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How to check status of the console cable connection?
Do you know commands?
- Max_Q_factorCirrocumulus
Are you asking how can you tell if someone is logged in to the console? I would run something like last and see if there are any ttyS0 logins (like the first line, especially if the last part says "still logged in").
[root@bigip1:online:In Sync] config last root ttyS0 Sat Nov 15 12:47 - 21:48 (31+12:37) root pts/1 55.98.0.130 Fri Nov 14 18:52 - 22:16 (03:23) root pts/0 c-57-161-249-108 Fri Nov 14 05:45 - 03:09 (1+21:23) root pts/1 c-57-161-249-108 Tue Nov 11 19:53 - 05:03 (09:09) root pts/1 55.98.0.130 Wed Nov 5 07:35 - 11:14 (03:39) root pts/0 c-57-161-249-108 Wed Nov 5 06:20 - 21:10 (6+14:49) root pts/0 55.98.0.130 Tue Nov 4 13:32 - 14:02 (00:30)
- baek1986NimbostratusI would like to verify whether a physical console cable is connected or not. It is by no mean access records.
- Max_Q_factorCirrocumulus
If the BIG-IP is connected to a console server I would run a script that would connect to the BIG-IP port on the console server, send some carriage returns and see if there is any output.
If you are trying to figure out if someone is intermittently connecting a console connection to tamper with the F5 I don't know of any way to do this. Ultimately something like that would probably be easier to validate whether the person attempts to login to the BIG-IP
- DEJNimbostratus
Hello B,
The below will show you the status of the interfaces as well as statistical data. Was this what you were looking for?
Via GUI: Statistics >> Module Statistics : Network : Interfaces
Via CLI: tmsh show net interface
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