Reboot/Restart Policy Setup MenuThe following menu controls Reboot/Restart Policy:Reboot/Restart Policy Setup Menu1. Number of reboot attempts:Currently 12. Use OS-Defined restart policy?Currently Yes3. Enable supplemental restart policy?Currently No4. Call-Out before restart:Currently Disabled98. Return to Previous Menu1>Reboot is the process of bringing up the system hardware; for example, from a systemreset or power on.Restart is activating the operating system after the system hardwareis re-initialized. Restart must follow a successful reboot.v Number of reboot attempts - If the server fails to successfully complete the bootprocess, it attempts to reboot the number of times specified. Values equal to orgreater than 0 are valid. Only successive failed reboot/restart attempts count.v Use OS-Defined restart policy - Allows the service processor to react or not reactthe same way as the operating system to major system faults by reading the settingof the operating system parameter Automatically Restart/Reboot After a SystemCrash. This parameter may or may not be defined depending on the operatingsystem or its version/level. If the operating system automatic restart setting isdefined, then it may be set to respond to a major fault by restarting or by notrestarting. See your operating system documentation for details on setting upoperating system automatic restarts. The default value is Yes.v Enable supplemental restart policy - The default setting is No. If set to Yes, theservice processor restarts the system when the system loses control as detected byservice processor surveillance, and either:– The Use OS-Defined restart policy is set to NoOR– The Use OS-Defined restart policy is set to Yes, and the operating system hasNo automatic restart policy.Refer to “Service Processor Reboot/Restart Recovery” on page 85.v Call-Out before restart (Enabled/Disabled) - If a restart is necessary due to asystem fault, you can enable the service processor to call out and report the event.This item is valuable if the number of these events becomes excessive, signalling abigger problem.Chapter 3. Service Processor Menus 79
