Problems booting system without a console attached

[Helen Macdonald]

Hi
When I reboot a v11:00 Unix Server the server will not come back unless a console is attached. Is there something I can set to say boot without a console connected.

[U.SivaKumar_2]

I don't think it will boot without a console

[Steve Steel]

Hi

i concur.It needs some form of console for the boot messages and if not there it will hang on the buffers

Regards

Steve Steel

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[Dietmar Konermann]

What model of server are we talking about? Usually the system should boot without console. "Without" means completely disconnected or powered off (i.e. no DTR signall).

Best regards...
Dietmar.

[harry d brown jr]

I have servers that boot without consoles, especially in my LAB, where we use a "floating" console to trouble shoot but we don't use it to boot.

Is this maybe a "V" class server?

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harry

[Helen Macdonald]

The server is an L2000. Other servers we have eg N Classes boot ok without a console

[BFA6]

Hi,

We have L1000's & L3000's which boot without a console attached.

Regards,

Hilary

[Dietmar Konermann]

We have several L-Class systems here that boot fine w/o console. OK, they have the LAN console configured also... so I just removed the LAN config from the GSP and it's still the same... no problems.

Best regards...
Dietmar.

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

Hi,
Is there any messages when booting this server which needs user interaction ?

[S.K. Chan]

Same here .. L2000 .. boots up fine without any console connection. What's your console path ? On an L, I think it should be 0/0/4/0.0, if you leave it as it is, it should boots up without console.

[Vicente Sanchez_3]

Hi,

We have several UX machines (L class, N class even D class) and no problem. Same with a HP3000.

Regards.

[George_Dodds]

Hi Helen, long time no see :)

You should be able to boot without the console as my l2k's boot fine.
But if you still cant manage to boot without one, you could just get a web console of ebay for ??10 - ??20 and get round it that way.

Have fun

George

[George_Dodds]

S.K is right i just checked and my console path is 0/0/4/0

Ta

George