DescriptionName
What action the system takes if the watchdog timer expires.
This can be one of the following:
• power-off—The server is powered off if the watchdog
timer expires during OS boot.
• reset—The server is reset if the watchdog timer expires
during OS boot.
• Platform Default—The BIOS uses the value for this
attribute contained in the BIOS defaults for the server type
and vendor.
This option is only available if you enable the OS Boot
Watchdog Timer.
OS Boot Watchdog Timer Timeout
Policy
What timeout value the BIOS uses to configure the watchdog
timer. This can be one of the following:
• 5-minutes—The watchdog timer expires 5 minutes after
the OS begins to boot.
• 10-minutes—The watchdog timer expires 10 minutes after
the OS begins to boot.
• 15-minutes—The watchdog timer expires 15 minutes after
the OS begins to boot.
• 20-minutes—The watchdog timer expires 20 minutes after
the OS begins to boot.
• Platform Default—The BIOS uses the value for this
attribute contained in the BIOS defaults for the server type
and vendor.
This option is only available if you enable the OS Boot
Watchdog Timer.
OS Boot Watchdog Timer Timeout
Cisco UCS Manager GUI Configuration Guide, Release 2.0
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Configuring BIOS Settings