Index

Access control
Adding a Console User

Acess controls
Setting up Access Controls

Adding a Console user
Adding a Console User

Adding a management group
nodes and tasks
Adding a Management Group

Adding a node
Adding a Node

Adding multiple Console users
Adding Multiple Users

Apache web server
Access To SGIconsole Web Services via OpenSSL.

Capabilities
Console Manager Tasks and Functions

Change a Console user password
Changing a Console User Password

Command line interface
See tscm text-based interface

Commands
scmgr
Starting the Console Manager
ssh
Secure Console Services
tscm
Command Line Interface to Console Manager

Configuration
Configuring Sites

Configuring
Console Manager
Configuring Console Manager

Connecting to a system console
Getting, Stealing, or Spying a System Console

Connecting to the system controller for a node
Connecting to the System Controller for a Node

Connection types
Starting the Console Manager GUI on the SGIconsole Server

Console Group
adding a node and tasks
Adding a Management Group
Deleting
Deleting a Management Group
Modifying
Modifying A Management Group

Console log rotation
Console Log Rotation

Console logs
Viewing and Deleting Console Logs

Console Manager
See Console Manager graphical user interface
Capabilities and Features
Console Manager Features and Capabilities
configuring
Configuring Console Manager
getting
Getting, Stealing, or Spying a System Console
getting started
Getting Started with Console Manager
installing
Installing Console Manager
software modules
Installing Console Manager
spying
Getting, Stealing, or Spying a System Console
stealing
Getting, Stealing, or Spying a System Console
View window
Console Manager View

Console Manager daemon (nexxus)
Restarting the Console Manager Daemon

Console Manager graphical user interface
Console Manager GUI
Console Manager Features and Capabilities
quitting
Quitting the Console Manager Graphical User Interface
starting
Starting the Console Manager GUI on the SGIconsole Server

Daemons
See Console Manager daemon (nexxus)

Deleting a Console user
Deleting a Console User

Deleting a management group
Deleting a Management Group

Deleting a node
Deleting Nodes

Enabling and disabling console logging
Enabling and Disabling Console Logging

Find button
Console Manager View

Finding information
Console Manager View

Functions
Console Manager Tasks and Functions
console group tasks
add/modify/delete management groups
Console Manager Tasks and Functions
console user tasks
add/modify/delete console user
Console Manager Tasks and Functions
daemon control tasks
start/stop Console Manager daemon
Console Manager Tasks and Functions
diagnostics task
Console Manager Tasks and Functions
find a task
Console Manager Tasks and Functions
node tasks
add/modify/delete node
Console Manager Tasks and Functions
view log tasks
view console/system controller logs
Console Manager Tasks and Functions

Groups
Setting up Access Controls
access control
Adding a Console User

Installing Console Manager
Installing Console Manager

Interrupting a node
Powering Down, Powering Up, Resetting, or Interrupting a Node

Logs
See Console logs
See System logs
secure logging sevices
Access To SGIconsole Web Services via OpenSSL.

Management group
See Console Group
See Groups

MMSC
See Multimodule System Controller

Modifying a Console user
Modifying a Console User

Modifying a management group
Modifying A Management Group

Modifying a node
Modifying a Node Configuration

Module System Controller
Adding a Node
Viewing System Logs

MSC
See Module System Controller

Multimodule System Controller
Adding a Node
Viewing System Logs

Network Information Services
SGIconsole Overview

nexxus daemon
Restarting the Console Manager Daemon

NIS
SGIconsole Overview
See Also Network Information Services
password
SGIconsole Overview

NMI
See Nonmaskable interrupt

No Management Port (Console only)
Adding a Node

Node
adding
Adding a Node
adding a node
Adding a Node
definition
Console Manager Graphical User Interface
deleting
Deleting Nodes
modify a node
Modifying a Node Configuration
dialog box
Modifying a Node Configuration

Node failures
Typical Node Failure Messages

Nonmaskable interrupt
Powering Down, Powering Up, Resetting, or Interrupting a Node

OpenSSH
SGIconsole and Security Under OpenSSH

Overview
Console Manager Graphical User Interface

Password
changing
Changing a Console User Password
NIS
SGIconsole Overview

Powering down a node
Powering Down, Powering Up, Resetting, or Interrupting a Node

Powering up a node
Powering Down, Powering Up, Resetting, or Interrupting a Node

Procedures
adding a Console user
Adding a Console User
adding a management group
Adding a Management Group
adding a node
Adding a Node
adding multiple users
Adding Multiple Users
changing a Console user
Changing a Console User Password
connecting to a system console
Getting, Stealing, or Spying a System Console
connecting to the system controller for a node
Connecting to the System Controller for a Node
deleting a console user
Deleting a Console User
Deleting a management group
Deleting a Management Group
deleting a node
Deleting Nodes
Enabling and disabling Console logs
Enabling and Disabling Console Logging
modifying a Console user
Modifying a Console User
Modifying a management group
Modifying A Management Group
modifying a node
Modifying a Node Configuration
powering down a node
Powering Down, Powering Up, Resetting, or Interrupting a Node
powering up a node
Powering Down, Powering Up, Resetting, or Interrupting a Node
quitting Console Manager
Quitting the Console Manager Graphical User Interface
resetting a node
Powering Down, Powering Up, Resetting, or Interrupting a Node
restarting the Console Manager daemon
Restarting the Console Manager Daemon
sending a node a nonmaskable interrupt
Powering Down, Powering Up, Resetting, or Interrupting a Node
starting Console Manager
Starting the Console Manager GUI on the SGIconsole Server
starting Console Manager on the SGIconsole server
Starting the Console Manager GUI on the SGIconsole Server
viewing and deleting Console logs
Viewing and Deleting Console Logs
viewing system logs
Viewing System Logs

Quitting
Quitting the Console Manager Graphical User Interface

Requirements
Console Manager Requirements, Restrictions, and Workarounds

Resetting a node
Powering Down, Powering Up, Resetting, or Interrupting a Node

Restarting the Console Manager daemon
Restarting the Console Manager Daemon

Restrictions
Console Manager Requirements, Restrictions, and Workarounds

Security
SGIconsole and Security Under OpenSSH
Console Manager Server Security Without Strong Security

Sending a node a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI)
Powering Down, Powering Up, Resetting, or Interrupting a Node

SGIconsole
capabilities
SGIconsole Overview
features
SGIconsole Overview
hardware configuration
SGIconsole Hardware Configuration
package
contents
SGIconsole Overview

Starting Console Manager
Starting the Console Manager GUI on the SGIconsole Server

System logs
Viewing System Logs

Systems supported by Console Manager
Systems Supported

Tasks
Console Manager Tasks and Functions

terminal type
default
Default Terminal Type
remote
Default Terminal Type

Text-base interface
See tscm text-based interface

Troubleshooting
L2 System Controller Rebooting and Network Connections
L2 System Controller Rebooting and Lost Network Connections
Typical Node Failure Messages
Troubleshooting SGIconsole

tscm text-based interface
Command Line Interface to Console Manager

tscm(1) command
See tscm text-based interface

UID minimum value
Adding a Console User

UID_MIN when adding users
Adding a Console User

Users
adding
Adding a Console User
Adding Multiple Users
UID minimum value
Adding a Console User
deleting
Deleting a Console User
group membership
Adding a Console User
modifying
Modifying a Console User

View panel
Console Manager View

Viewing and deleting console logs
Viewing and Deleting Console Logs
access controls
Access Control to Console Logging Facilities

Viewing system logs
Viewing System Logs

Workarounds
Console Manager Requirements, Restrictions, and Workarounds