Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide - SCN Research

3. In a shell tool window on the Sun system, type:
% tip hardwire
The Sun system responds by displaying:
connected
The shell tool is now a Tip window directed to the Sun Fire V445 server through the
Sun system’s serial port. This connection is established and maintained even when
the Sun Fire V445 server is completely powered off or just starting up.
Note – Use a shell tool or a CDE or JDS terminal (such as dtterm), not a command
tool. Some tip commands might not work properly in a command tool window.
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To Access the System Console With a Tip
Connection Through the TTYB Port
1. Redirect the system console by changing the OpenBoot configuration variables.
At the ok prompt on the Sun Fire V445 server, type the following commands:
ok setenv input-device ttyb
ok setenv output-device ttyb
Note – You can only access the sc> prompt and view POST messages from either
the serial management port or the network management port.
Note – There are many other OpenBoot configuration variables. Although these
variables do not affect which hardware device is used to access the system console,
some of them affect which diagnostic tests the system runs and which messages the
system displays at its console. See Chapter 8 and Chapter 9.
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