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HP-UX requires
that you select the correct console via a firmware selection menu.
If you have ordered a machine with HP-UX pre-installed, your console
selections will be correctly chosen for you. However, if you are
cold-installing HP-UX, or change your system configuration, you
may need to select the correct console. Skipping this step can result
in HP-UX using an unexpected device as a console, and can therefore
appear as a system hang. Decide what console you want to use. Depending on your system configuration, HP-UX can use one
of several possible devices as your system console. The possibilities
are: Management Processor (MP)
Serial Port (if present)
Using the EFI menus, select the appropriate
console device and deselect others: Choose the "Boot
option maintenance menu" choice from the main Boot Manager
Menu: EFI Boot Manager ver 1.10 [14.57] Firmware ver 1.20 [4225]
Please select a boot option
HP-UX Primary Boot: 0/2/2/0.0.0.0
EFI Shell [Built-in]
Boot option maintenance menu
Security/Password Menu
Choose "Select Active
Console Output Devices": EFI Boot Maintenance Manager ver 1.10 [14.57]
Main Menu. Select an Operation
Boot from a File
Add a Boot Option
Delete Boot Option(s)
Change Boot Order
Manage BootNext setting
Set Auto Boot TimeOut
Select Active Console Output Devices
Select Active Console Input Devices
Select Active Standard Error Devices
Cold Reset
Exit
SystemGuid-->[FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF]
SerialNumber-->[(null)] |
Choose the
correct output device and deselect others. On HP's rx2600, rx5670
and zx6000 systems, the "Select Active Console Output Devices" menu
will look like this: EFI Boot Maintenance Manager ver 1.10 [14.57]
Select the Console Output Device(s)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)
* Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(2|0)
Acpi(HWP0003,400)/Pci(0|0)
Save Settings to NVRAM
Exit
Interface
Differences between Itanium-based Systems | |
Each Itanium-based
System has a similar interface with minor differences. These menus
are navigated with the arrow keys to move around, and using the
enter or space key to select and deselect devices. Selected devices
have an asterisk ("*") next to them. After making
your changes to this menu, choose Save Settings to NVRAM and then Exit. VGA ConsolesAny device in the output device menu that has a Pci section in its path, but does not have a Uart section will be a VGA device. If you require a VGA
console, choose this device, and unmark all others. In the example above,
a VGA device is selected as the console. Other Console TypesAny device in the output device menu that has a Uart section, but no Pci section is one of the system serial ports. Notice that
there are actually four almost identical system serial ports in
the example above. The first four entries are identical except for
their VenMsg section. This means that each entry is actually the
same device, with different protocols for accessing the device.
If the first entry is chosen, an Ansi capable terminal device should
be used to talk to the serial port. If the second entry is chosen,
a Vt100 capable terminal device should be used, and so on. Selecting
a Console on HP rx2600, rx5670, and zx6000 Systems | |
On HP's rx2600,
rx5670, and zx6000 systems, an entry in the output device menu that
has a Uart section and a Pci section will be the serial port on a Management Processor
(MP). To use the MP as your console device, select one of the MP
serial device entries, and deselect everything else. Choose
Select Active Console Input Devices. Choose the correct input device and deselect others. Follow all the sub-steps in Step Step 2 of “Selecting
your HP-UX Console” to correctly select your console input device. For input
devices, a device that has a Pci section in its path, but does not have a Uart section will be a USB keyboard device. Choose Select Active Standard Error Devices. Choose the correct standard error device and deselect
others. Follow all the sub-steps in Step Step 2 of “Selecting
your HP-UX Console” to correctly select your standard error device. Output
on this device will be important firmware messages reporting errors. Reset your system A system reset is required for your console selections to
take effect
Last
Notes on Console Selection | |
HP-UX
makes decisions based upon the EFI Boot Maintenance Manager menu's Select Active Console sections to determine where to send its output. If
the incorrect console devices are chosen, HP-UX may either fail to
boot, or will boot with output directed to the wrong location. Therefore, any
time new potential console devices are added to a system, or anytime NVRAM
on a system is cleared, console selections should be reviewed to ensure
that they are correct. More information on the EFI Paths used for console selection
can be found in Intel's Extensible Firmware Interface documents
available from their web site. |
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