ServerConductor/Blade Server Manager Description and Reference

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3.8.1 Setting BMC when a Windows server is managed

When a Windows server is being managed, set the BMC according to the documentation provided with CF3e. Only failure monitoring is set using the BMC environment settings utility.

To set failure monitoring on CF3e using the BMC environment settings utility:

  1. From the Start menu, choose the Programs menu.
  2. Choose ServerConductor, Server Manager, and then BMC Environment Settings Utility.

The BMC environment settings utility starts.

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In this dialog box, set the following information:

Table 3-3 Information to be set in the BMC Environment Settings Utility dialog box

Item Default Setting
Monitoring errors Monitor failures (selected) Set if failures are to be monitored.
Monitoring cycle 5 minutes Set (in minutes) the interval at which the server is to be monitored for fatal errors, such as a server hangup or OS shutdown. Failures are detected at the specified interval. The permitted value range is from 3 to 60.
Processing when a failure occurs Do nothing Set the processing to be executed automatically in the event of a server failure.
You can set one of the following:
  • Do nothing
    Do nothing when a failure occurs.
  • Reset
    Perform the same processing as when the server's RESET button is pressed. Note that the server might not be reset successfully depending on the nature of the failure.
  • Power off
    Turn off the power when a failure occurs.
  • Power off and then on
    Turn off the power when a failure occurs and then immediately turn it back on.
Power-off monitoring Do not monitor, 10 minutes If power-off processing fails, use this item to set whether the power-off processing is to be retried within a specified time. To retry the power-off processing, select this check box. The permitted value range is from 10 to 60 minutes.
Reboot monitoring Do not monitor, 10 minutes If rebooting fails, use this item to set whether rebooting is to be retried within a specified time. To retry rebooting, select this check box. The permitted value range is from 10 to 60 minutes.