bootcfg ems

bootcfg /ems

new in WS2003

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Lets the user configure redirection of the Emergency Management Services (EMS) console to a remote machine.

Syntax

 bootcfg /ems {ON  OFF  EDIT} [/port {COM1  COM2  COM3  COM4  BIOSSET}]  [/baud {9600  19200  57600  115200}] /id   OSEntryLineNum   

Options

{ON OFF EDIT}

ONOFF enables/disables sending output to a remote computer by adding/removing a /redirect switch to the specified OSEntryLineNum and a redirect=comX setting to the boot loader section, while EDIT lets you modify port settings by changing the redirect=comX setting.

/port {COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 BIOSSET}

Indicates COM port used for redirecting output to remote computer. The BIOSSET option configures EMS to query BIOS to determine which port to use for redirection. Omit this switch if OFF is specified.

/baud {9600 19200 57600 115200}

Indicates baud rate for redirection. Omit this switch if OFF is specified.

Examples

Enable EMS output redirection on COM2 at 57600 baud for OS entry 2:

  bootcfg /ems ON /port COM2 /baud 57600 /id 2  SUCCESS: Changed the redirection port in boot loader section. SUCCESS: Changed the redirection baudrate in boot loader section. SUCCESS: Changed the OS entry switches for line "2" in the BOOT.INI file. 

Verify the result:

  bootcfg  Boot Loader Settings -------------------- timeout:         30 default:         multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS redirect:        COM2 redirectbaudrate:57600 Boot Entries ------------ Boot entry ID:    1 OS Friendly Name: WS2003, Enterprise Path:             multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS OS Load Options:  /fastdetect /noguiboot Boot entry ID:    2 OS Friendly Name: WS2003 Enterprise Path:             multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS OS Load Options:  /fastdetect /noguiboot /redirect 

Note the additional entries in the boot loader settings section. Now remove the settings just applied:

  bootcfg /ems OFF /id 2  SUCCESS: Changed the OS entry switches for line "2" in the BOOT.INI file. SUCCESS: The redirection port has been removed from BOOT LOADER section. SUCCESS: The redirection baudrate has been removed from BOOT LOADER section. 

Notes

You can also enable and configure EMS using optional switches for winnt32.exe on the product CD; see Installation in Chapter 4 for more info .

See Also

bootcfg , Installation , Recovery Console