Changes between Version 33 and Version 34 of telehouse_serial_access
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v33 v34 2 2 = How do I connect to an MF/PL server located at Telehouse via the serial port? = 3 3 4 == Serial Console physical setup == 4 == In Telehouse == 5 6 === Serial Console physical setup === 5 7 6 8 In the MF/PL Telehouse rack, we have installed two [http://www.lavalink.com/index.php?id=232 Octopus 550's] in `sylvia`, a domU that is installed on `octavia`. An Octopus 550 is a pci card that has 8 serial lines coming out of it. `octavia` already has two built-in serial lines. `octavia`'s first built-in serial line is outputting the console for `octavia` itself. The second built-in serial line is reserved (it will probably be used to control a power system). The remaining 16 serial lines are connected to other servers in our rack. … … 31 33 The serial consoles of the attached machines are all remotely accessible (to properly-authenticated people), and they are also logged and timestamped. We are using [http://cmrg.fithhorseman.net/wiki/cereal cereal] to do this cleanly and easily. 32 34 33 == How to connect==35 === How to connect === 34 36 35 37 In order to connect via serial console to one of the servers named above, ssh into `console.mayfirst.org` as ''servername''`-console` … … 61 63 }}} 62 64 63 == Setting up a new console user==65 === Setting up a new console user === 64 66 65 67 To setup a new console user (this is something only admins can do), do the following as `root@sylvia`: … … 70 72 cereal-admin start fred 71 73 }}} 74 75 == In XO/Bandcon == 76 77 More detailed instructions are coming! 78 79 Console server: paley.mayfirst.org 80 81 * Port 1: pianeta (asm) 82 * Port 2: axiom (CritPath) 83 * Port 3: naomi.mayfirst.org 84 * Port 4: bufflehead (Riseup) 85 * Port 5: ottorene.mayfirst.rg 86 * Port 6: roy.mayfirst.org