IBM Partner Pavilion Remote Supervisor Adapter manual Post watchdog, Watchdog, Loader watchdog

POST watchdog

Use the POST watchdog field to specify the number of minutes that the Remote Supervisor Adapter or ASM processor will wait for this server to complete a power-on self-test (POST). If the server being monitored fails to complete a POST within the specified time, the Remote Supervisor Adapter generates a POST timeout alert and automatically restarts the server. The POST watchdog is then automatically disabled until the operating system is shut down and the server is power cycled (or until the operating system starts and the device driver successfully loads).

Note: Power cycling differs from shutting down and restarting the operating system in that power cycling removes power from the server completely; for example, unplugging the server.

To set the POST timeout value, select a number from the menu. To turn off this option, select Disabled.

Note: If the POST Time-outcheck box is selected in the Remote Alerts

section of the Remote Alerts page, the Remote Supervisor Adapter or ASM processor attempts to forward the alert to all configured remote alert recipients. Also, the POST watchdog requires a specially constructed POST routine available on only specific IBM servers. If this routine does not exist on your server, all settings in this field are ignored.

For more information about POST routines, see the documentation that comes with your server.

O/S watchdog

Use the O/S watchdog field to specify the number of minutes between checks of the operating system by the Remote Supervisor Adapter or ASM processor. If the operating system fails to respond to one of these checks, the Remote Supervisor Adapter or ASM processor generates an O/S timeout alert and restarts the server. After the server is restarted, the O/S watchdog is disabled until the operating system is shut down and the server is power cycled.

To set the O/S watchdog value, select a time interval from the menu. To turn off this watchdog, select Disabled. To capture blue screens, you must enable the watchdog in the O/S watchdog field and select the O/S Time-outcheck box in the Remote Alerts section of the Alerts page.

Notes:

a.The O/S watchdog feature requires that the Remote Supervisor Adapter device driver is installed on the server. For information about installing device drivers, see the Remote Supervisor Adapter Installation Guide.

b.If the O/S Time-outcheck box is selected in the Remote Alerts section of the Alerts page, the Remote Supervisor Adapter will attempt to send an alert to all configured remote alert recipients.

Loader watchdog

Use the Loader watchdog field to specify the number of minutes that the Remote Supervisor Adapter or ASM processor waits between the completion of POST and the starting of the operating system. If this

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