Specifications

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Note: Use the ESC key to back up to earlier menu screens.
6. Enter the information for the first menu items.
• Protocol: The choices are BOOTP or TFTP
• IP address assigned: Enter the IP address of the SERIMUX
• Server’s IP address: The IP address of the BOOTP or TFTP server
• Firmware File Name: The filename for the firmware
7. Choose Start firmware upgrade.
The firmware upgrade will take several minutes to process.
8. When the upgrade process is complete, choose ESC to return to the main menu.
9. Choose Exit and boot from flash.
Microsoft SAC Support
About SERIMUX Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003
The SERIMUX provides a browser-based user interface to Microsoft’s text-based Special Administration Console (SAC), an
integral part of Windows Server 2003 Emergency Management Services (EMS). When a server running Windows Server 2003 is
connected to a SERIMUX serial port, key SAC functions--normally accessed from the command line--are available from a
graphical user interface (GUI). SAC features accessible from this interface include:
• Reset and shutdown
• Show ID
• Show and configure IP settings per interface
• Show the process list and kill processes
Note: While the EMS port is available at all times using Telnet or SSH, the special GUI is available only while SAC is
active.
Set Up Overview
Set up for SERIMUX SAC support is a three-step process:
1. Set up the Windows Server 2003 for SAC support. To do this, ensure that the COM port used for console traffic is properly
set up. This includes designating a COM port for console communication and setting the port speed (baud) appropriately.
(See the next topic below.)
2. Cable the console port on the Windows Server 2003 to a SERIMUX port. See the cabling information on page 56.
3. Set up the SERIMUX for SAC support. See "Setting Up the SERIMUX for SAC Support" on page 52.
Setting Up the Windows Server 2003 Port
1. Sign on to the Windows Server 2003 as the administrator.
2. Access the command line.
3. Use the bootcfg command to redirect console traffic to the correct COM port. The following is the command syntax and an
example. See the Microsoft documentation for additional information on the SAC feature.
Command Syntax
bootcfg /ems on /port com# /id # /baud 115200
where com# is the COM port to which console traffic will be redirected, # is the is the number of the boot entry, and the port speed
is set to the SERIMUX recommended rate (although any rate supported by Windows Server 2003 can be used).
Command Example
In this example, console output is redirected to COM 2, the boot entry is specified as 1, and the port speed set to 115200.
bootcfg /ems on /port com2 /id 1 /baud 115200
Setting Up the SERIMUX for SAC Support
To set up a serial port to provide access to the Windows Server 2003 console port, do the following:
1. Access the web interface.
2. Choose Serial Port > Configuration.
3. Choose a port .
4. Choose Host mode configuration.
5. The Host mode configuration page appears.
Set the Host mode to Console server and the Type of console server to MS SAC console as shown in the following figure.
Microsoft SAC Support