Hi,
I am new to Solaris in general and have a Sunfire V890 Server. I am
trying to use the management port on the back of the server via a
laptop using hyperterm and get no reponse. I have check the
communication setting 9600 8 bit etc but still nothing.

Is there something I need to do to activate the management port for use
?

Apprecriate any help ?


Regards,

Paul

In article <1135160910.489632.12600@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
	"PjW" <paul.whapshott@barclays.com> writes:
> Hi,
> I am new to Solaris in general and have a Sunfire V890 Server. I am
> trying to use the management port on the back of the server via a
> laptop using hyperterm and get no reponse. I have check the
> communication setting 9600 8 bit etc but still nothing.

Which management port?

If you're plugged in to the management card (RSC, or sometimes called
ALOM on newer boxes), which is the card with 2 RJ45 sockets labelled
serial mgmt and net mgmt or some such, then by default it won't work.

By default the console will be on the (old-fashioned) serial port just
above it labelled SERIAL A/B.

You can monitor and do some tasks with the RSC (once it's configured).
The console (unlike newer ALOMs) will be connected to *either* the
physical serial port or to the RSC. As I said, by default it goes to
the physical serial port, but you can switch it over.

> Is there something I need to do to activate the management port for use
> ?

Depends what you need to do. If all you want is console access, then
just connect to either the RSC or the serial port.

To use the RSC, you'll need to install the RSC software (it's on the
supplement CD) and configure it. Or get it from

http://www.sun.com/servers/rsc_download_readme.html

-- 
-Peter Tribble
L.I.S., University of Hertfordshire - http://www.herts.ac.uk/
http://www.petertribble.co.uk/ - http://ptribble.blogspot.com/

In article <1135160910.489632.12600@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
PjW <paul.whapshott@barclays.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>I am new to Solaris in general and have a Sunfire V890 Server. I am

>Is there something I need to do to activate the management port for use

You need to install and configure the RSC 2.2.3 software.

http://javashoplm.sun.com/ECom/docs/Welcome.jsp?StoreId=8&PartDetailId=RSC-2_2-G-F&TransactionId=Try

Regards,
Fredrik
-- 
Fredrik Lundholm   
dol @ ce.chalmers.se
				 

thanks for your replies.

The reason i would like to use the management port is for Console
access. I use the serial port at present but cannot get this working
through a terminal server with appropriate speed settings etc.

So I am looking at using the management port for this purpose in the
hope this will work through a terminal server to access the port
remotely and be able to shutdown /reboot etc.

Regards,

Paul

SUN ships the 890s with the rsc disabled.  The easiest way to set it up
is
with "rscadm".  To make sure the RSC software is installed:

# pkginfo | grep rsc
system      SUNWrsc                          Remote System Control
system      SUNWrscd                         Remote System Control User
Guide
system      SUNWrscj                         Remote System Control GUI

to enable the rsc:

# pwd
/usr/platform/SUNW,Sun-Fire-V890/rsc
# ./rscadm useradd admin
# ./rscadm userperm admin cuar
# ./rscadm userpassword admin

and set a password

Set the network console's network parameters:
# ./rscadm set ip_mode config
# ./rscadm set ip_addr xx.xx.xx.xx
# ./rscadm set ip_netmask xx.xx.xx.xx
# ./rscadm set ip_gateway xx.xx.xx.xx
# ./rscadm set hostname hostname
# ./rscadm date 113011402005.00
# ./rscadm set escape_char # .  (note: it is # space .)
# ./rscadm resetrsc

It may takes several minutes for the RSC to reset.

thanks I am having problem with the RSC port and the standard serial
port.

I have configured RSC and have plugged a cable back into the port
leading to a laptop and do not get any response.

I can get the standard serial port working through the laptop however
when connecting through a terminal server I get no response.

Telnet ip-address port-no (maps through to serial console port)

it hangs at this point . I have set the port up with 9600 8 bit none
butno luck. 

Any ideas ?


Paul

>>>I have configured RSC and have plugged a cable back into the port
leading to a laptop and do not get any response

are you using a crossover cable?  can you communicate with the RSC over
normal ethernet?

also, you have to set your input & output devices:

output-device=rsc-console
input-device=rsc-console