cvcd(1M)                                                  System Administration Commands                                                  cvcd(1M)

NAME

       cvcd - virtual console daemon

SYNOPSIS

       /platform/platform_name/cvcd

DESCRIPTION

       The virtual console daemon, cvcd, is a server process that supports the network console provided on some platforms. The cvcd daemon accepts
       network console connections from a remote host (only one host at any given time). Console input is read from this connection and  forwarded
       to cvc(7D) by way of cvcredir(7D).

       Similarly,  console  output is read from cvcredir(7D) and forwarded across the network console connection. If cvcd dies, console traffic is
       automatically rerouted through an internal hardware interface.

       The cvcd daemon normally starts at system boot time. Each domain supports only one cvcd process at a time.

       Caution:        On Sun Enterprise 10000 domains, cvcd uses a configuration file (/etc/ssphostname) to determine the name of the  host  from
                       which  network console connections are allowed. If the remote console host is renamed, you must edit the configuration file
                       to reflect that change.

OPERANDS

       The following operands are supported:

       platform_name           The official Sun platform name used in packaging and code. For example, for Sun Fire 15K servers, the platform_name
                               would     be SUNW,Sun-Fire-15000.

ATTRIBUTES

       See  attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Architecture                 |Sun     Enterprise    10000  |
       |                             |servers,  Sun Fire High-End  |
       |                             |Systems                      |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability                 |SUNWcvc.u                    |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       svcs(1), svcadm(1M), services(4), attributes(5), smf(5), cvc(7D), cvcredir(7D)

       Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP Reference Manual

       System Management Services (SMS) Reference Manual

NOTES

       The cvcd service is managed by the service management facility, smf(5), under the service identifier:

       svc:/system/cvc

       Administrative  actions  on  this  service, such as enabling, disabling, or requesting restart, can be performed using svcadm(1M). The ser-
       vice's status can be queried using the svcs(1) command.

SunOS 5.10                                                          11 Aug 2004                                                           cvcd(1M)