IBM Partner Pavilion Remote Supervisor Adapter - Manual (Page 77)

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
v Halted operating system
v Failure to load operating system
v Power 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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