Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V100 Server User Manual


 
20 Sun Fire V100 User’s Guide December 2001
Setting Up a Console Connection to the
Server
To perform the initial configuration and to continue to monitor and manage a server,
you can connect any of the following devices to the appropriate serial port on the
server’s back panel:
Sun workstation or ASCII terminal connected directly to the server
Sun workstation connected via a terminal server
Modem
PC
Handheld device
Which Is the Appropriate Serial Port?
There are two serial ports on the rear of the Sun Fire V100 server. TABLE 3-1 lists the
serial port labels and function of each port.
Serial Port Pin Arrangement
When viewed from the back of the server, the pin arrangement of the RJ-45 ports is
as shown in
FIGURE 3-1.
TABLE 3-1 Server Serial Ports
Serial Port Purpose Description
A LOM Issue LOM
commands
This port is dedicated to the Lights Out
Management (LOM) device in the server.
B Serial Perform binary
data transfers
Set up a modem
connection
Communication on the A/LOM port is subject to
interruption by the LOM device, therefore the A/
LOM port does not assert the constant DTR signal
required by a modem.