Specifications

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Figure 4-8 ASMI Auto Power Restart setting panel
򐂰 Fault monitoring
Built-in self-test (BIST) checks processor, cache, memory, and associated hardware that
is required for proper booting of the operating system, when the system is powered on at
the initial installation or after a hardware configuration change (for example, an upgrade).
If a non-critical error is detected or if the error occurs in a resource that can be removed
from the system configuration, the booting process is designed to proceed to completion.
The errors are logged in the system nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM). When
the operating system completes booting, the information is passed from the NVRAM to the
system error log where it is analyzed by error log analysis (ELA) routines. Appropriate
actions are taken to report the boot-time error for subsequent service, if required.
Note: The auto-restart (reboot) option has to be enabled from the Advanced System
Manager Interface or from the Control (Operator) Panel. Figure 4-8 shows this option
using the ASMI.