nPartition Administrator's Guide, Second Edition

The Special Administration Console (SAC) interface lets you interact with the Windows operating
system running on an nPartition by using the SAC> command prompt that is provided at the
nPartition console interface. The SAC commands listed in Table 4-1 (page 73) are provided for
managing Windows.
The SAC interface enables you to have administrative access to Windows on an nPartition even
if Windows networking is not functional.
Tips for using the SAC interface and a table of SAC commands follow.
SAC Interface: Tips for Interacting with Windows Special Administration Console When using
the Windows SAC interface through an nPartition console, you can use the commands in Table 4-1
(page 73). You also can use the following tips to help complete tasks with the SAC.
• To list all commands available from the SAC, issue the ? or help command at the SAC>
prompt.
• To list basic identification and boot information about the instance of Windows running on
the nPartition whose console you are using, issue the id command.
• To switch among the "channels" provided by the SAC interface, use the channel management
command.
SAC Channel Management Commands
Esc Tab — Change channels: if multiple channels exist, typing Esc Tab switches to the
next channel and typing Space selects a channel.
ch — List all channels.
ch -? — Display the channel-management command help.
ch -si # — Switch to a channel by its number.
ch -sn name — Switch to a channel by its name.
ch -ci # — Close a channel by its number.
ch -cn name — Close a channel by its name.
• To create a new Windows command prompt that you can interact with through the nPartition
console, issue the cmd command.
The cmd SAC command creates a new channel for the command prompt, which you can
then switch to (using Esc Tab, or other commands) in order to login to Windows running
on the nPartition.
• When you need to type function keys and are using the SAC, type the following key sequence:
Esc #
For example, for the F3 key type Esc then 3 in quick sequence.
Table 4-1 lists the commands you can issue at the Windows SAC> prompt, which is provided
through an nPartition console after Windows has booted.
Table 4-1 Windows SAC Commands
DescriptionSAC Command
Channel management commands. Use ch -? for more help.ch
Create a Command Prompt channel.
cmd
Dump the current kernel log.
d
Toggle detailed or abbreviated tlist (Windows process) info.
f
Display command help.
? or help
List all IP network numbers and their IP addresses.
i
Set IP address, subnet, and gateway for an IP network number.
i # ip sub gate
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