NOTE: With OpenVMS systems, the input, output, and error console all must point to the
same serial-line console device. New systems might be shipped with multiple devices selected
for each of the console types, so make sure only one device is selected for each. If you see
an error message that mentions multiple device-path instances for the console input or
output device, perform the following steps to select a single console only.
On rx2600 Integrity servers and certain other servers with firmware that is not up to date,
OpenVMS might not boot using a USB keyboard or a VGA graphics display device. The
system might boot with these devices but does not display any indication that the system
is booting. You might receive a warning when the system begins to boot. You might also
see other errors in later stages of the boot. Additionally, you might lose output that you
normally see during booting.
a. Select the console input device. EFI displays a list of devices (device paths) available
for console input. Select only one device from this list, and deselect any unused devices.
The following is a sample list of devices, annotated with explanatory text below the list.
This example shows the devices for an entry-class Integrity servers; the procedure and
display differ on cell-based servers. For more information about the EFI paths used for
console selection, see the Intel Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) documents available
from the Intel website.
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(2|0)
System
MP Console
VGA Device
Serial Port
System Serial Port These four lines indicate any of the valid devices that
you can define for the console using the system serial
port. Any line that has the notation Uart but not the
notation Pci is one of the system serial ports. Notice
that the lines are almost identical except for the text
following the VenMsg portion indicating the terminal
emulation protocol such as VT100. Thus, each of the
four entries is the same device with different emulation
protocols.
MP Console These four lines appear only on systems that have an
MP port. Any lines that include both Uart and Pci are
MP serial port devices. As with the serial port devices,
these four lines refer to the same device with different
emulation protocols.
VGA Device This is the graphic console device. Do not select this.
OpenVMS does not support VGA graphics as a console
output device for booting on rx2600 Integrity servers.
Select a device using the protocol appropriate for your terminal emulator (in most cases,
VT100+ is the best choice). Select only one device line. OpenVMS does not operate if
more than one device is selected.
b. Save your settings to NVRAM.
c. Select the console output device. Repeat steps a and b to configure the console output
device. Select the same device you selected for the console input device.
d. Select the console error device. Repeat steps a and b to configure the console error
device (also referred to as the standard error device). Select the same device you selected
for the console input and output devices.
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