console command

This command sets up a serial over LAN connection to the command console of a compute node.

To end an SOL session, press Esc followed by an open parenthesis:

Esc (

Note: See your operating-system documentation for information about SOL commands that you can enter by using the CMM command-line interface.

If command syntax is not correctly entered, or if a command fails to run, an error message is returned. See Common errors for a list of error messages that apply to all commands or console command errors for a list of error messages that are specific to the console command.

Table 1. console command.

The command table is a multi-row, four-column table where each row describes a CMM CLI command option: column one lists command function, column two provides a detailed command description, column three shows command-option syntax, and column four lists valid command targets.
Function What it does Command Target (see paths in Command targets)
Create SOL session with compute node Creates an SOL connection to the specified compute node.
Note: The CMM supports a persistent SOL connection that remains intact until you escape from the SOL console, or another user uses the override option to take over your SOL console. A persistent command, if dropped, automatically attempts to reconnect.
 console
This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities:
  • Supervisor
  • Blade remote presence
See Commands and user authority for additional information.
Compute node:
  • blade[x]
  • where x is the node bay number.
Create override SOL session with compute node Creates an SOL connection to the specified compute node, with the override option enabled. This enables you to end an existing SOL session to that compute node and start a new one.
Note: The CMM supports combining this option with the -l option to override an existing session, and not reconnect if the connection drops.
 console -o
This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities:
  • Supervisor
  • Blade remote presence
See Commands and user authority for additional information.
Compute node:
  • blade[x]
  • where x is the node bay number.
Create non-persistent SOL session with compute node Creates an SOL connection to the specified compute node for users who do not want to use a persistent session.
Note: This option can be combined with the -o option to override an existing session, and not reconnect if the connection drops.
 console -l
This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities:
  • Supervisor
  • Blade remote presence
See Commands and user authority for additional information.
Compute node:
  • blade[x]
  • where x is the node bay number.
Example: To start an SOL connection to the compute node in node bay 14, while this compute node is set as the persistent command environment, at the system:mm[x]> prompt, type 
console -T system:blade[14]
Parent topic: Command reference