Users Guide

Server Administrator Services 71
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.
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 and the 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 (operating system 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.
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. The
watchdog timer can be set to a maximum of 720 seconds.
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