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The auto-restart (reboot) option must be enabled from the Advanced System
Management Interface (ASMI) or the Control (Operator) Panel. Figure 4-8 shows this
option in the ASMI.
Figure 4-8 ASMI Auto Power Restart setting panel
Fault monitoring
Built-in self-test (BIST) checks processor, cache, memory, and associated hardware that
is required for proper booting of the operating system, when the system is powered on at
the initial installation or after a hardware configuration change (for example, an upgrade).
If a non-critical error is detected or if the error occurs in a resource that can be removed
from the system configuration, the booting process is designed to proceed to completion.
The errors are logged in the system nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM). When
the operating system completes booting, the information is passed from the NVRAM to the
system error log where it is analyzed by error log analysis (ELA) routines. Appropriate
actions are taken to report the boot-time error for subsequent service, if required.
Concurrent access to the service processors menus of the ASMI
This access allows nondisruptive abilities to change system default parameters,
interrogate service processor progress and error logs, and set and reset server indicators
(Guiding Light for midrange and high-end servers, Light Path for low-end servers),
accessing all service processor functions without having to power down the system to the
standby state. This allows the administrator or service representative to dynamically
access the menus from any web browser-enabled console that is attached to the Ethernet
service network, concurrently with normal system operation.
Managing the interfaces for connecting uninterruptible power source systems to the
POWER processor-based systems, performing timed power-on (TPO) sequences, and
interfacing with the power and cooling subsystem
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