Chapter 10. Managing Serial Ports With the Service Access Facility (Tasks)

Table of Contents

Managing Serial Ports (Task Map)
Using the Service Access Facility
Overall SAF Administration (sacadm)
Service Access Controller (SAC Program)
SAC Initialization Process
Port Monitor Service Administration (pmadm)
ttymon Port Monitor
Port Initialization Process
Bidirectional Service
TTY Monitor and Network Listener Port Monitors
TTY Port Monitor (ttymon)
ttymon and the Console Port
ttymon-Specific Administrative Command (ttyadm)
Network Listener Service (listen)
Special listen-Specific Administrative Command (nlsadmin)
Administering ttymon Port Monitors
Administering ttymon services (Task Map)
Administering ttymon Services
Service Access Facility Administration (Reference)
Files Associated With the SAF
/etc/saf/_sactab File
/etc/saf/ pmtab/_pmtab File
Service States
Port Monitor States
Port States

Managing Serial Ports (Task Map)

Task

Description

For Instructions

Perform console administration.

You might need to perform the following console administration tasks:

  • Set the ttymon console terminal type.

    Starting with the Solaris 10 release, you must use the svccfg command to specify the ttymon console terminal type.

  • Set the ttymon console terminal baud rate speed.

How to Set the ttymon Console Terminal Type

How to Set the Baud Rate Speed on the ttymon Console Terminal

Add a ttymon port monitor.

Use the sacadm command to add a ttymon port monitor.

How to Add a ttymon Port Monitor

View a ttymon port monitor status.

Use the sacadm command to view ttymon port monitor status.

How to View ttymon Port Monitor Status

Stop a ttymon port monitor.

Use the sacadm command to stop a ttymon port monitor.

How to Stop a ttymon Port Monitor

Start a ttymon port monitor.

Use the sacadm command to start a ttymon port monitor.

How to Start a ttymon Port Monitor

Disable a ttymon port monitor.

Use the sacadm command to disable a ttymon port monitor.

How to Disable a ttymon Port Monitor

Enable a ttymonport monitor.

Use the sacadm command to enable a ttymon port monitor.

How to Enable a ttymon Port Monitor

Remove a ttymon port monitor.

Use the sacadm command to remove a ttymon port monitor.

How to Remove a ttymon Port Monitor