The ALOM hardware contains two types of communication ports:
Both ports give you access to the ALOM command shell. By default, ALOM communicates through the SERIAL MGT port at startup.
Note: Refer to your host server's documentation to find the location of the server's serial management and network management (Ethernet) connections.
You can connect to the serial management port with an ASCII terminal. This port is not an all-purpose serial port; it can be used to access ALOM and the system console through ALOM. On the host server, this port is referred to as the SERIAL MGT port.
Refer to your server's documentation for more information.
The 10-Mbyte Ethernet port allows you to access ALOM from within your company network. You can connect to ALOM remotely using any standard Telnet client with TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol).
On the host server, the network management port is referred to as the NET MGT port.
Note: When you connect a terminal device to the NET MGT port, the server must be connected to a 10-Mbit network. ALOM does not support 100-Mbit or 1-Gbit networks.
Refer to your server's documentation for more information.
How the serial management port works