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Asset ID: 1-72-1132724.1
Update Date:2011-04-18
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Solution Type  Problem Resolution Sure

Solution  1132724.1 :   VTL - Direct connect monitor not displaying from video port  


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  • Sun StorageTek VTL Plus Storage Appliance
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  • GCS>Sun Microsystems>Storage - Tape>Tape Virtualization
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In this Document
  Symptoms
  Changes
  Cause
  Solution


Applies to:

Sun StorageTek VTL Plus Storage Appliance - Version: 1.0 - Build 1323 to 2.0 - Build 1656 - Release: 1.0 to 2.0
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

- Direct connect monitor does not work
- V40z is not displaying out the back video port

Changes

N/A

Cause

The video on these V40z servers have been redirected to the service processor port rather than to the video on the back of the server node.

Solution

Log into Solaris command line (as root) and enter:

# eeprom console=screen

If you want the console back to the SP, enter:

# eeprom console=ttya






Additional Information
New install
V40z
VTL Plus
Monitor


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