Users Guide

62 Server Administrator Services
System/Server Module
The System/Server Module object contains three main system component
groups: "Main System Chassis/Main System," "Software," and "Storage." The
Server Administrator home page defaults to the System object of the system
tree view. Most administrative functions can be managed from the
System/Server Module object action window. The System/Server Module
object action window has the following tabs, depending on the user's group
privileges: Properties, Shutdown, Logs, Alert Management, and Session
Management.
NOTE: Update functionality is supported on Server Administrator version 2.0 or
lower. The Dell™ Server Update Utility and Dell Update Packages can be
downloaded from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. These are
supported on Microsoft Windows
®
, Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux
®
, and SUSE
®
Linux
Enterprise Server operating systems.
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/Main System object andthe Storage object.
• 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 (OS watchdog timer) actions
for the system being monitored.
NOTE: Automatic System 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.
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.
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