IBM Partner Pavilion Remote Supervisor Adapter - Manual (Page 23)

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-out check 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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