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CONFIGURING AND VIEWING ALERTS

4. Click Apply.

Notes:

• If you select custom configuration, click the Customize option to specify configuration

details.

• For serial modem operation, you may need to configure the server board's BIOS and

jumper settings. See the documentation that same the particular server for details

Changing watchdog timer settings

IPMI provides an interface for the BMC watchdog timer. This timer can be set to expire

periodically, and is configured to initiate certain actions if it expires (such as power cycling). Intel

Server Manager is configured to reset the timer periodically so it does not expire; if the computer

becomes unavailable (for example, it is powered down or hangs), the timer is not reset and it then

expires, which initiates the action.

You can specify how much time to allow before the timer expires and select an action to perform

if it does expire.

To change watchdog timer settings

1. Click Management, then click IPMI configuration.

2. Click Watchdog timer settings.

3. Check Turn on the watchdog timer to enable the timer.

4. Specify the frequency of checking the timer (number of minutes or seconds).

5. Select an action to initiate when the watchdog timer expires.

6. Click Apply.

Changing power configuration settings

When power is lost on an IPMI-enabled computer, you can specify what action should be taken

when power is restored. It is recommended to restore the computer to whatever state it was in at

the time power was lost, but you can also choose to keep it powered off or always power up the

computer.

To change power configuration settings

1. Click Management, then click IPMI configuration.

2. Click Power configuration.

3. Select an option for when power is restored.

4. Click Apply.

Changing BMC user settings

Intel Server Manager authenticates to a BMC with a user name/password combination that is

unique to the BMC (separate from any other Intel Server Manager user names). Intel Server

Manager reserves the first user name so it can always communicate with the BMC. If the BMC