Index

Symbols

-> commands

reset /SYS, 1
set /HOST/bootmode, 1
set /SYS/LOCATE, 1
show /SYS/LOCATE, 1

-> 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

/etc/remote file, 1

modifying, 1

A

Activity (disk drive LED), 1

activity indicator, 1

alarm

status indicators, 1

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

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, explained, 1

communicating with the system

about, 1
options, table, 1

console configuration, connection alternatives explained, 1

critical alarm, 1

D

default system console configuration, 1

device reconfiguration, manual, 1

device unconfiguration, manual, 1

device, disabling, 1

device, enabling, 1

disabling a device, 1

disk configuration

RAID 0, 1
RAID 1, 1

disk drives

LEDs

Activity, 1
OK-to-Remove, 1

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

enabling a device, 1
environmental information, viewing, 1
error handling, summary, 1
escape sequence (, 1

G

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

ILOM commands

reset /SYS, 1
show, 1

ILOM,See Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM)

init (Solaris command), 1, 2

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

Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM)

-> prompt,See -> prompt
commands,See -> prompt
escape sequence (, 1
logging in, 1
multiple connections to, 1

K

keyboard, attaching, 1

L

LEDs, 1

Activity (disk drive LED), 1

alarm status, 1

critical, 1
major, 1
minor, 1
user, 1

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

rear panel, 1

server status, 1

LEDs, Locator (system status LED), 1

Locator (system status LED)

controlling from-> prompt, 1

Locator (system status LED), controlling, 1

locator indicator, 1

logging in to the Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM), 1

logical device name (disk drive), reference, 1

M

major alarm, 1
manual device reconfiguration, 1
manual device unconfiguration, 1
manual system reset, 1, 2
minor alarm, 1
monitor, attaching, 1
multiple ILOM sessions, 1

N

network management port (NET MGT)

activating, 1

nonmirrored disk hot-plug operation, 1

normally

closed (NC) relay state, 1
open (NO) relay state, 1

ntwdt driver, 1

O

ok prompt

about, 1
accessing with Break key, 1
accessing with graceful system shutdown, 1
accessing with ILOMset /HOST break_action=break command, 1
accessing with ILOMset /HOST send_break_action=break command, 1
accessing with manual system reset, 1, 2
suspension of Solaris operating system, 1
ways to access, 1

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

OpenBoot commands

probe-ide, 1
probe-scsi-all, 1
reset-all, 1
setenv, 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

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

probe-ide (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

rear panel

LEDs, 1

relay state

normally closed (NC), 1
normally open (NO), 1

reset

manual system, 1, 2
scenarios, 1

reset /SYS (ILOM command), 1

reset-all (OpenBoot command), 1

run levels

explained, 1
ok prompt and, 1

S

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
using, 1

service required indicator, 1

set /HOST/bootmode (-> command), 1

set /SYS/LOCATE (-> command), 1

setenv (OpenBoot command), 1

show (ILOM 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
init, 1, 2
raidctl, 1
shutdown, 1, 2
tip, 1
uadmin, 1
uname, 1
uname -r, 1

status indicators, 1

alarm, 1, 2

critical, 1
major, 1
minor, 1
user, 1

server, 1

Stop-D (USB keyboard functionality), 1

Stop-F (USB keyboard functionality), 1

Stop-N (USB keyboard functionality), 1

system console

-> prompt, switching between, 1
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
default connections, 1
defined, 1
Ethernet attachment through network management port, 1
graphics monitor connection, 1, 2
multiple view sessions, 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

U

uadmin (Solaris command), 1
uname (Solaris command), 1
uname -r (Solaris command), 1
user alarm, 1

W

watchdog timer

APIs, 1
application mode, 1
data structures, 1
disabling, 1
enabling, 1
error messages, 1
example program, 1
getting state of, 1
IOCTLs, 1
limitations, 1
rearming, 1
setting timeout period, 1