Configuring IPMI-Based Watchdog

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Setting Up IPMI-Based Watchdog Timer

Different devices will have different methods for installing and setting up.

# Install and start the ipmi daemon
yum install freeipmi-bmc-watchdog watchdog OpenIPMI
systemctl enable ipmi.service
systemctl start ipmi.service

# See the current state of the watchdog timer
ipmitool mc watchdog get

# Disable the timer.
ipmitool mc watchdog off

# Enable the timer.
ipmitool mc watchdog reset

 

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