Auto Recovery
Use this window to set the action for a nonfunctional operating system and to enter number of seconds for the reset timer.
NOTE: This help page
may include information about features not supported by your system.
Server Administrator only displays the features that are supported
on your system.
User Privileges
Selection | View | Manage |
Auto Recovery | Power User, Administrator | Administrator |
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.
For more information, refer to the System/Server Module section
in the Server Administrator User's Guide.
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.
None | Takes no action when the operating system is hung
or has crashed. NOTE: If you select None, the System Reset Timer
is grayed out. |
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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. |
System Reset Timer (In Seconds)
System Reset Timer | The number of seconds after an operating system hang
is detected at which time recovery action is performed. 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. |
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For an explanation of other buttons present on Server Administrator
Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.