HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2007 (Update 1 Release)

Understanding Interface Differences Between Itanium-based Systems
Each Itanium-based system has a similar interface with minor differences. You can
navigate these menus with the arrow keys or v and ^ keys, and use the Enter or
spacebar key to select and deselect devices. Selected devices have an asterisk (*) next
to them. After making your changes to this menu, select Save Settings to NVRAM
and then Exit.
VGA and Other Consoles Types
In the example menu shown above, the first four entries are identical except for their
VenMsg section, meaning each entry is actually the same device, with different protocols
for accessing the device. If the first entry is selected, use an ANSI-capable terminal
device to communicate with the serial port. If the second entry is selected, use a
VT100-capable terminal device, and so on.
If you select either a system or an MP serial port, HP recommends you choose a
VT100-capable terminal device.
Serial port, Management Processor (MP) and VGA device paths can vary between each
Itanium-based system. Please refer to the appropriate platform documentation for your
product for information on determining the device paths.
Selecting a Console on the HP Integrity rx2600, rx5670 Systems
On the HP Integrity rx2600 and the HP Integrity rx5670 systems, an entry in the output
device menu that has a Uart section and a Pci section is 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.
1. Select Select Active Console Input Devices.
2. Select the correct input device and deselect others.
For input devices, a device that has a Pci section in its path but does not have a
Uart section is a USB keyboard device.
3. Select Select Active Standard Error Device.
4. Select the correct standard error device and deselect others.
The device displays important firmware messages reporting errors.
5. Select Save to NVRAM and then select Cold Reset to reset your system.
A system reset is required for your console selections to take effect.
Cold-Install Tasks 57