RE: [cobalt-users] RaQ3 Automatic Reboot?

["MikeM" <mike_miller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Got a question for the xperts.... Fooling around with ipchains.. I managed
> to hang the machine.. At first I thought I'd really stuck a fork in it and
> locked myself out... frantic calls to the NOC where the box is located had
> me in que for a manual reset.. but... exactly six minutes after the hang,
> the machine rebooted itself.. or did it..
>
> The question is... is there an auto re-set feature on the RaQ's? Meaning,
> if the machine hangs, does it automatically reset after a set
> time delay...
> (more likely 5 minutes and it took a minute for it to get to the logging
> stage...)


What you describe is called a "watchdog timer".   Googlizing "watchdog timer
cobalt" I found
http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/2000-February/004314.html

Not sure if that is the one that triggered your reboot, though.