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Auto Recovery
Use this window to set the action that is to be taken for a nonfunctional operating system and to enter number of seconds for the reset timer.
NOTE: This help page may include information about features not supported by your system. Server Administrator only displays the features that are supported on your system.
User Privileges
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Auto Recovery
Power User, Administrator
Administrator
NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator"
Enabling BMC Watchdog
Auto recovery options may not be available because the operating system watchdog timer is enabled in BIOS. To configure the auto recovery options, the operating system watchdog timer must be disabled.
To enable BMC Watchdog, disable the OS Watchdog Timer option using the BIOS setup.
NOTE: By default, BIOS disables operating system watchdog and enables BMC Watchdog on supported systems.
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Action on Hung Operating System Detection
NOTE: Your Auto Recovery options may differ. Server Administrator displays recovery options only for the system configuration you have installed.
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Fields for Action on Hung Operating System Detection
None Takes no action when the operating system is hung or has crashed.
NOTE: If you select None, the System Reset Timer will be grayed out.
Reboot System Shuts down the operating system and initiates system startup, performing BIOS checks and reloading the operating system.
Power Off System Turns off the electrical power to the system.
Power Cycle System Turns the electrical power to the system off, pauses, turns the power on, and reboots the system. Power cycling is useful when you want to reinitialize system components such as hard drives.
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System Reset Timer (in Seconds)
System Reset Timer The number of seconds after an operating system hang is detected at which time recovery action is performed.
NOTE: For certain systems, the System Reset Timer field may be grayed out and not directly editable. Use the arrow buttons to the right of the field to change the value.
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Other Window Controls
Print Prints a copy of the open window to your default printer.
E-mail E-mails the contents of this window to your designated recipient. See the Server Administrator User's Guide for instructions on configuring your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server.
NOTE: E-mails can contain attachments. Select the check box if you are attaching a file to the e-mail. All attachments are added to one .zip file, although they appear as .html files.
Refresh Updates the screen with latest information.
Apply Changes Saves a record of the values that you have entered or selected for each field.
Help Displays the online help for this page.