Configuring HP-UX For Peripherals

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Conﬁguring Terminals and Modems

Planning to Conﬁgure a Terminal or Modem

Plan ahead before conﬁguring a terminal or modem. Read the hardware

documentation shipped with the peripheral device and understand what

you need to do before getting started.

Planning to Conﬁgure a Port for a Terminal

Consider the following:

• Are you conﬁguring the device directly to a serial (RS-232-C) port or

to a terminal server through the LAN?

• Will other users be affected by the conﬁguration? If so, notify them

before you bring the system down.

• Observe HP recommendations concerning maximum recommended

cabling distances and maximum number of terminals per interface.

• Decide whether you will be running uucp on the device.

• Invoke /usr/sbin/ioscan -f before beginning your conﬁguration to

ﬁgure out to which interface card or MUX you are adding the

terminal or modem. Note which ports are already used. Attempt to

distribute the peripherals among your cards, if possible.

HP systems are shipped so that you can use the HP console terminal

immediately after plugging it into an SPU.

The simplest way to conﬁgure any HP terminal or a modem is to use the

System Administration Manager (/usr/sbin/sam). SAM's

self-explanatory menus and help system prompt you for all the software

requirements, to ensure the terminal or modem is conﬁgured properly

and with appropriate security settings. If SAM is not loaded on your

system or if you prefer to use the command-line interface, the following

procedure will guide you through the task. Familiarize yourself with the

instructions before getting started.

Planning to Conﬁgure a non-HP Terminal

NOTE As of 10.0, HP provides limited support for non-HP terminals. Their

conﬁguration and limitations are discussed in the section, “Conﬁguring a