
#
console #.
sc>
ALOM System Controller
FIGURE 2-3
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 system controller and the system console at any time, but
you cannot access both at the same time from a single terminal 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.
Note – If no text or prompt appears, it might be the case that no console messages
were recently generated by the system. If this happens, pressing the terminal’s Enter
or Return key should produce a prompt.
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