Solaris

Hi,

We have an E250 which we need to access to install solaris 10 for a communigate trial.

We only have the server itself, no cables or anything and im struggling to gain access.

It has a RSC card, that i have learned, but a db25-db9 cable doesn't seem to bring anything up in telnet on either the db25 port on the rsc or on port a on the motherboard.

How can i get started on accessing the box?

i read in another forum about removing the rsc card and booting it to try and access a console via port a but that didn't give any response.

This is the first unix/sparc box i have had my hands on, so please be gentle.

Thanks in advance

Alan

It may not be using the RCS card at all.

you need to be sure the cable you are using is a null modem. Then you should connect it to the serial port ( the one marked A )
(using hyperterminal if using windows). If you get output here you're good to go, and you can install the RSC software using the instructions on the sun website.

I think thats what sort of cable i have, i removed it from an external modem i have lying around.

still no response to the console though.

any other ideas?

I think you have the wrong cable. Modems are connected using serial cable which is not crossed over, the one you need is crossed over ( or null modem ).

Got myself the null modem cable and it's now displaying on the screen.

Now, we got this e250 from our data centre as it was our old mail server and i was thinking of installing solaris 10 on it (think it's solaris 7 at the moment)

we don't know the root password?

whats the best way of bypassing/blanking this? i know this is possible in linux, which is as far as my nix knowledge goes.

Cheers.

Alan

If you are going to reinstall and there is nothing you want to keep, you don't need the root password. You will be asked for a new one during installation.

Otherwise, boot deom cd in single user mode, mount the root filesystem and clear the root password in the shadow file. There is a post in the frequently asked questions forum which explains how.

I put cd 1 of solaris 10 in, but it didn't boot from the cd.

anything im missing, other than a brain of course.


Alan