Siemens Nixdorf D970, Technical Manual

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Menu Server
Settings in BIOS Setup
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Server management
specifies the operating mode of the server management BIOS.
Enabled
Activates the server management functionality of the system BIOS.
Furthermore this setting is required to enable a server management
process of the operating system to communicate with the system
BIOS (default entry).
Disabled
The server management functionality is deactivated.
O/S Boot Timeout
Requirement: Operating system with server management agent (e.g. Novell
NetWare or Windows NT, program: ServerMan) and
Enabled
must be entered in
the
Server Management
field.
O/S Boot Timeout
specifies whether a system reboot is performed when the
operating system is not able to establish a connection with the server management
BIOS within a defined period after system booting. The server management BIOS
assumes that there is a boot error and initiates a reboot.
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If the operating system does not have a server management process, you
must select the setting
Disabled
so that the server management BIOS does
not erroneously initiate a reboot. The server management process (agent)
is installed using the
ServerMan
program.
2 min, 5 min, 15 min, 30 min, 60 min, 120 min, 240 min
After the displayed timeout period has expired, the system is
rebooted if no connection with a server management process has
been established.
Disabled
No time monitoring takes place (default entry).