Resetting The Boot Retry Counter; Viewing The Boot Retry Counter - Fujitsu PRIMERGY TX140 S2 Upgrade And Maintenance Manual

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Re-enabling backup drives
If a backup drive has been disabled or deleted from the backup software drive
list as described in section
solution" on page
Ê Re-enable backup drives and revise backup software settings and cronjobs.
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Detailed information on suitable backup software solutions and
related documentation is available to Fujitsu service partners from the
Fujitsu Extranet pages
5.2.6

Resetting the boot retry counter

The boot retry counter is decremented from its preset value every time the
POST watchdog initiates a system reboot. When the value has reached '0', the
system will shut down and power off.
5.2.6.1

Viewing the boot retry counter

The current boot retry counter status is available in the BIOS:
Ê Enter the BIOS.
Ê Select the Server Mgmt menu.
Ê Under Boot Retry Counter the current number of remaining boot attempts is
displayed. The value is further decremented with every failed boot attempt
or system reboot resulting from critical system errors.
Ê Exit the BIOS.
5.2.6.2
Resetting the boot retry counter
The boot retry counter should be reset to its original value concluding every
service task.
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Please note, if the customer does not know about the original boot
retry values:
If the system boots up and no further errors occur within 6 hours after that
successful boot attempt, the boot retry counter will automatically be reset
to its default value. Please take into account, that the specified number
of boot attempts can only be determined after this period of time.
TX140 S2
"Verifying and configuring the backup software
73, it has to be re-enabled to complete the maintenance task.
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