CONMUX -- Console Multiplexor
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CONMUX is a console abstractor.  Presenting any console with a
consistent location, naming and semantic.  Access to the console,
and hardreset of the machine is the same regardless of the underlying
access methodology.


License
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See the COPYING file for details.


Installation
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See the INSTALL file for details.


Configuration
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A console multiplexor is defined using a per instance configuration file.
The standard startup scripts expect this to be in the ROOT/etc and have
a .cf suffix.

Below is an example configuration defining the console for a NUMA-Q:

  $ cat kite.cf
  # START:autoboot
  listener kite
  socket console 'kite console' console.server.here.com:6000
    command 'hardreset' 'initated a hard reset' \
      'conmux-attach -o status localhost/kite reboot-numaq vcs \
       vcsconsole.server.here.com kite 12346 administrator passwd'
  $ 

These are connected to using the console command, using the symbolic console
name:

  $ console kite


Automatic Startup
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See the start script for automated startup of console daemons.
This script is designed to be used at system boot time out of
/etc/init.d.


Documentation and Examples
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More detailed information on the workings of conmux can be found in
'conmux.html'.  Example configuration files can be found in the
'examples' directory.


Legal
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(C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005, 2006
Author: Andy Whitcroft <[email protected]>

The Console Multiplexor is released under the GNU Public License V2