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To get the serial console status for this device use the '''systemctl''' command as follows:
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A user login prompt should now be active on serial device: "'''/dev/ttyUSB0'''". To get the serial console status for this device use the '''systemctl''' command as follows:
 
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A user login prompt should now be active on serial device: "'''/dev/ttyUSB0'''"
 
  
 
To make this configuration permanent add the following:
 
To make this configuration permanent add the following:

Revision as of 07:14, 21 May 2011

Overview

This page describes different methods for setting up a serial console post booting up an NST system. See Getting Started - Server Boot for setting up a serial console initially during a NST Live boot.

Serial Console On NST 2.13.0

Use the following command to manually enable the serial console on NST versions 2.13.0 using upstart. This example will set the serial baud rate to: "57600" and use serial device: "/dev/ttyS0".

[root@probe ~]# initctl emit --no-wait fedora.serial-console-available ttyS0 57600
[root@probe ~]# 


Serial Console On NST 2.15.0 or Above

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Add Serial Console On Device: /dev/ttyS0

Use the following command to manually enable the serial console on NST versions 2.15.x or above using systemd. This example will use the current baud rate (agetty -s option) set typically during a boot time and use serial device: "/dev/ttyS0". If one needs to adjust the baud rate, send a break character on your communications application to cycle through the baud rate list (i.e., In this example: 115200, 38400 and 9600).

[root@probe ~]# systemctl start serial-getty@ttyS0.service
[root@probe ~]# 

A user login prompt should now be active on serial device: "/dev/ttyS0". To get the serial console status use the systemctl command as follows:

[root@probe ~]# systemctl status serial-getty@ttyS0.service
serial-getty@ttyS0.service - Serial Getty on ttyS0
          Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/serial-getty@.service)
          Active: active (running) since Tue, 17 May 2011 16:59:56 -0400; 5min ago
        Main PID: 31524 (agetty)
          CGroup: name=systemd:/system/serial-getty@.service/ttyS0
                  └ 31524 /sbin/agetty -s ttyS0 115200 38400 9600
[root@probe ~]# 

Add An Additional Serial Login Device: /dev/ttyUSB0

One can add an additional Serial user login session on a serial device. If your NST system does not have a physical serial port, you can add a USB To Serial Converter for user login. In this example we are adding a USB To Serial Converter which attaches as device: "ttyUSB0". Simply start a serial login on this device as follows:

[root@probe ~]# systemctl start serial-getty@ttyUSB0.service
[root@probe ~]# 

A user login prompt should now be active on serial device: "/dev/ttyUSB0". To get the serial console status for this device use the systemctl command as follows:

[root@probe ~]# systemctl status serial-getty@ttyUSB0.service
serial-getty@ttyUSB0.service - Serial Getty on ttyUSB0
	  Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/serial-getty@.service)
	  Active: active (running) since Fri, 20 May 2011 21:13:55 -0400; 3min 24s ago
	Main PID: 1273 (agetty)
	  CGroup: name=systemd:/system/serial-getty@.service/ttyUSB0
		  └ 1273 /sbin/agetty -s ttyUSB0 115200 38400 9600
[root@probe ~]#

To make this configuration permanent add the following:

[root@probe ~]# ln -sf /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service /etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/getty@ttyUSB0.service
[root@probe ~]# systemctl daemon-reload
[root@probe ~]# systemctl start getty@ttyUSB0.service
[root@probe ~]#