2.3.1
Selecting the Display Device
The SRM console environment variable determines to which display device (VT-type
terminal or VGA monitor) the console display is sent.
The console terminal that displays the SRM user interface can be either a serial terminal
(VT320 or higher, or equivalent) or a VGA monitor.
The SRM
console
environment variable determines the display device.
•
If you use a VT-type device as the console terminal, set the
console
environment
variable to
serial
. The VT device must be connected to the Com1 port.
•
If you use a VGA monitor as the console terminal, set the
console
environment variable
to
graphics.
You can verify the display device with the SRM
show console
command and change the
display device with the SRM
set console
command. If you change the display device
setting, you must reset the system (with the Reset button, if configured to reset, RMC reset
command, SRM init command) to put the new setting into effect.
In the following example, the operator displays the current console device (a graphics
device) and then resets it to a serial device. After the system initializes, output will be
displayed on the serial terminal.
>>> show console
console graphics
>>> set console serial
>>> init
.
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