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Old 06-09-2005
disconnecting from serial management port
On v240's and v440's whenever i connect my laptop to the serial management port and when either the laptop goes into sleep mode, or i physicall disconnect the cable, the solaris boxes go to the ok prompt!!!! anyone have any idea...
Last edited by csaunders; 06-09-2005 at 04:05 PM..
# 2  
Old 06-09-2005
A few links....

System Reset
Disabling BREAK on Sun console serial ports
How can I prevent my system from halting when my terminal server is rebooted?

On the last one: we had a terminal server connected to the system console port of 45 sun boxes. It rebooted and 45 sun boxes went to the ok prompt...
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Old 06-10-2005
The V240+V440 has a ALOM Managment Card...

I think when you connect you see something like this:

alom>

If you want to disconnect :

SunOS # Ctrl+D

Hostname Login :

Then press "#." to go to alom> prompt

then you see alom> and enter "logout" or "disconnect" I dont know right know

Then the SUN wont break to OBP
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Old 06-10-2005
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Originally Posted by networkfre@k
The V240+V440 has a ALOM Managment Card...

I think when you connect you see something like this:

alom>

If you want to disconnect :

SunOS # Ctrl+D

Hostname Login :

Then press "#." to go to alom> prompt

then you see alom> and enter "logout" or "disconnect" I dont know right know

Then the SUN wont break to OBP
The links Perderabo provided would be a better way to go, this is the correct use of LOM/ALOM however it does not cover you when the laptop decides it needs a snooze.
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