Serial console started. To stop, type ESC ( in x4140

varun

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Jul 30, 2009, 3:04:14 AM7/30/09

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Guys,

I've been running into this problem multiple times. Few of x4140
machines in my setup doesn't allow me to get console from Net mgmt or
serial console.

I login into the Net mgmt and do :

cd /SP/Console
start
and it gives me
Serial console started. To stop, type ESC (

Then I dont get the login prompt for OS.

Any one got a fix for this??

Thanks in advance.

Ian Collins

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Jul 30, 2009, 4:12:58 AM7/30/09

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I don't know the correct fix, but when this happens I've ended up using
the web console instead.

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Ian Collins

Andrew Gabriel

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Jul 30, 2009, 6:03:43 AM7/30/09

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In article <7dd30bF...@mid.individual.net>,

Is the system configured with the console on the serial port?

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Andrew Gabriel
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Ian Collins

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Jul 30, 2009, 6:21:39 AM7/30/09

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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
> In article <7dd30bF...@mid.individual.net>,
> Ian Collins <ian-...@hotmail.com> writes:
>> varun wrote:
>>> Guys,
>>>
>>> I've been running into this problem multiple times. Few of x4140
>>> machines in my setup doesn't allow me to get console from Net mgmt or
>>> serial console.
>>>
>>> I login into the Net mgmt and do :
>>>
>>> cd /SP/Console
>>> start
>>> and it gives me
>>> Serial console started. To stop, type ESC (
>>>
>>> Then I dont get the login prompt for OS.
>>>
>>> Any one got a fix for this??
>> I don't know the correct fix, but when this happens I've ended up using
>> the web console instead.
>
> Is the system configured with the console on the serial port?
>

Good point, I haven't checked.

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Ian Collins

Zfs..

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Jul 31, 2009, 11:54:15 AM7/31/09

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On Jul 30, 11:21 am, Ian Collins <ian-n...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Andrew Gabriel wrote:

> > In article <7dd30bF2bmio...@mid.individual.net>,

> > Ian Collins <ian-n...@hotmail.com> writes:
> >> varun wrote:
> >>> Guys,
>
> >>> I've been running into this problem multiple times. Few of x4140
> >>> machines in my setup doesn't allow me to get console from Net mgmt or
> >>> serial console.
>
> >>> I login into the Net mgmt and do :
>
> >>> cd /SP/Console
> >>> start
> >>> and it gives me
> >>> Serial console started. To stop, type ESC (
>
> >>> Then I dont get the login prompt for OS.
>
> >>> Any one got a fix for this??
> >> I don't know the correct fix, but when this happens I've ended up using
> >> the web console instead.
>
> > Is the system configured with the console on the serial port?
>
> Good point, I haven't checked.
>
> --
> Ian Collins

Did you get the console to start as I am having the same issue !

Zfs..

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Jul 31, 2009, 1:48:09 PM7/31/09

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http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5225553 kinda sorted it..

Worst SP I have ever used..

garysun

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Aug 12, 2009, 9:37:21 AM8/12/09

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did you power on the server?

ITguy

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Aug 12, 2009, 7:23:29 PM8/12/09

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> http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5225553kinda sorted it..

>
> Worst SP I have ever used..

I rather like the ILOM, but you absolutely have to update it on
arrival. I can't understand why Sun just can ship hardware with the
latest firmware installed.

The ELOM is a sad excuse for SP

slv...@gmail.com

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Sep 5, 2013, 9:59:33 PM9/5/13

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My guess is...

start /SYS

help

(another useful command for more hints)

Grabbing documentation for an x4140 and/or ILOM should also answer some questions, e.g. google 'x4140 ILOM' and look at some of the PDF and or online documentation, which happens to be freely available.

Sven Marcel Buchholz

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Sep 10, 2013, 10:26:34 AM9/10/13

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Use "eeprom console=ttya" to set the console-output through ttya.