Service processor functions and features – IBM H SERIES RS/6000 User Manual

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Enable supplemental restart policy - The default setting is NO. If set to YES,
the Service Processor restarts the system when the system loses control as
detected by the Service Processor surveillance, and either:

1. The Use OS-Defined restart policy is set to NO

OR

2. The Use OS-Defined restart policy is set to YES and the operating system

has NO automatic restart policy.

Refer to “Service Processor Reboot/Restart Recovery” on page 3-26.

Call-Out before restart (Enabled/Disabled) If a restart is necessary due to a
system fault, you can enable the Service Processor to call out and report the
event. This item is valuable if the number of these events becomes excessive,
signalling a bigger problem.

Service Processor Functions and Features

The following section discusses some of the Service Processor functions and fea-
tures more fully.

The RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model H Series supports the following functions:

Built-in Functions

Initialization and Test

Service Processor Basic
Instructions Test (BIST)

JTAG System Chip Initializa-
tion

Error Data Collection

BIST/POST errors and status

Checkstop FIR data logout

Machine check logout

Configuration

CPU Complex validation

VPD Collection

System Management

Reset and Reboot on System
Firmware fail

Reboot on system failure

Chapter 3. Service Processor Menus

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