Additional gettys?

[jcpunk]

While it is true you can only have one kernel console log, it would be nice to be able to set additional gettys.

Many of our BMC/IPMI systems have their internal serial show up as ttyS0, but we haven't always wired up that interface yet. As we migrate towards those technologies, it would be nice to be able to setup a second login terminal on ttyS1 where we've yet to run cables.

Is there any chance for an "extra_ttys" option for enabling a getty on an additional interface?

[vholer]

Currently more than one (virtual) serial console is not supported right now. This is really edge case and I don't know how to quickly add easy and nice support for this. While having more multiple ports, it would be necessary to configure each port separately in terms of speed and type.

Do I understand right that you moving to BMC virt. serial port and this is just a short-term window when you want to have machines configured both ways by default? I believe that's why we have Puppet to automatically configure those machines with only real SP to have console on that port and reconfigure them to virtual SP after migration to BMC virt. SP.