[SunHELP] remote console

[Marc Belanger]

Greetings again,

George makes a good inexpensive (usually) alternative to a pre-packaged
solution. The issue I've run across with serial based console servers is the
darn pin-outs for different models. For some odd reason, the serial
connections are not always standard on all the Sun's. Pin-out maps are
readily available, but it requires a trip to rat-shack, and praying the
correct "build-your-own" connectors are in stock, in the numbers you need
them.

It is still a viable solution, imho.

-Marc

-----Original Message-----
From: sunhelp-bounces at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-bounces at sunhelp.org]On
Behalf Of George Munk
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 10:11 AM
To: The SunHELP List
Subject: RE: [SunHELP] remote console


Joan,

We use a PC running Linux with extra serial ports. A serial port is
connected to the serial port console of each Sun system. The screen
utility is used to create a session which captures and retains any
activity on the console. Inside the screen session, kermit is used to
communicate across the serial connection. We use only SSH to connect to
the console server. If you want to buy a solution rather than build one,
there are serial port terminal servers that support connecting to them
using SSH. Cyclades is one vendor I am familiar with.


George


-----Original Message-----
From: sunhelp-bounces at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-bounces at sunhelp.org]
On Behalf Of Grindell, Joan M.
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 7:59 AM
To: 'The SunHELP List'; 'Solaris-Users mailing list'
Subject: [SunHELP] remote console

Good morning.

I have a question I hope someone may be able to answer.

We are looking for something that will give us the ability to log into
the
ok prompt of a remote server.  We will be moving some of our servers
twenty
miles a way and are looking to a method to log into the ok prompt after
a
boot (crash or intentional) and restart the computer without having to
drive
to the site.  It would also be helpful if the method was secure as well.

Thanks
Joan
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