dxs(1M) provides software support for a domain. This support includes virtual console functionality, dynamic reconfiguration mailbox support, and PCI mailbox support. The mailbox support handles domain driver requests and events. The virtual console functionality enables one or more users running the console program to access the domain's virtual console.

When the domain is running Solaris software, dxs acts as a relay between the domain's console driver (cvcd) and the running console windows. When the domain is not running Solaris software, dxs acts as a relay between OpenBoot PROM and the running console windows.

A domain X server is automatically started for each active domain by the ssd(1M) daemon. Do not start it manually from the command line. dxs for the domain is terminated when the domain is shut down.

The following options are supported:

-d domain_indicator

Specifies the domain using one of the following:

domain_id - ID for a domain. Valid domain_ids are A-R and are not case sensitive.

domain_tag - Name assigned to a domain using addtag(1M).

-h

Help. Displays usage descriptions for the specified hostname. Note – Use alone. Any option specified in addition to -h is ignored.

-S

Disables console output logging. By default, logging is enabled and is written to the /var/opt/SUNWSMS/adm/domain_id/console file.

The following exit values are returned:

0

Successful completion.

>0

An error occurred.

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes.

addtag(1m), console(1m), ssd(1m)