Disabling the RSA II watchdogs

This topic describes how to disable the RSA II watchdogs.

Context

You need to disable the RSA II adapter watchdogs before you begin upgrading the engine. Otherwise, the RSA II adapter may attempt to automatically restart the engine when you power it off.

Steps

  1. Make sure the engine is powered on.
  2. From the master console (or any Windows® client with network access to the RSA II adapter), open a Web browser and point it to the IP address for the RSA II adapter.
  3. Log on to the RSA II adapter.
  4. In the left frame, click Server —> ASM Control —> System Settings.
  5. Under Server Timeouts, set these watchdogs to Disabled.
    • POST watchdog
    • OS watchdog
    • Loader watchdog
  6. Go to the bottom of the page and click Save to save your settings.
  7. Under ASM control, click Restart ASM to enable your changes.
  8. From the Restart ASM panel, click Restart.
  9. When prompted to confirm that you want to restart the adapter, click OK.
  10. When prompted to close the window, click Yes.

Parent topic: Preparing the engine for installation

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