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on the speed of the LAN, and in general is only recommended for doing occasional system
management functions that do not require performance sensitive graphics.
NOTE:
Make sure your Integrity servers has the latest firmware updates installed.
B.2.1 Selecting Your OpenVMS Console (Not Applicable to rx2600 Integrity servers)
On Integrity servers other than the rx2600 (or on servers with outdated firmware), console devices
can be configured as one of the following three types:
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Primary console—The device enabled as a console for the firmware interface and used as
the OpenVMS console (OPA0). If a VGA device (device path) is selected as the Primary
console, at least one serial device path must be set as a Secondary console in order to use
the VGA device to boot OpenVMS.
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Secondary console—A device enabled as a console for the firmware but not used as the
OpenVMS console during or after booting. The device is configured as a normal serial port
device. If you specify an MP port as the Secondary console, it will not be visible to OpenVMS.
The MP port is visible to OpenVMS only when selected as a Primary console. If multiple
serial ports are available as a console on your Integrity servers and you select one for a
Secondary console, do not use that console for transmission of binary data.
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Not Configured—A device that is not enabled as a console for the firmware or operating
system.
Your system can be booted from any Primary or Secondary console but OpenVMS output displays
only on the primary console. For information about serial devices that can be selected as the
console and the serial device port enumeration, see the HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 Release Notes.
You can select a console in one of two ways:
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Using the EFI Boot Manager, as described in
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Using the EFI shell, as described in
The examples in the following two subsections show how to select a VGA device for the OpenVMS
console.
B.2.1.1 Using the EFI Boot Manager to Select the OpenVMS Console
To select the device for your OpenVMS console using the EFI Boot Manager, follow these steps.
Depending on the firmware version and configuration, menu selections displayed on your screen
might differ from those seen in the examples . With this EFI firmware, you no longer have to
select a console input device, console output device, and console error device. The firmware
automatically sets the Primary console device to be the console input, console output, and console
error device.
1.
From the EFI Boot Manager screen, use the up or down arrow key to select the Boot
Configuration menu and press Enter:
B.2 Selecting Your OpenVMS Console for the Integrity servers System
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