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diff --git a/share/man/man4/ipmi.4 b/share/man/man4/ipmi.4 index cf242d34498..a50483a5471 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/ipmi.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/ipmi.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ipmi.4,v 1.9 2005/11/30 20:21:42 marco Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ipmi.4,v 1.10 2005/11/30 22:35:42 jmc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2005 Marco Peereboom <marco@openbsd.org> .\" Text was heavily borrowed from the IPMI spec V1.5 @@ -140,26 +140,28 @@ 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. +IPMI provides +.Xr watchdog 4 +timer functionality. +Once configured, if the watchdog is not reset within +a certain period of time, +it will timeout and 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. +Example of enabling a watchdog: .Pp -.Bl -tag -width Ds -.It Example of disabling watchdog: -sysctl -w kern.watchdog.period=0 -.El +.Dl # sysctl kern.watchdog.period=10 +.Pp +In this case if the watchdog is not reset, +it'll reboot the server after roughly 10 seconds. +.Pp +Example of disabling the watchdog: +.Pp +.Dl # sysctl kern.watchdog.period=0 .Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr watchdog 4 , .Xr sensorsd 8 , -.Xr sysctl 8 , -.Xr watchdog 4 +.Xr sysctl 8 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm |