Index

Symbols

/etc/remote file, 1

modifying, 1

A

Activity (disk drive LED), 1

Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) CMT

commands, See sc>prompt

escape sequence (#.), 1

logging in, 1

multiple connections to, 1

sc> prompt, See sc>prompt

ALOM CMT commands

break, 1

console, 1

console -f, 1

disablecomponent, 1

enablecomponent, 1

poweroff, 1

poweron, 1

reset, 1

setsc, 1

shownetwork, 1

ALOM CMT, See Sun Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) CMT

alphanumeric terminal

accessing system console from, 1

setting baud rate, 1

auto-boot (OpenBoot configuration variable), 1, 2

automatic system recovery (ASR)

about, 1

commands, 1

disabling, 1

enabling, 1

obtaining recovery information, 1

B

bootmode reset_nvram (sc> command), 1

break (ALOM CMT command), 1

Break key (alphanumeric terminal), 1

C

cables, keyboard and mouse, 1

cfgadm (Solaris command), 1

cfgadm install_device (Solaris command), cautions against using, 1

cfgadm remove_device (Solaris command), cautions against using, 1

Cisco AS2511-RJ Terminal Server, connecting, 1

command prompts, 1, 2

communicating with the system

about, 1

options, table, 1

console (ALOM CMT command), 1

console configuration, 1, 2

console -f (ALOM CMT command), 1

D

default system console configuration, 1, 2

device identifiers, 1, 2

device reconfiguration, 1, 2

device unconfiguration, 1, 2

disablecomponent (ALOM CMT command), 1

disk configuration

RAID 0, 1

RAID 1, 1

disk drives

LEDs

Activity, 1

OK-to-Remove, 1, 2

logical device names, table, 1

disk hot-plug

mirrored disk, 1

nonmirrored disk, 1

disk slot number, reference, 1

disk volumes

about, 1

deleting, 1

dtterm (Solaris utility), 1

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client on network management port, 1

E

enablecomponent (ALOM CMT command), 1

environmental information, viewing, 1

error handling, summary, 1

escape sequence (#.), system controller, 1

F

fsck (Solaris command), 1

G

go (OpenBoot command), 1

graceful system halt, 1, 2

graphics monitor

accessing system console from, 1

connecting to PCI graphics card, 1

restrictions against using for initial setup, 1

restrictions against using to view POST output, 1

H

halt, gracefully, advantages of, 1, 2

hardware disk mirror

about, 1

hot-plug operation, 1

hardware disk mirrored volume

checking the status of, 1

hardware disk stripe

about, 1

hardware disk striped volume

checking the status of, 1

hardware disk striping, about, 1

hot-plug operation

nonmirrored disk drive, 1

on hardware disk mirror, 1

I

init (Solaris command), 1, 2

input-device (OpenBoot configuration variable), 1, 2

K

keyboard sequences

L1-A, 1, 2, 3

keyboard, attaching, 1

L

L1-A keyboard sequence, 1, 2, 3

LEDs

Activity (disk drive LED), 1

OK-to-Remove (disk drive LED), 1, 2

LEDs, Locator (system status LED), 1

Locator (system status LED)

controlling from sc> prompt, 1

Locator (system status LED), controlling, 1

logging in to the Advanced Lights Out Manager (ALOM) CMT, 1

logical device name (disk drive), reference, 1

M

manual device reconfiguration, 1

manual device unconfiguration, 1

manual system reset, 1, 2

monitor, attaching, 1

multiple ALOM CMT sessions, 1

N

network management port (NET MGT)

activating, 1

configuring IP address, 1

nonmirrored disk hot-plug operation, 1

O

ok prompt

about, 1

accessing with ALOM CMT break command, 1, 2

accessing with Break key, 1, 2

accessing with graceful system shutdown, 1

accessing with L1-A (Stop-A) keys, 1, 2

accessing with manual system reset, 1, 2

risks in using, 1

suspension of Solaris operating system, 1

ways to access, 1, 2

OK-to-Remove (disk drive LED), 1, 2

OpenBoot commands

go, 1

probe-ide, 1

probe-scsi, 1

probe-scsi-all, 1

reset-all, 1

set-defaults, 1

setenv, 1

showenv, 1

OpenBoot configuration variables

auto-boot, 1, 2

described, table, 1

input-device, 1, 2

output-device, 1, 2

system console settings, 1

OpenBoot emergency procedures

performing, 1

USB keyboard commands, 1

OpenBoot firmware

scenarios for control, 1

operating system software, suspending, 1

output-device (OpenBoot configuration variable), 1, 2

P

parity, 1

patch panel, terminal server connection, 1

PCI graphics card

configuring to access system console, 1

connecting graphics monitor to, 1

frame buffers, 1

physical device name (disk drive), 1

poweroff (ALOM CMT command), 1

poweron (ALOM CMT command), 1

probe-ide (OpenBoot command), 1

probe-scsi (OpenBoot command), 1

probe-scsi-all (OpenBoot command), 1

R

RAID (redundant array of independent disks), 1, 2

RAID 0 (striping), 1

RAID 1 (mirroring), 1

raidctl (Solaris command), 1 - 2

reset

manual system, 1, 2

scenarios, 1

reset (ALOM CMT command), 1

reset-all (OpenBoot command), 1

run levels

explained, 1

ok prompt and, 1

S

sc> commands

bootmode reset_nvram, 1

console, 1

reset, 1

setlocator, 1

showlocator, 1

sc> prompt

about, 1, 2

accessing from network management port, 1

accessing from serial management port, 1

multiple sessions, 1

system console escape sequence (#.), 1

system console, switching between, 1

ways to access, 1

SER MGT, See serial management port

serial management port (SER MGT)

acceptable console device connections, 1

as default communication port on initial startup, 1

configuration parameters, 1

default system console configuration, 1, 2

using, 1

set-defaults (OpenBoot command), 1

setenv (OpenBoot command), 1

setlocator (sc> command), 1

setsc (ALOM CMT command), 1

setsc (ALOM command), 1

showenv (OpenBoot command), 1

shownetwork (ALOM CMT command), 1

shutdown (Solaris command), 1, 2

Solaris commands

cfgadm, 1

cfgadm install_device, cautions against using, 1

cfgadm remove_device, cautions against using, 1

fsck, 1

init, 1, 2

raidctl, 1 - 2

shutdown, 1, 2

tip, 1, 2

uadmin, 1

uname, 1

uname -r, 1

Stop-A (USB keyboard functionality), 1

Stop-D (USB keyboard functionality), 1

Stop-F (USB keyboard functionality), 1

Stop-N (USB keyboard functionality), 1

suspending the operating system software, 1

system console

accessing with alphanumeric terminal, 1

accessing with graphics monitor, 1

accessing with terminal server, 1, 2

accessing with tip connection, 1

alphanumeric terminal connection, 1, 2

alternate configurations, 1

configuring local graphics monitor to access, 1

connection using graphics monitor, 1

default configuration explained, 1, 2, 3

default connections, 1, 2

defined, 1

Ethernet attachment through network management port, 1

graphics monitor connection, 1, 2

multiple view sessions, 1

sc> prompt, switching between, 1

setting OpenBoot configuration variables for, 1

system reset scenarios, 1

system status LEDs

Locator, 1

system status LEDs, Locator, 1

T

terminal server

accessing system console from, 1, 2

connection through patch panel, 1

pinouts for crossover cable, 1

tip (Solaris command), 1

tip connection

accessing system console, 1

accessing terminal server, 1

tip connection

accessing system console, 1

U

uadmin (Solaris command), 1

uname (Solaris command), 1

uname -r (Solaris command), 1