Re: environmental consoles...

From: Alex Daniels (AlexNOSPAMTHANKSDaniels_at_themail.co.uk)
Date: 05/10/04 

Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 23:11:23 +0100

"Mike Naime" <mnaime@kc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:SMxnc.28304$ee7.3126@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> Ok, I was replacing a failed power supply and the environmental console
> question came up this morning. The FE and I came up with this list for
the
> Alphaservers that I have.
>
> These are all accessed by the "OPA0" port on the Alphaserver.
> 4000 ^]^]RCM (control-], control-], rcm)
> DS10L esc-esc-rmc
> DS10 esc-esc-rmc
> DS20E ^]^]RCM (control-], control-], rcm)
> DS25 esc-esc-rmc
> ES40. esc-esc-rmc
> ES45. esc-esc-rmc
> GS160/320 esc-esc-scm
>
> Marvel line. Here is where they re-designed and split up the consoles.
> ES47/GS1280 "Connect" to get to the Alphaserver console port(s) if not
> already actively monitored or connected. esc-esc-MBM to return.
> Note: All consoles for the Marvel line are Telnet sessions through the SMC
> router. MBM console on port 23. Alphaserver consoles for the SBB's start
> at port 323 and go up from there.
>

That is wrong.

While it is not documented anywhere I have seen, you can plug a console
directly into the first 2P unit in each RAD (into the 9pin Serial) and use
this as a serial console. I have done this on both ES80's and ES47's.

You do not have to use the NAT box to get a console. Although you should
still run a cable up to the NAT box, or you can get some errors on booting
from MBM to SRM. You can then use your incumbant Console Monitoring software
via a terminal server if you so wish.

Alex

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