[geeks] more Solaris serial help

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

On Dec 19, 2006, at 7:35 PM, brian.dunbar at liftport.com wrote:

> All,
>
> It's late, I need to rebuild a server sometime between oh, now and
> tomorrow a.m.  I can't get the server to boot (botched mirror creation
> left the boot disk inop)
>
> It's a new Sun V210.  The problem is I can't drop the damned thing to 
> the
> OK prompt so I can reboot from CD and reinstall the OS.  Long ago we
> fiddled with the actual terminal server so it could NOT issue a break 
> to
> the servers so that's right out.  I did connect a cable between the 
> serial
> port on a V120 and the V210.  I can login to the V120 and issue
>
> tip hardwire
>

Are you able to get to the LOM or are you on a console ?

Isn't there a LOM-supplied way to issue a break?  something like

#.
or

##.

Does this page help at all?
http://docs.sun.com/source/819-2445-11/command_shell.html

Cordially
Patrick Giagnocavo
patrick at zill.net