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Configure ISA Adapter
This task uses SMIT to identify and configure ISA adapters on systems that have an ISA bus and
adapters.
Diagnostic support for ISA adapters not shown in the list may be supported from a supplemental diskette.
You can use the Process Supplemental Media task to add ISA adapter support from a supplemental
diskette.
Whenever an ISA adapter is installed, this service aid must be run and the adapter configured before the
adapter can be tested. You must also run this service aid to remove an ISA adapter from the system
whenever an ISA adapter is physically removed from the system.
If diagnostics are run on an ISA adapter that has been removed from the system, the diagnostics fail
because the system cannot detect the ISA adapter.
Configure Reboot Policy
This service aid controls how the system tries to recover from a system crash.
Use this service aid to display and change the following settings for the Reboot Policy.
Note: Because of system capability, some of the following settings might not be displayed by this service
aid.
v Maximum Number of Reboot Attempts
Enter a number that is 0 or greater.
Note: A value of 0 indicates 'do not attempt to reboot' to a crashed system.
This number is the maximum number of consecutive attempts to reboot the system. The term reboot, in
the context of this service aid, describes bringing system hardware back up from scratch; for example,
from a system reset or power-on.
When the reboot process completes successfully, the reboot-attempts count is reset to 0, and a restart
begins. The term restart, in the context of this service aid, is used to describe the operating system
activation process. Restart always follows a successful reboot.
When a restart fails, and a restart policy is enabled, the system attempts to reboot for the maximum
number of attempts.
v Use the O/S Defined Restart Policy (1=Yes, 0=No)
When 'Use the O/S Defined Restart Policy' is set to Yes, the system attempts to reboot from a crash if
the operating system has an enabled Defined Restart or Reboot Policy.
When 'Use the O/S Defined Restart Policy' is set to No, or the operating system restart policy is
undefined, then the restart policy is determined by the 'Supplemental Restart Policy'.
v Enable Supplemental Restart Policy (1=Yes, 0=No)
The 'Supplemental Restart Policy', if enabled, is used when the O/S Defined Restart Policy is
undefined, or is set to False.
When surveillance detects operating system inactivity during restart, an enabled 'Supplemental Restart
Policy' causes a system reset and the reboot process begins.
v Call-Out Before Restart (on/off)
When enabled, Call-Out Before Restart allows the system to call out (on a serial port that is enabled for
call-out) when an operating system restart is initiated. Such calls can be valuable if the number of these
events becomes excessive, thus signalling bigger problems.
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