Deactivating a Target

A target can be deactivated to disconnect the debug server from the debug agent and to release the serial device used by the debug server. When a target is deactivated, the debug agent switches to standalone mode. The chconsole can no longer be used because the debug server no longer reads the serial line. Instead, you must start the tip or cu tools to access the system debugging console.

A target can be temporarily removed (deactivated) with the command:

$ chadmin -deactivate target_name

When a target is deactivated, it is not removed from the debug server configuration file. It is therefore possible to reactivate it later.