HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 Installation and Configuration Guide

Preparing for Cold Install
Selecting your HP-UX Console
Chapter 246
Other Console
Types
Any 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.
Step 1. Choose Select Active Console Input Devices.
Step 2. Choose the correct input device and deselect others.
Follow all the sub-steps in Step 2 of “Selecting your HP-UX Console” on
page 44 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.
Step 3. Choose Select Active Standard Error Devices.
Step 4. Choose the correct standard error device and deselect others.
Follow all the sub-steps in Step 2 of “Selecting your HP-UX Console” on
page 44 to correctly select your standard error device. Output on this
device will be important firmware messages reporting errors.
Step 5. 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