User Guide

120 Server Operating System Administration Guide
Server Operating System Administration Guide
103-000148-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
 Otherwise, power off and back on to restart
If the console has been secured, you must power it off and then back on
to restart the server. If you power off the server without first executing one
of the S or R options to resolve the abend, the server will not update the
ABEND.LOG file.
When the server restarts, it moves the ABEND.LOG file from the DOS
partition to the SYS:SYSTEM directory.
Responding to the Abend Automatically
You can require the server to respond automatically to abends. Two automatic
responses are possible.
 When both of the following SET parameters (Error Handling category)
are set to the values shown, the server responds to the abend automatically
by evaluating the source of the abend and executing the appropriate S or
R option described in the previous section.
AUTO RESTART AFTER ABEND = 1
DEVELOPER OPTION = OFF
Because these are the default values of the parameters, the default mode
is to respond to abends automatically.
 When both of the following SET parameters are set to the value shown,
the server responds to the abend by shutting down the server and
attempting to restart it.
AUTO RESTART AFTER ABEND = 2
DEVELOPER OPTION = OFF
Use the following SET parameter to specify how long the server waits after an
abend before attempting to shut down and restart the computer:
AUTO RESTART AFTER ABEND DELAY TIME = minutes
To set the parameter values, use the SET command or MONITOR at the server
console or NetWare Remote Manager from a workstation.
The Developer Option parameter is in the Miscellaneous category.
The Auto Restart After Abend and Auto Restart After Abend Delay Time
parameters are in the Error Handling category.
All parameters can be set in the STARTUP.NCF file.