Ems console – HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Manual
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EMS Console
The EMS Console option is a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 feature that enables the Emergency
Management Console to be redirected through a specified serial port.
Options include:
•
Disabled (default for all servers except blades)
•
COM1 (default for blade servers)
•
COM2
NOTE:
•
When using iLO, select the value assigned to the Virtual Serial Port (
).
•
When redirecting EMS through a physical serial port, select the value assigned to the Embedded
Serial Port (
“Embedded Serial Port” (page 12)
).
EMS provides input/output support for all Microsoft Windows kernel components: the loader,
setup, recovery console, OS kernel, blue screens, and the Special Administration Console. The
Special Administration Console is a text mode management console available after Windows
Server 2003 OS has initialized. For more information on EMS, go to the Microsoft website
).
Microsoft enables EMS in the OS, but EMS must also be enabled in the ROM. When enabled,
EMS assumes the serial port for redirection and may cause interference with other devices attached
to the serial port. To avoid interference, EMS is disabled in the system ROM by default on HP
ProLiant ML and DL servers. If EMS is disabled in Windows Server 2003, perform the following
steps to update the
boot.ini
file:
1.
Enable EMS in RBSU.
2.
Run
bootcfg/ems on/id 1
.
3.
Reboot.
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RBSU menu-driven interface, version 3.xx or later (G6, G7, and Gen8 servers)