IBM Enterprise Server S80, User Manual

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Reboot/Restart Policy Setup Menu
The following menu controls Reboot/Restart Policy:
Reboot/Restart Policy Setup Menu
1. Number of reboot attempts:
Currently 1
2. Use OS-Defined restart policy?
Currently Yes
3. Enable supplemental restart policy?
Currently No
4. Call-Out before restart:
Currently Disabled
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Reboot is the process of bringing up the system hardware; for example, from a system
reset or power on.
Restart is activating the operating system after the system hardware
is re-initialized. Restart must follow a successful reboot.
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Number of reboot attempts - If the server fails to successfully complete the boot
process, it attempts to reboot the number of times specified. Values equal to or
greater than 0 are valid. Only successive failed reboot/restart attempts count.
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Use OS-Defined restart policy - Allows the service processor to react or not react
the same way as the operating system to major system faults by reading the setting
of the operating system parameter Automatically Restart/Reboot After a System
Crash. This parameter may or may not be defined depending on the operating
system or its version/level. If the operating system automatic restart setting is
defined, then it may be set to respond to a major fault by restarting or by not
restarting. See your operating system documentation for details on setting up
operating system automatic restarts. The default value is Yes.
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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
service processor surveillance, and either:
– The Use OS-Defined restart policy is set to No
OR
– 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 85.
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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.
Chapter 3. Service Processor Menus
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