IBM Partner Pavilion Remote Supervisor Adapter manual Power off delay, NMI reset delay

interval is exceeded, the Remote Supervisor Adapter or ASM processor generates a loader timeout alert and automatically restarts the system. After the system 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 device driver successfully loads).

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

Note: If the Loader Time-outcheck box is selected in the Remote Alerts section of the Alerts page, the Remote Supervisor Adapter or ASM processor 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:

a.If the Windows 2000, Windows NT®, Red Hat Linux, or SuSE Linux operating system is installed on your server, you need to install only the Remote Supervisor Adapter device driver to support remote operating-system shutdown.

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

b.If the Novell NetWare, SCO UnixWare, or Caldera Open UNIX® operating system is installed on your server, you need to install both the Remote Supervisor Adapter device driver and IBM Director Agent, to support remote operating system shutdown. When you install the Director Agent, be sure to select the Management Processor Assistant (MPA) check box.

Use the Power off delay field to specify the number of minutes that the Remote Supervisor Adapter or ASM processor will wait for the operating system to shut down before turning off the server. By default, the Remote Supervisor Adapter waits 30 seconds.

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 waits to automatically restart the server after a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) is triggered. A nonmaskable

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