Auto Recovery

Use this window to set the action for a nonfunctional operating system and to enter number of seconds for the reset timer.

User Privileges

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Auto Recovery Power User, Administrator Administrator

Enabling BMC Watchdog

Auto 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.

To enable BMC Watchdog, disable the OS Watchdog Timer option using the BIOS setup.

Action On Hung Operating System Detection

None Takes no action when the operating system is hung or has crashed.
Reboot System Shuts down the operating system and initiates system startup, performing BIOS checks and reloading the operating system.
Power Off System Turns off the electrical power to the system.
Power Cycle System Turns the electrical power to the system off, pauses, turns the power on, and reboots the system. Power cycling is useful when you want to reinitialize system components such as hard drives.

System Reset Timer (In Seconds)

System Reset Timer The number of seconds after an operating system hang is detected at which time recovery action is performed.
For an explanation of other buttons present on Server Administrator Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.