IBM Partner Pavilion Remote Supervisor Adapter manual Setting server timeouts

Setting server timeouts

Complete the following steps to set your server timeout values:

1.Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter. For more information, see “Accessing the text-based interface through a Telnet connection” on page 65 or “Accessing the text-based interface through a direct serial connection” on page 66.

2.For an xSeries 330 server: Log in to the ASM processor. For more information, see “Accessing remote adapters through an ASM interconnect network” on page 67.

3.In the Advanced System Management window, select Settings. The Settings window opens.

4.In the Settings window, click System.

5.In the System window, use the Down Arrow key to move to the Server Timeouts section. You can set the Remote Supervisor Adapter to automatically respond to the following events:

v Halted power-on self-test

vHalted operating system

vFailure to load operating system

vPower off delay to shut down operating system

6.Enable the server timeouts that correspond to the events you want the Remote Supervisor Adapter to respond to automatically.

POST Watchdog

Use the POST Watchdog <mins> 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 or ASM processor 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 timeout option is selected in the System Remote Alerts window, 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

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