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System Configuration and Setup
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6.7.1 set console
The setting of the console environment variable determines where the system will
display power-up output. Power-up information is typically displayed on the console
terminal. The console terminal can be either a graphics monitor or a serial terminal.
Set this environment variable according to the console terminal that you are using.
Whenever you change the value of this environment variable, you must initialize the
firmware with the init command or press the Reset button.
Syntax
set console output_device
Arguments:
graphics Sets the power-up output to be displayed at a graphics monitor or a
device that is connected to the VGA module.
serial Sets the power-up output to be displayed on the device that is
connected to the COM1 (MMJ) port.
Example
>>> set console serial
>>> init
.
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. !Now switch to the serial terminal.
>>> show console
console serial