IBM 7979B1U User Manual - Page 122

Microsoft, Windows, Standard, Edition, configuration

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Modified /boot/grub/menu.lst contents root chainloader +1 title failsafe kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/hda2 ide=nodma apm=off vga=normal nosmp disableapic maxcpus=0 3 initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd.shipped Note 1: The kernel line is shown with a line break. In your file, the entire entry must all be on one line. Notes 1 You must restart the Linux operating system after you complete these procedures for the changes to take effect and to enable SOL. Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition configuration Note: This procedure is based on a default installation of the Microsoft Windows 2003 operating system. To configure the Windows 2003 operating system for SOL operation, complete the following steps. You must be logged in as a user with administrator access to perform this procedure. 1. Determine which boot entry ID to modify: a. Type bootcfg at a Windows command prompt; then, press Enter to display the current boot options for your server. b. In the Boot Entries section, locate the boot entry ID for the section with an OS friendly name of Windows Server 2003, Standard. Write down the boot entry ID for use in the next step. 2. To enable the Microsoft Windows Emergency Management System (EMS), at a Windows command prompt, type bootcfg /EMS ON /PORT COM1 /BAUD 19200 /ID boot_id where boot_id is the boot entry ID from step 1b; then, press Enter. 3. Verify that the EMS console is redirected to the COM1 serial port: a. Type bootcfg at a Windows command prompt; then, press Enter to display the current boot options for your server. b. Verify the following changes to the bootcfg settings: v In the Boot Loader Settings section, make sure that redirect is set to COM1 and that redirectbaudrate is set to 19200. v In the Boot Entries section, make sure that the OS Load Options: line has /redirect appended to the end of it. The following examples show the original bootcfg program output and the output after modification. 106 System x3650 Type 7979: User's Guide

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Modified
/boot/grub/menu.lst
contents
Notes
root
chainloader
+1
title
failsafe
kernel
(hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz.shipped
root=/dev/hda2
ide=nodma
apm=off
vga=normal
nosmp
1
disableapic
maxcpus=0
3
initrd
(hd0,1)/boot/initrd.shipped
Note
1:
The
kernel
line
is
shown
with
a
line
break.
In
your
file,
the
entire
entry
must
all
be
on
one
line.
You
must
restart
the
Linux
operating
system
after
you
complete
these
procedures
for
the
changes
to
take
effect
and
to
enable
SOL.
Microsoft
Windows
2003
Standard
Edition
configuration
Note:
This
procedure
is
based
on
a
default
installation
of
the
Microsoft
Windows
2003
operating
system.
To
configure
the
Windows
2003
operating
system
for
SOL
operation,
complete
the
following
steps.
You
must
be
logged
in
as
a
user
with
administrator
access
to
perform
this
procedure.
1.
Determine
which
boot
entry
ID
to
modify:
a.
Type
bootcfg
at
a
Windows
command
prompt;
then,
press
Enter
to
display
the
current
boot
options
for
your
server.
b.
In
the
Boot
Entries
section,
locate
the
boot
entry
ID
for
the
section
with
an
OS
friendly
name
of
Windows
Server
2003,
Standard.
Write
down
the
boot
entry
ID
for
use
in
the
next
step.
2.
To
enable
the
Microsoft
Windows
Emergency
Management
System
(EMS),
at
a
Windows
command
prompt,
type
bootcfg
/EMS
ON
/PORT
COM1
/BAUD
19200
/ID
boot_id
where
boot_id
is
the
boot
entry
ID
from
step
1b;
then,
press
Enter.
3.
Verify
that
the
EMS
console
is
redirected
to
the
COM1
serial
port:
a.
Type
bootcfg
at
a
Windows
command
prompt;
then,
press
Enter
to
display
the
current
boot
options
for
your
server.
b.
Verify
the
following
changes
to
the
bootcfg
settings:
v
In
the
Boot
Loader
Settings
section,
make
sure
that
redirect
is
set
to
COM1
and
that
redirectbaudrate
is
set
to
19200
.
v
In
the
Boot
Entries
section,
make
sure
that
the
OS
Load
Options:
line
has
/redirect
appended
to
the
end
of
it.
The
following
examples
show
the
original
bootcfg
program
output
and
the
output
after
modification.
106
System
x3650
Type
7979:
User’s
Guide