Appendices; Appendix A: Additional Features And Applications; Table 7.1: Ems Configuration Parameters And Switches - Avocent Cyclades ACS Command Reference Manual

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Appendices

Appendix A: Additional Features and Applications

Windows 2003 server management
Emergency Management Services (EMS) is a new feature in the Windows 2003 Server that allows
out-of-band remote management and system recovery tasks. All Emergency Management Services
output is accessible using a terminal emulator connected to the server serial port. Besides the
normal character mode output sent to the serial console, Windows also sends xml tags. Those tags
may be captured and processed by the ACS console server so that the administrator may automate
the actions to be taken.
You may manage the server through the Special Administration Console (SAC), which is the
console when connected directly to the Windows Server through Telnet or SSH session.
Configuring Windows 2003 server management
To manage a Windows 2003 server it is necessary to enable the EMS service.
Syntax
bootcfg /ems [EDIT|OFF|ON] [/s [server] [/u [[domain\]user] /p
password [/baud baud_rate] [/port communications_port] /id line_number

Table 7.1: EMS Configuration Parameters and Switches

Parameter and Switches
EDIT
OFF
ON
/ems
Description
Allows changes to port and baud rate settings by changing the redirect=COMx
setting in the [bootloader] section. The value of COMx is set to the value of
the /port.
Disables output to a remote server. Removes the /redirect switch from the
specified line_number and the redirect=comX setting from the
[boot loader] section.
Enables remote output for the specified line_number. Adds a /redirect switch to
the specified line_number and a redirect=comX setting to the [boot loader]
section. The value of comX is set by the /port.
Enables the user to add or change the settings for redirection of the EMS
console to a remote server. By enabling EMS, you add a redirect=Port# line to
the [boot loader] section of the BOOT.INI file and a /redirect switch to the
specified operating system entry line. The EMS feature is enabled only
on servers.
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