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Sun Enterprise 6500/5500/4500 Systems Installation Guide

Connecting an ASCII Terminal

An ASCII terminal (or workstation) can be attached to the server to display diagnostic messages produced by the firmware (power-on self-test/POST or OpenBoot(TM) PROM/OBP) program. A terminal is not required for normal server operations, so it may be necessary to locate a terminal to connect to the server.

  1. Connect the terminal cable into serial port A on the clock+ board (Figure 2-9).

    Figure 2-9 Clock+ Board

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  2. For Enterprise 6500/5500 systems only: route the terminal cable from the clock+ board down along the right mounting rail of the cabinet.

    Use tie wraps to secure the terminal cable to the mounting rail.

  3. Connect the terminal power cord into an AC wall outlet.

  4. Configure the ASCII terminal as follows:

    • 9600 bps

    • 1 stop bit

    • 8 data bits

    • Parity off

    • Full duplex

    Refer to the instruction manual shipped with the terminal for specific configuration instructions.

    Note -

    The setup parameters listed in Step 1 may differ from the setup at the customer site. These parameters can be changed in the NVRAM. Refer to the set-defaults and printenv commands in the OpenBoot Command Reference manual, part number 802-3242.