HP Unified Extensible Firmware Interface - Manual (Page 83)

Figure 74 BIOS Serial Console and EMS — EMS Console screen
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 2008 or 2012 OS has initialized.
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 can 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 2008 or 2012, perform the
following steps to update the boot.ini file:
1.
Enable the EMS console on a COM port.
2. Press F10 to save your selection.
3. Reboot the server.
Accessing the Server Asset Text menu
You can modify server information, administrator contact information, service contact information,
and the system startup message.
To access the Server Asset Text menu:
1.
From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration
→BIOS/Platform Configuration
(RBSU)
→Server Asset Text and press Enter.
2. The following configuration options are available:
•
“Entering Server Info Text menu” (page 84)
•
“Entering Administrator Information” (page 85)
•
“Entering Service Contact Text” (page 86)
•
“Entering a Custom POST Message ” (page 87)
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