Users Guide

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• View and configure asset information for the system being monitored.
• View and set the Automatic System Recovery (watchdog timer) actions for the system
being monitored.
NOTE: Automatic System Recovery actions may not execute exactly per the time-out period
(n seconds) when the watchdog identifies a system that has stopped responding. The action execution time ranges
from n-h+1 to n+1 seconds, where n is the time-out period and h is the heart beat interval. The value of the heart
beat interval is 7 seconds when n <= 30 and 15 seconds when n > 30.
NOTE: The functionality of the watchdog timer feature cannot be guaranteed when an uncorrectable
memory event occurs in the system DRAM Bank_1. If an uncorrectable memory event occurs in this location, the
BIOS code resident in this space may become corrupted. Because the watchdog feature uses a call to BIOS to
effect the shutdown or reboot behavior, the feature may not work properly. If this occurs, you must manually reboot
the system.
Shutdown
Subtabs: Remote Shutdown | Thermal Shutdown | Web Server Shutdown
Under the Shutdown tab, you can:
• Configure the operating system shutdown and remote shutdown options.
• Set the thermal shutdown severity level to shut down your system in the event that a temperature
sensor returns a warning or failure value.
NOTE: A thermal shutdown occurs only when the temperature reported by the sensor goes above the
temperature threshold. A thermal shutdown does not occur when the temperature reported by the sensor
goes below the temperature threshold.
• Shut down the Server Administrator secure port server (Web server).
NOTE: Server Administrator is still available using the CLI when the secure port server is shut down. The
CLI functions do not require that the secure port server is running.
NOTE: The secure port server starts automatically after a reboot, so you must shut down the secure port
server every time a system starts up.
Logs
Subtabs: Hardware | Alert | POST | Command
• Under the Logs tab, you can:
• View the Embedded System Management (ESM) log or the System Event Log (SEL) for a list of all
events related to your system's hardware components. The status indicator icon next to the log name
will change from a green check mark ( ) to a yellow triangle containing an exclamation point ( )
when the log file reaches 80 percent capacity.
NOTE: It is recommended that you clear the hardware log when it reaches 80 percent capacity. If the log is
allowed to reach 100 percent capacity, the latest events are discarded from the log.