Accessing the system console, To access the system console directly – Sun Microsystems X6450 User Manual

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Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide • May 2009

To specify a static Ethernet configuration, type:

where xxx.xxx.xx.xx, yyy.yyy.yyy.y and zzz.zzz.zz.zzz are the IP address,
netmask, and gateway for your SP and network configuration.

To specify a dynamic Ethernet configuration, type:

set pendingipdiscovery=dhcp

set commitpending=true

Note –

Typing set commitpending=true commits your changes.

Accessing the System Console

This section describes how to connect to the system console.

Choose one of the following ways to access the system console:

Directly, using the dongle

Using the ILOM CLI

Using the ILOM web interface and an RKVM session

After you can view the system console, refer to the documentation for your
operating system. See the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Operating System Installation
Guide
, or the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Windows Operating System Installation
Guide
.

▼ To Access the System Console Directly

1. Connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the dongle cable on the server

module front panel. See

“Dongle Cable Connections” on page 33

.

2. To power the server on or off, use a stylus as described in

“Routine Power On

and Power Off” on page 3

.

set pendingipaddress=

xxx.xxx.xx.xx

set pendingipnetmask=

yyy.yyy.yyy.y

set pendingipgateway=

zzz.zzz.zz.zzz

set pendingipdiscovery=static

set commitpending=true

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