CentOS virt - Feb 2009 - Alternate console method for Windows 2003 server

I have a DomU running Windows 2003 server that occasionally blue screens 
(or at least I assume it does). Obviously, when it does, I lose the 
ability to open a VNC console. Is there some method for sending the 
windows console to another location that can be viewed if the system dies?

Centos 5.2
2.6.18-92.1.6.el5xen kernel



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James D. Roman
Sr. Network Administrator
Science Systems and Application, Inc.
Phone: 301-867-2101

I use virt-viewer, from a ssh session with the X and C parameters. But i
think it uses VNC too.

ssh -XC root at server.company.domain
# virt-viewer domU
Replace domU with the name of the virtual machine.

Regards.
Francisco.

2009/2/6 James Roman <james_roman at ssaihq.com>
> I have a DomU running Windows 2003 server that occasionally blue screens
> (or at least I assume it does). Obviously, when it does, I lose the
> ability to open a VNC console. Is there some method for sending the
> windows console to another location that can be viewed if the system dies?
>
> Centos 5.2
> 2.6.18-92.1.6.el5xen kernel
>
>
>
> --
>
> James D. Roman
> Sr. Network Administrator
> Science Systems and Application, Inc.
> Phone: 301-867-2101
>
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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 9:13 AM, James Roman <james_roman at ssaihq.com>
wrote:
> I have a DomU running Windows 2003 server that occasionally blue screens
> (or at least I assume it does). Obviously, when it does, I lose the
> ability to open a VNC console. Is there some method for sending the
> windows console to another location that can be viewed if the system dies?
>
> Centos 5.2
> 2.6.18-92.1.6.el5xen kernel
If a physical Windows machine blue screens, can you get more
information from it?
I'm not sure what you're trying to obtain here, other than some domU
debugging which is outside the console area anyway.

jerry

----- "James Roman" <james_roman at ssaihq.com> wrote:
> I have a DomU running Windows 2003 server that occasionally blue
> screens 
> (or at least I assume it does). Obviously, when it does, I lose the 
> ability to open a VNC console. Is there some method for sending the 
> windows console to another location that can be viewed if the system
> dies?
Just read the Windows event log and/or crash dump.

-- 
Christopher G. Stach II

Hey

Try use rdesktop -0 IP of server windows 2003

Rdesktop -0 call console windows server session .



On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 1:13 PM, James Roman <james_roman at ssaihq.com>
wrote:
> I have a DomU running Windows 2003 server that occasionally blue screens
> (or at least I assume it does). Obviously, when it does, I lose the
> ability to open a VNC console. Is there some method for sending the
> windows console to another location that can be viewed if the system dies?
>
> Centos 5.2
> 2.6.18-92.1.6.el5xen kernel
>
>
>
> --
>
> James D. Roman
> Sr. Network Administrator
> Science Systems and Application, Inc.
> Phone: 301-867-2101
>
> _______________________________________________
> CentOS-virt mailing list
> CentOS-virt at centos.org
> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt
>


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Bruno Steven - Administrador de sistemas.
LPIC-1 - LPI ID: lpi000119659 / Code: p2e4wz47e4
https://www.lpi.org/caf/Xamman/certification

MCP-Windows 2003 - TranscriptID: 793804 / Access Code: 080089100
https://mcp.microsoft.com/authenticate/validatemcp.aspx
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Bruno Steven wrote:
> Hey
>
> Try use rdesktop -0 IP of server windows 2003
>
> Rdesktop -0 call console windows server session .
>
I'll give it a try. What happens if the connection is lost to the 
device. Does the window just close or would it continue to display the 
last screen page sent?

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James D. Roman
Sr. Network Administrator
Science Systems and Application, Inc.
Phone: 301-867-2101