User`s guide

L1 Controller Commands
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select
The following select command set displays and sets the device to serve as console I/O.
(These commands are valid only for C-bricks, or other devices with CPUs.)
• select
• select <rack> <slot>
• select subchannel console
• select subchannel <exp>
• select subchannel <a|b|c|d>
• select subchannel <str>
• select filter <on|off>
Note: For this command set, you can use sel in the place of select, sub or s in the
place of subchannel, and con in the place of console.
Use the iia and iib commands on a system with a C-brick with IP41 processors to send
a command to the brick attached on the local II A port or local II B port, respectively. On
SGI Origin 3900 systems, use the iic and iid commands to send a command to the
brick attached on the local II C port or local II D port, respectively.
Use the nia and nib commands to send a command to the brick attached on the local NI
A port or NI B port, respectively.
Use the select command to view the current mode of console I/O. Example 3-63 shows
sample output.
Example 3-63 select Command Output
001c07-L1>select
console input: 001c07 console
console output: not filtered.
Use the other commands in this set as follows:
• Use select <rack> <slot> to set the rack and slot location of the device to be
console I/O.