Installation Manual
314 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 sk s
 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:
1
Fan Critical Assert Filter
2
Battery Warning Assert Filter
3
Battery Critical Assert Filter
4
Voltage Critical Assert Filter










