Chapter 9. Management 5299.14.3 Enabling SoL in the operating systemIn this section, we describe the settings to enable SoL in these operating systems: “Windows Server 2008” “Windows Server 2003” on page 531 “Linux” on page 533The onboard Broadcom NIC driver is required to be at the latest version. Certain olderversions are known to impede SoL traffic. Download the latest version from the IBMFixCentral website:http://ibm.com/support/fixcentral/Windows Server 2008To enable the Microsoft Emergency Messaging Service (EMS) and the Special AdministrationConsole (SAC), use the following procedure. You must have administrator privileges. Performthese steps:1. Start a command prompt: Start Run cmd.2. Enter the command bcdedit. Example 9-17 shows the output from the bcdedit command.Example 9-17 Output from bcdedit commandC:\Users\Administrator>bcdeditWindows Boot Manager--------------------identifier {bootmgr}device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efidescription Windows Boot Managerlocale en-USinherit {globalsettings}default {current}resumeobject {87209f03-3477-11e0-a416-a69aee999ac5}displayorder {current}toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}timeout 30Windows Boot Loader-------------------identifier {current}device partition=C:path \Windows\system32\winload.efidescription Windows Server 2008 R2locale en-USinherit {bootloadersettings}recoverysequence {87209f05-3477-11e0-a416-a69aee999ac5}recoveryenabled Yesosdevice partition=C:systemroot \Windowsresumeobject {87209f03-3477-11e0-a416-a69aee999ac5}nx OptOutRed circle icon: If you see a red circle icon next to the blade server, a requirement mightnot be satisfied. Or, you might have an issue with the Broadcom NIC drivers.
