Dell IDRAC6 Laptop User Manual


 
316 Monitoring and Alert Management
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
Ta sks
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