Sun Microsystems V120 Server User Manual


 
Chapter 9 Managing the Server From the Solaris Prompt 9-13
By default, the Serial A/LOM port is shared by the console and the LOM device. The
LOM interrupts the console whenever it needs to send an event report. To prevent
the LOM from interrupting the console on Serial A/LOM, turn serial event reporting
off.
To turn serial event reporting on again, type:
If you want to dedicate the Serial A/LOM port to the LOM device and to use the
Serial B port as your console port, see Section 8.6, “Separating the LOM From the
Console on the Serial A/LOM Port” on page 8-19 (Chapter 8).
9.3.5 Making the LOM Interface Backward Compatible
(lom -B)
If you have scripts written to the LOM interface on the Netra t1 Model 100/105
server or the Netra t 1400/1405 server and you want to use these scripts on a Sun
Fire V120 or a Netra 120 server, you can add file system links that make this
possible. To do so, simply type:
When you have done this, you will be able to use the old scripts on the new system.
9.3.6 Upgrading the LOM Firmware
(lom -G filename)
To upgrade the firmware on the LOM device, obtain the new firmware package from
SunSolve
SM
or from your local Sun sales representative, and type the following:
where filename is the name of the file containing the new firmware.
Note LOM firmware upgrades will be released as patches and will include
detailed installation instructions.
# lom -E on
# lom -B
# lom -G filename