SOS Receive Dialog Box
If a fault is detected, a server that includes the system management controller (SMC) transmits a SOS message to the management PC. When this SOS message is received, MWA opens the SOS Receive dialog box to display the server information. If the server is in Manual Recovery Mode, MWA requests the operator for the server recovery method. When MWA communicates an inquiry to the server, [Connecting] is displayed in the title bar. You can do nothing in the dialog box while the message is displayed. Wait until the message is cleared.
It is only when the OS cannot run normally due to a fault in the server that you can control the server from this dialog box. If the server is already recovered, the server cannot be operated from MWA.
Contents and functions of the dialog box are as follows:
!Server: The dialog box displays the name and the IP address of the server that issued the SOS message, as well as the firmware version of the SMC on the server and the recovery mode of the server. If the recovery mode is Automatic, the server is automatically reset for recovery after this dialog box displays. The server cannot be controlled from MWA.
!Message: The dialog box displays the SOS message received from a server on the first line. The display box also displays the SMC event log of the server sequentially from the latest data up to when the SOS occurred.
!Server last status: The dialog box displays the LCD contents immediately before the SOS message transmission, the POST code of the last boot processing, and the current power status (DC).
!Server control: The operator can send recovery instructions to a server. The buttons are explained below. If a button operation causes an error, take the appropriate action on the server that sent the SOS message.
Power cycle: Use this button to turn the server off and on again. The dialog box closes after the normal execution of server control is confirmed.
Reset: Use this button to reset a server. The dialog box closes after the normal execution of server control is confirmed.
Power on: Use this button to turn a server on. The dialog box closes after the normal execution of server control is confirmed.
Power off: Use this button to turn a server off.
SMI dump: The dump switch of a server is turned on. This function is valid only for a server whose power is on. Some types of servers may not support this function. If this function is not supported, the operation ends in an error.
