Trying to access windows safe mode on a UCS c240 M3

[robertsteiner]

Trying to access the safe mode screen for windows on a UCS c240 M3 server running windows 2008 R2. question is when should I be attempting to hit the F8 key?

[rosaho]

This discussion has been reposted from Additional Communities to the Server Networking community.

[suhagdesai1]

Hi,

Are you able to solve this?

[Eimantas]

Hello,

Cant find reposted discusion and cant find answer how to boot in safe mode via KVM console.

Server: ucs c220 m3s

Thanks in advance

[Kirk J]

MS made a change since the Server 2008 era.

To turn the F8 boot option in Server 2012/2016 you need to get to an admin level CMD prompt. 

If your server is hanging (why you need F8) then you can boot from a Windows Server install DVD and select REPAIR YOUR COMPUTER option, TROUBLESHOOTING, then the Command Prompt.

Once you have a Command Prompt (admin level) opened,  enter the following:

bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu yes
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} timeout 10

If you are just wondering why the options aren't there, and have a working system, then you can just open an admin level cmd  window, and type the same commands.

Kirk...

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