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== Go to [[OpenGear_Serial_Consoles]] instead !!!! ==
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#REDIRECT [[OpenGear_Serial_Consoles]]
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Sentinel32, with 2 power supplies
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=== Connecting to the SCS ===
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Use  <tt>ssh scs-ext.wikimedia.org</tt>
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=== SCS commands ===
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* connecting to a server in interactive mode: <tt>connect server_name</tt>
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* connecting to a server in monitor mode: <tt>monitor server_name</tt>
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* escape interactive mode: Esc + A (uppercase)
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* sending a break: Esc + B (uppercase)
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* symlinks to the serial ports and their buffers: <tt>/lsi/ports</tt>
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* <tt>save</tt> saves configuration changes to non-volatile memory
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* <tt>lsp</tt> lists the serial ports and their names
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* <tt>lsc</tt> lists active connections
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* <tt>stty</tt> configures serial port parameters, but to make the changes permanent, <tt>/etc/rc.d/rc.serial</tt> must be edited
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* to rename a port: <tt>stty -F /lsi/ports/port23 --name=zwinger</tt>
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* to clear a port buffer: <tt>stty --clear -F /lsi/ports/buf_<i>name</i></tt>
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* read chapter 9 of the manual (linked below) for more
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The port connectors are in four chunks of 8 ports, upper and lower rows of four. In each chunk the bottom four ports are labelled 1-4 and top 5-8. Leftmost chunk is ports 1-8, then 9-16, 17-24 and 25-32:
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5/5 6/6 7/7 8/8  5/13 6/14 7/15 8/16  5/21 6/22 7/23 8/24  5/29 6/30 7/31 8/32
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1/1 2/2 3/3 4/4  1/ 9 2/10 3/11 4/12  1/17 2/18 3/19 4/20  1/25 2/26 3/27 4/28
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</pre>
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==links==
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* [http://www.thinklogical.com Think Logical (manufacturer)]
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* [http://www.thinklogical.com/documentation/scsFAQ.pdf FAQ]
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* manual http://www.thinklogical.com/support/manuals/scsManual.pdf
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* software updates ftp://ftp.thinklogical.com/SCS/updates/
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[[Category:Pmtpa cluster]]
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