Difference between revisions of "Set up serial console to view system log"
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* Get a null modem serial cable and connect the systems to each other | * Get a null modem serial cable and connect the systems to each other | ||
| − | * Start minicom on the monitoring system with "minicom ttys0" | + | * Start minicom on the monitoring system with "minicom ttys0" (using the name of the minicom profile you saved above) |
* Reboot monitored system, the console should be displayed on the monitoring system | * Reboot monitored system, the console should be displayed on the monitoring system | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 17 August 2007
- On system doing the monitoring:
- Start minicom -s -o
- Under "Serial Port Setup:"
- Set Serial Device (A) = /dev/ttyS0
- Set BPS/Par/Bits (E) = 115200 8N1
- Set Hardware Flow Control (F) = Yes
- Set Software Flow Control (G) = No
- Under "Modem and dialing" clear:
- Init String (A)
- Reset String (B)
- Hang-up string (K)
- Save profile with a name like "ttyS0"
- Under "Serial Port Setup:"
- Start minicom -s -o
- On the system to be monitored:
- edit /etc/grub.conf and add kernel boot parameters "console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200"
- Get a null modem serial cable and connect the systems to each other
- Start minicom on the monitoring system with "minicom ttys0" (using the name of the minicom profile you saved above)
- Reboot monitored system, the console should be displayed on the monitoring system
