IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II manual Power off delay, NMI reset delay

POST and the starting of the operating system. If this interval is exceeded, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II generates a loader timeout alert and automatically restarts the server. After the server is restarted, the loader timeout is automatically disabled until the operating system is shut down and the server is power cycled (or until the operating system starts and the software is successfully loaded).

To set the loader timeout value, select the time limit that the Remote Supervisor Adapter II will wait for the operating-system startup to be completed. To turn off this watchdog, select Disabled.

Notes:

a.Before you start (boot) an operating system that does not have the Remote Supervisor Adapter II software installed (this can also include using a flash update diskette), make sure to select Disabled in the Loader watchdog field to prevent an unwanted restart of your server.

b.If the Loader Time-outcheck box is selected in the Remote Alerts area of the Alerts page, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II will send an alert to all configured remote alert recipients.

Power off delay

Attention: Read the following information to prevent the loss of data or damage to data when you perform a remote shutdown of your operating system:

If the Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, or Novell NetWare operating system is installed on your server, you have to install only the Remote Supervisor Adapter II software to support remote operating-system shutdown.

Note: If the value in the Power off delay field is less than 45 seconds, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II software will adjust the value to 45 seconds when it is loaded. You can decrease the power-off delay value after the server has started, but the Remote Supervisor Adapter II software will reset it to 45 seconds on the next server restart. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II software will not change a power-off delay value that is 45 seconds or greater.

Use the Power off delay field to specify the number of minutes that the Remote Supervisor Adapter II will wait for the operating system to shut down before turning off the server.

Shut down your server to determine how long it takes to shut down. Add a time buffer to that value and use it as your power-off delay setting to ensure that the operating system has time for an orderly shutdown before power is removed from the server.

To set the power-off delay value, select the time from the menu.

NMI reset delay

Use the NMI reset delay field to specify the length of time, in minutes, that the Remote Supervisor Adapter II waits to automatically restart the server after a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) is triggered. A nonmaskable interrupt usually indicates a critical error such as a hardware fault. A nonmaskable interrupt usually signals a parity error in the memory subsystem.

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