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## How to Connect to the Server Using a Serial Capture Program

1. Use a cable to connect the serial port of the server to the serial port of the serial capture host system.
2. Make sure that the communication properties of the serial port of the system are set to the default.

   The default settings are 9600 baud, 8, N, 1 (eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit), disable flow control.

3. Start a terminal session to capture the serial port output:

   On a client running Solaris OS, type:

       $tip -9600 /dev/ttya

   On a client running Windows, start a program such as Hyperterminal.

   On a client running Linux, start a program such as Minicom, a text-based serial communication program that is included in the Linux distributions. For more information, see the man pages included in the Linux distribution.

4. Log in to the service processor as an Administrator, for example:

   login: `root` password: `changeme`

5. Start the ILOM SP GUI by typing the following:

       start /SP/console

6. Power on main power to the server by using a ball-point pen or other pointed object to press the recessed Power button on the front panel.

   POST messages appear on your screen as the OS starts.

7. Follow the Solaris 10 software onscreen prompts.
8. Use the information that you gathered in Configuring the Preinstalled Solaris OS to help you enter the system and network information as you are prompted.

   The screens that are displayed vary, depending on the method that you chose for assigning network information to the server (DHCP or static IP address).

   After you entered the system-configuration information, the server completes the boot process and displays the Solaris login prompt.

See Also

See the Solaris 10 OS user documentation at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/solaris.10

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