Windows Server 2008 Systems Only Using Bcdedit - HP Integrity BL890c - i2 Server Software Manual

3. At the Enter OS boot option to modify: prompt, select the first boot option by
entering: 1. The system displays the following:
1 LoadIdentifier = Windows Server 2003, Datacenter
2 OsLoadOptions = /REDIRECT /NOVESA
3 EfiOsLoaderFilePath = cf5f2ddc-b885-11d7-b831-000000000000 ::
\efi\microsoft\winnt50\ia64ldr.efi
4 OsLoaderFilePath = e605a034-b885-11d7-b831-000000000000 :: \windows
Enter VAR to modify: 2
4. At the Enter VAR to modify: prompt, select the second variable to modify
(OsLoadOptions) by entering: 2.
5. Reenter the OsLoadOptions variable, this time adding the /DEBUG and /BAUDRATE switches,
as follows:
OsLoadOptions=/REDIRECT /NOVESA /DEBUG /BAUDRATE=115200
NOTE:
2003 without SP1 and with a VGA card installed in the nPartition.
6. Verify that the change was made by repeating step 1 through step 3. The system displays
the following:
1 LoadIdentifier = Windows Server 2003, Datacenter
2 OsLoadOptions = /REDIRECT /NOVESA /DEBUG /BAUDRATE=115200
3 EfiOsLoaderFilePath = cf5f2ddc-b885-11d7-b831-000000000000 ::
\efi\microsoft\winnt50\ia64ldr.efi
4 OsLoaderFilePath = e605a034-b885-11d7-b831-000000000000 :: \windows
7. After verifying the changes to the OsLoadOptions variable, exit and boot the operating
system.
After debugging is complete, remove the /DEBUG and /BAUDRATE=115200 switches from the
boot configuration OsLoadOptions variable and reboot the operating system.
Windows Server 2008 Systems Only
The values you assign with this tool depend on the type of connection you are trying to make
with the target system. At any time from the command line you can enter the following commands
to see the online help regarding tool usage:
bcdedit /?
or
bcdedit /dbgsettings /?
To enable debugging for a typical serial connection in Windows Server 2008, complete the
following steps:
1. Make a copy of the default boot entry by issuing the following command:
C:\>bcdedit /copy {identifier_of_boot_entry_to_be_copied} /d
original non-debug boot entry"
The system indicates that it successfully copied the boot entry with a new description.
2. Set the connection type and baud rate for the debugger:
C:\>bcdedit /dbgsettings SERIAL BAUDRATE:115200
20 Debugging the kernel locally
The /NOVESA switch is needed only on cell-based servers running Windows Server
Using BCDEdit