Auto Recovery

Use this window to set the action that is to be taken for a non-functional operating system, and to enter number of seconds for the reset timer.

System Tree Selection Tab Subtab User Privileges
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System Properties  Auto Recovery A A

U=User; P=Power User; A=Administrator; NA=Not Applicable. For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI."

Action on Hung Operating System Detection

NOTE: Your Auto Recovery options may differ. Server Administrator displays recovery options only for the system configuration you have installed. 
Fields for 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.
PowerOff System Turns off the electrical power to the system.
PowerCycle System Turns off the electrical power to the system, pauses, turns the power on, and reboots the system. Power cycling is useful when you want to reinitialize system components such as hard drives.

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System Reset Timer (in Seconds)
System Reset Timer Number of seconds that must pass before a system is considered to have a hung operating system.

NOTE: For certain systems, the System Reset Timer field may be grayed out and not directly editable. Use the arrow buttons to the right of the field to change the value.

Other Window Controls
Apply Changes Saves a record of the values that have been entered or selected for each field.

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