IBM Partner Pavilion Remote Supervisor Adapter manual Loader Watchdog

constructed POST routine available only on 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.

Loader Watchdog

Use the Loader Watchdog <mins> 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 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 option, select Disabled.

Note: If the Loader Timeout option is selected in the System Remote Alerts window, the Remote Supervisor Adapter or ASM processor will send an alert to all configured remote alert recipients.

O/S Watchdog

Use the O/S Watchdog <mins> 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 operating system timeout alert and automatically restarts the server. After the server is restarted, the operating system is power cycled.

To set the operating-system 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 make sure that the O/S Timeout option is set to Disabled until the operating system is shut down and the server completes a power cycle.

Notes:

a.The operating-system watchdog feature requires that the Remote Supervisor Adapter device driver is installed on the server.

b.If the O/S Timeout option is set to Enabled in the System Remote Alerts window, the Remote Supervisor Adapter attempts to send an alert to all configured remote alert recipients.

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