Cisco Systems 57712, UCSCPCIEBTG Server Management Bios Parameters for C420 Servers, FRB-2 Timer

BIOS Parameters by Server Model

Server Management BIOS Parameters for C420 Servers

Server Management BIOS Parameters for C420 Servers

Name	Description
FRB-2 Timer	Whether the FRB2 timer is used by CIMC to recover the system
	if it hangs during POST. This can be one of the following:
	• Disabled—The FRB2 timer is not used.
	• Enabled—The FRB2 timer is started during POST and
		used to recover the system if necessary.
OS Watchdog Timer	Whether the BIOS programs the watchdog timer with a specified
	timeout value. This can be one of the following:
	• Disabled—The watchdog timer is not used to track how
		long the server takes to boot.
	• Enabled—The watchdog timer tracks how long the server
		takes to boot. If the server does not boot within the length
		of time specified
OS Watchdog Timer Timeout	What timeout value the BIOS uses to configure the watchdog
	timer. This can be one of the following:
	• —The watchdog timer expires 5 minutes after the OS
		begins to boot.
	• —The watchdog timer expires 10 minutes after the OS
		begins to boot.
	• —The watchdog timer expires 15 minutes after the OS
		begins to boot.
	• —The watchdog timer expires 20 minutes after the OS
		begins to boot.
	Note	This option is only applicable if you enable the OS
		Boot Watchdog Timer.
OS Watchdog Timer Policy	What action the system takes if the watchdog timer expires.
	This can be one of the following:
	• —The server takes no action if the watchdog timer expires
		during OS boot.
	• —The server is powered off if the watchdog timer expires
		during OS boot.
	• Reset—The server is reset if the watchdog timer expires
		during OS boot.
	Note	This option is only applicable if you enable the OS
		Boot Watchdog Timer.

Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller CLI Configuration Guide, Release 1.5

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