Bmc ipmi watchdog timer timeout action system power reset

Does ipmitool reset watchdog timer?

According to ipmitool manual, it will reset the IPMI Management Controller watchdog timer. As I understand, this command resets the watchdog timer back to 300s. Once the timer reaches 0, the system is rebooted. However, is there a some sort of watchdog automatically set to place during the installation of ipmitool?

What are the BMC watchdog timer commands?

The IPMI standard defines the following BMC Watchdog Timer commands: Support - Supported command by send_message_with_name method This command is used for starting and restarting the Watchdog Timer from the initial countdown value that was specified with set_watchdog_timer method (see next command).

Why does BMC-watchdog fail to reset the watchdog timer?

KNOWN ISSUES Bmc-watchdogmay fail to reset the watchdog timer if it is not scheduled properly. It is always recommended thatbmc-watchdogbe executed with a high scheduling priority. On some machines, the hardware based SMI Handler may disable aprocessor after a watchdog timer timeout if the timer use is set tosomething other than SMS/OS.

How do I get ipmitool MC watchdog log?

Type the command 'ipmitool mc watchdog get' into a BMC terminal console, the command windows printed the below message. Type the command 'ipmitool mc watchdog get' into a bmc serial console. wait to the output of the upper command. If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem. using the command 'journalctl -f' to get the below log.

What does BMC-watchdog do?

Bmc-watchdogcontrols a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) watchdog timer. Thebmc-watchdogtool typically executes as a cronjob or daemon to manage the watchdogtimer. A user must be root in order to runbmc-watchdog. Listed below arebmc-watchdogdetails, option details, examples, and known issues.

Does 0x00 trigger a watchdog timer?

EDIT. Also when I trigger watchdog timer with echoing \0x00 to /dev/watchdog and then kept it untouched -- system is correctly rebooted after default 10 second timeout. So watchdog works good but at exactly 350 seconds from startup system reboots.