Setting auto-power restart

Enable or disable the function that automatically restarts the system.

About this task

You can set your system to automatically restart. This function is useful when power has been restored and any backup power supply has recharged after a temporary power failure or after an unexpected power-line disturbance that caused the system to shut down.

To perform this operation, your authority level must be one of the following authority levels:
  • Administrator
  • Authorized service provider

To use auto-power restart, the system operating mode must be set to normal in the power on and power off system settings.

To set the auto-power restart function, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. On the ASMI Welcome pane, specify your user ID and password, and click Log In.
  2. In the navigation area, expand Power/Restart Control and select Auto Power Restart.
  3. Select either Enable or Disable from the selection list. By default, the state for auto-power restart is Disable.
  4. Click Save settings to save the selected options.

Results

When the system restarts, it returns to the state it was in at the time of the power loss. If the system is not managed by a Hardware Management Console (HMC), the system reboots the operating system. If the system is managed by an HMC, all of the partitions that were running before the power loss are reactivated.