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Use OS-Defined restart policy - The default setting is no. This causes the service processor to refer to
the OS Automatic Restart Policy setting and take action (the same action the operating system would take
if it could have responded to the problem causing the restart).
When this setting is no, or if the operating system did not set a policy, the service processor refers to
enable supplemental restart policy for its action.
Enable supplemental restart policy - The default setting is yes. When set to yes, the service processor
restarts the server when the operating system loses control 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.
If set to Yes, the service processor restarts the system when the system loses control and it is detected by
service processor surveillance. Refer to “Service Processor Reboot/Restart Recovery” on page 52.
The following table describes the relationship among the operating system and service processor restart
controls:
OS Automatic
reboot/restart
after crash setting Service processor to use
OS-Defined
restart policy? Service Processor Enable
supplemental restart
policy? System response
None No
1
No
None No
1
Yes
1
Restarts
None Yes No
None Yes Yes
1
Restarts
False
2
No
1
No
False
2
No
1
Yes
1
Restarts
False
2
Yes No
False
2
Yes Yes
1
True No
1
No
True No
1
Yes
1
Restarts
True Yes No Restarts
True Yes Yes
1
Restarts
1
Service processor default
2
AIX default
Chapter 4. Using the Service Processor
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