Users Guide

Configuring the Managed Server 83
For information about how to configure the Auto Recovery timer, see the
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide . To ensure that the
last crash screen can be captured, the
Auto Recovery timer should be set to
60 seconds. The default setting is 480 seconds.
The last crash screen is not available when the
Auto Recovery action is set
to
Shutdown or Power Cycle if the managed server is powered off.
Disabling the Windows Automatic Reboot Option
To ensure that iDRAC6 can capture the last crash screen, disable the
Automatic Reboot option on managed servers running Windows Server or
Windows Vista.
1
Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click the System icon.
2 Click the Advanced tab.
3 Under Startup and Recovery , click Settings .
4 Deselect the Automatically Reboot check box.
5 Click OK twice.