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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 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 A.1: EMS Configuration Parameters and Switches

Parameter and Switches Description

EDIT 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.

OFF 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.

ON 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.

/ems 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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