IBM pSeries 670, Service Manual

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The Use OS-Defined restart policy is set to Yes and the operating system has no automatic restart
policy.
If set to Yes on a partitioned system, 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 744.
The following table describes the relationship among the operating system and service processor restart
controls in a full system partition.
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
In a partitioned system, the service processor’s supplemental restart policy is the only setting that is used,
as shown in the following table:
Service Processor enable supplemental restart policy System Response
No
Yes (default) Restarts
System Firmware Updates
Attention: If the firmware on the system is RH021025 or later, the firmware can be updated to the latest
level by the customer. If it is RH021024 or earlier, the firmware must be updated by a service
representative.
To determine the current level of firmware on the system, see “Determining the Level of Firmware on the
System” on page 747.
Chapter 7. Using the Service Processor
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