Users Guide

60 Instrumentation Service
NOTE: Update functionality is supported on releases prior to Server Administrator version 2.0. The Dell Server
Update Utility and Dell Update Packages can be downloaded from support.dell.com. These are supported on
Microsoft Windows
®
, Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux, and SUSE
®
LINUX Enterprise Server.
NOTE: The Dell Server Update Utility or Dell Update Packages must be launched from the system you want
to update.
Properties
Subtabs: Health | Summary | Asset Information | Auto Recovery
Under the Properties tab, you can:
• View the current health alert status for hardware and software components in the Main System
Chassis
object, the attached storage components, and the Diagnostic Service for the system
being monitored.
NOTE: Diagnostic Service is not listed on the Health page for the System object at startup. The Diagnostic
Service waits for the Server Administrator service to start completely before enumerating (scanning the
system for available devices to diagnose). Press <F5> to refresh; Diagnostic Service shows up when
enumeration is complete. This process can take several minutes on some systems.
• View detailed summary information for all components in the system being monitored.
• 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).