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diff --git a/share/man/man4/ipmi.4 b/share/man/man4/ipmi.4 index 3b846d33d96..cf242d34498 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/ipmi.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/ipmi.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ipmi.4,v 1.8 2005/11/21 07:05:53 dlg Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ipmi.4,v 1.9 2005/11/30 20:21:42 marco Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2005 Marco Peereboom <marco@openbsd.org> .\" Text was heavily borrowed from the IPMI spec V1.5 @@ -139,9 +139,27 @@ upstream and downstream message blocks. The BT interface can be implemented using an ASIC or FPGA or may be built in to a custom-designed management controller. .El +.Sh WATCHDOG +IPMI provides watchdog timer functionality. +Once configured, if the watchdog is not reset within a x second timeout, +the server will reset. +The reset will occur regardless of the recoverability of the hang or crash. +.Bl -tag -width Ds +.It Example of enabling a watchdog: +sysctl -w kern.watchdog.period=10 +.El +.Pp +In this case if the watchdog is not reset it'll reboot the server after roughly +10 seconds. +.Pp +.Bl -tag -width Ds +.It Example of disabling watchdog: +sysctl -w kern.watchdog.period=0 +.El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr sensorsd 8 , -.Xr sysctl 8 +.Xr sysctl 8 , +.Xr watchdog 4 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm |