This guide documents the IRISconsole™ software graphical user interface for a Silicon Graphics® Indy™ workstation that allows it to control CHALLENGE/Onyx™ systems. The IRISconsole software is included in the IRISconsole package, which also includes an IRISconsole ST-1600™ multiplexer, and serial cables.
The Indy workstation communicates with the servers through the ST-1600, to which each CHALLENGE/Onyx system is connected via a pair of serial cables. Each ST-1600 has ports for eight or more CHALLENGE/Onyx systems; additional sets of serial cables are available from Silicon Graphics. Optionally, an additional ST-1600 can be connected to the Indy to monitor additional servers.
This guide is written for system administrators and service personnel who are responsible for the configurations of two or more CHALLENGE/Onyx system that the IRISconsole controls and monitors. These persons can use the IRISconsole software to monitor the attached systems.
This guide contains the following chapters and appendixes:
Chapter 1, “IRISconsole Features and Capabilities,” introduces IRISconsole features and describes how IRISconsole works with the CHALLENGE/Onyx systems. This chapter explains how to use the IRISconsole security feature.
Chapter 2, “Configuring Sites,” explains how to use the IRISconsole graphical user interface to set up groups of systems for administration purposes.
Chapter 3, “Administering Sites,” explains how to use the IRISconsole graphical user interface for administration tasks such as determining hardware status (voltage, operating temperature, and blower speeds), and controlling, shutting down, or restarting systems in a site.
Appendix A, “Error Messages and Warning Messages,” lists and explains IRISconsole error and warning messages.
An index completes this guide.
These type conventions and symbols are used in this guide:
| Italics | Executable names, filenames, IRIX commands, manual or book titles, new terms, program variables, tools, utilities, variable command line arguments, variable coordinates, and variables to be supplied by the user in examples, code, and syntax statements | |
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| “” | (Double quotation marks) Onscreen menu items and references in text to document section titles | |
| [] | (Brackets) Surrounding optional syntax statement arguments | |
| <> | (Angle brackets) Surrounding nonprinting keyboard keys, for example, <Esc>, <Ctrl-D> |