IBM System x3850 User Manual

Modified /boot/grub/menu.lst contents Notes
root
chainloader +1
title failsafe
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/hda2 ide=nodma apm=off vga=normal nosmp 1
disableapic maxcpus=0 3
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd.shipped
Note 1: The kernel line is shown with a line break. In your file, the entire entry must all be on one line.
You must restart the Linux operating system after completing these procedures for
the changes to take effect and to enable SOL.
Configuring a Microsoft Windows operating system
Complete the following steps to configure a Windows operating system for SOL
operation. You must be logged in as a user with administrator access to perform
this procedure.
1. Determine which boot entry ID to modify:
a. Type bootcfg at a Windows command prompt; then, press Enter to display
the current boot options for the server.
b. In the Boot Entries section, locate the boot entry ID for the section with an
OS friendly name of the Windows operating system. Write down the boot
entry ID for use in the next step.
2.
To enable the Microsoft Windows Emergency Management System (EMS), at a
Windows command prompt, type
bootcfg /EMS ON /PORT COM1 /BAUD 19200 /ID boot_id
where boot_id is the boot entry ID from step 1b; then, press Enter.
3. To verify that the EMS console is redirected to the COM2 serial port:
a. Type bootcfg at a Windows command prompt; then, press Enter to display
the current boot options for the server.
b. Verify the following changes to the bootcfg settings:
v In the Boot Loader Settings section, make sure that redirect is set to
COM2 and that redirectbaudrate is set to 19200.
v In the Boot Entries section, make sure that the OS Load Options: line
has /redirect appended to the end of it.
The following examples show the original bootcfg program output and the output
after modification.
Original bootcfg program output
Boot Loader Settings
----------------------------
timeout: 30
default: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
Boot Entries
----------------
Boot entry ID: 1
OS Friendly Name: Windows Server 2003, Standard
Path: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
OS Load Options: /fastdetect
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IBM System x3850 Specifications

General

Product Type	Server
Form Factor	Rack-mountable
Rack Height	4U
RAID Levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Processor	Intel Xeon
Hard Drive Interface	SAS SATA
RAID Support	Yes
Network	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Linux, VMware