Auto Recovery

Use this window to set the action that is to be taken for a nonfunctional operating system and to enter number of seconds for the reset timer.

User Privileges

Selection

User Privileges

U=User; P=Power User; A=Administrator; NA=Not Applicable

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Auto Recovery P, A A

NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI."

Enabling BMC Watchdog

Auto recovery options may not be available because the operating system watchdog timer is enabled in BIOS. To configure the auto recovery options, the operating system watchdog timer must be disabled.

To enable BMC Watchdog, disable the OS Watchdog Timer option using the BIOS setup.

NOTE:By default, BIOS disables operating system watchdog and enables BMC Watchdog on supported systems.

Action on Hung Operating System Detection

NOTE: Your Auto Recovery options may differ. Server Administrator displays recovery options only for the system configuration you have installed. 
Fields for Action on Hung Operating System Detection
None Takes no action when the operating system is hung or has crashed.
Reboot System Shuts down the operating system and initiates system startup, performing BIOS checks and reloading the operating system.
Power Off System Turns off  the electrical power to the system.
Power Cycle System Turns the electrical power to the system off, pauses, turns the power on, and reboots the system. Power cycling is useful when you want to reinitialize system components such as hard drives.

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System Reset Timer (in Seconds)

System Reset Timer Displays the number of seconds that must pass before a system is considered to have a hung operating system.

NOTE: For certain systems, the System Reset Timer field may be grayed out and not directly editable. Use the arrow buttons to the right of the field to change the value.

Other Window Controls
Print Prints a copy of the open window to your default printer.
Export Saves a text file containing the contents of this window (the values of each data field separated by a customizable delimiter) to a destination you specify.
Email E-mails the contents of this window to your designated recipient. See the Server Administrator User's Guide for instructions on configuring your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server.

NOTE: E-mails can contain attachments. Select the check box if you are attaching a file to the e-mail. All attachments are added to one .zip file, although they appear as .html files.

Refresh Updates the screen with latest information.
Apply Changes Saves a record of the values that have been entered or selected for each field.

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