How to open and close the virtual terminal (console) session?
A
virtual terminal window is available for each partition or Full System
Partition of the managed system.
In Command Line:
To open a console: mkvterm -m <managed-system> -p <partition-name>
Example: mkvterm -m frame1 -p lpar07
To close a console: rmvterm -m <managed-system> -p <Partition-name>
Example: rmvterm -m frame1 -p lpar07
Note: When the managed system is powered off, you can use mkvterm –m <managed-system> to open a virtual terminal to access the service processor menu.
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To open a console: mkvterm -m <managed-system> -p <partition-name>
Example: mkvterm -m frame1 -p lpar07
To close a console: rmvterm -m <managed-system> -p <Partition-name>
Example: rmvterm -m frame1 -p lpar07
Note: When the managed system is powered off, you can use mkvterm –m <managed-system> to open a virtual terminal to access the service processor menu.
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Detailed Explanation
In
HMC:
To open the virtual terminal window
1. Expand the System and Partition folder
in the navigation area.
2. Select the Server Management application.
3. Select the frame in which the target managed system
resides.
4. Select the managed system on which the target
partition is running.
5. Expand the Partitions tree.
6. Select the target partition and right-click on it.
7. Select the Open Terminal menu.
Close a virtual terminal window
To close a virtual terminal window, click the X in the
top-right corner of the panel. To force a virtual terminal window to close,
select the partition, right-click, and then select Close Terminal Connection.
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