Disabling The Windows Automatic Reboot Option; Disabling The Automatic Reboot Option In Windows 2008 Server; Disabling The Automatic Reboot Option In Windows Server 2003; Configuring Platform Events - Dell IDRAC6 User Manual

Disabling the Windows Automatic Reboot Option

To ensure that the iDRAC6 Web-based interface last crash screen feature
works properly, disable the Automatic Reboot option on managed systems
running the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003
operating systems.

Disabling the Automatic Reboot Option in Windows 2008 Server

1 Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click the System icon.
2 Click Advanced System Settings under Tasks on the left.
3 Click the Advanced tab.
4 Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings.
5 Deselect the Automatically Restart check box.
6 Click OK twice.

Disabling the Automatic Reboot Option in Windows Server 2003

1 Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click the System icon.
2 Click the Advanced tab.
3 Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings.
4 Deselect the Automatically Reboot check box.
5 Click OK twice.

Configuring Platform Events

Platform event configuration provides a mechanism for configuring the
remote access device to perform selected actions on certain event messages.
These actions include reboot, power cycle, power off, and triggering an alert
(Platform Events Trap [PET] and/or e-mail).
The filterable Platform Events include the following:
• Fan Critical Assert Filter
• Battery Warning Assert Filter
• Battery Critical Assert Filter
• Voltage Critical Assert Filter
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Monitoring and Alert Management