Re-directing Console displays to another terminal

[Yusupha Fye]

I have a problem with the dumb terminal (console) connected directly to the HP 9000 Server. I want to re-direct all displays that went to the console to another terminal on my local tcp/ip network, especially the startup and shutdown info displays. Any way?

[Sanjay_6]

Hi,

It is not possible, since the network may not be up while the system is booting.

The only thing that you can do is, after the network is up, you can telnet into the system and keep an eye on /etc/rc.log

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Tony Drake_2]

The only way to redirect consoles is to use a Terminal Server (ie Cyclades, lantronix). We use both of them and they work fine with HP. You can then set the terminal server management software (ie Console Works or Console Manager) to monitor the console messages. We do this with great success.

Without purchasing the hardware and software though, there is no way to redirect the console messages.

You can use the dmesg command to view the messages displayed, but it is a small circular buffer so messages don't stay there long.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Probably the least expensive way to do this is by replacing your dumb terminal with a PC-based terminal emulator capable of logging all input/output to a file. A second process could periodically transfer this file to wherever you need it.