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3-14 SPARC Enterprise T1000 Server Service Manual • April 2007
3.3.1.2 Switching Between the System Console and ALOM
■ To switch from the console output to the ALOM CMT sc> prompt, type #.
(Hash-Period). Note that this command is user-configureable. Refer to the
Advanced Lights Out Management (ALOM) CMT Guide for more information.
■ To switch from the sc> prompt to the console, type console.
3.3.1.3 Service-Related ALOM CMT Commands
TABLE 3-4 describes the typical ALOM CMT commands for servicing the server. For
descriptions of all ALOM CMT commands, issue the help command or refer to the
Advanced Lights Out Management (ALOM) CMT Guide.
TABLE 3-4 Service-Related ALOM CMT Commands
ALOM CMT Command Description
help [command] Displays a list of all ALOM CMT commands with syntax and descriptions.
Specifying a command name as an option displays help for that command.
break [-y][-c][-D] Takes the host server from the OS to either kmdb or OpenBoot PROM
(equivalent to a Stop-A), depending on the mode Solaris software was
booted.
• -y skips the confirmation question
• -c executes a console command after the break command completes
• -D forces a core dump of the Solaris OS
clearfault UUID Manually clears host-detected faults. The UUID is the unique fault ID of
the fault to be cleared.
console [-f] Connects you to the host system. The -f option forces the console to have
read and write capabilities.
consolehistory [-b lines|-e
lines|-v] [-g lines]
[boot|run]
Displays the contents of the system’s console buffer. The following options
enable you to specify how the output is displayed:
• -g lines specifies the number of lines to display before pausing.
• -e lines displays n lines from the end of the buffer.
• -b lines displays n lines from beginning of buffer.
• -v displays entire buffer.
• boot|run specifies the log to display (run is the default log).
bootmode
[normal|reset_nvram|
bootscript=string]
Enables control of the firmware during system initialization with the
following options:
• normal is the default boot mode.
• reset_nvram resets OpenBoot PROM parameters to their default
values.
• bootscript=string enables the passing of a string to the boot
command.