Configuring Your Server 4-21
Option Parameter Description Your Setting
Boot monitor
Policy*
[Retry 3 Times]
Retry Service
Boot
Always Reset
Specify the processing at the
occurrence of timeout during boot
monitoring.
If [Retry 3 times] is selected, the system
is reset after the occurrence of timeout
and OS boot is retried up to three times.
If [Retry Service Boot] is selected, the
system is reset after the occurrence of
timeout and OS boot is retried up to
three times. Then the boot is tried from
the service partition for three times. The
failure in the third boot causes the
system to stop booting.
If [Always Reset] is selected, the
system is reset after the occurrence of
timeout and OS boot is retried
repeatedly.
* If no service partition exists in the
system, OS boot is retried repeatedly
from the system partition.
Thermal Sensor Disabled
[Enabled]
Specify whether to enable or disable the
thermal sensor monitoring function. If a
thermal error is detected with this item
being set to "Enabled", the system
stops at the end of POST.
Platform Event
Filtering*
Disabled
[Enabled]
This item becomes meaningless when
the notification feature of remote
management card (RMC) is enabled.
[ ]: Factory-set
* Displayed only when Remote Management Card (option) is installed.
The table below shows the operation when the AC power to the server is turn off once and then on again, depending on
the setting of "AC LINK."
Setting of AC LINK
System status before AC power off
Stay Off Last State Power On
Operating Off On On
Aborting (DC power being off also) Off Off On
Forced shutdown Off Off On
* Press the power switch continuously for four seconds or longer. This forcibly turns off the power.
IMPORTANT:
To power on the server from the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), select [Server] -
[AC Link] - [Power On].
If the server is connected to the UPS, set at least 10 seconds delay in the power-on
schedule.