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Date:      Fri, 06 Nov 2020 19:49:30 +0000
From:      "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
To:        Ravi Pokala <rpokala@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Have trick, not sure where to document...
Message-ID:  <20508.1604692170@critter.freebsd.dk>
In-Reply-To: <9498D30F-4FDE-40BE-9941-B7C2DBD6E9DA@panasas.com>
References:  <9498D30F-4FDE-40BE-9941-B7C2DBD6E9DA@panasas.com>

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Ravi Pokala writes:

> If the system has IPMI, there are ways to configure it such that it will=
 enable the watchdog during POST, then disable it when it =

> hands off to the OS. At which time, of course, the OS can re-enable it.

It does not.

I specifically do *not* want it to turn the watchdog off when handing
to the OS, I want to catch problems that cause hanging during boot,
so that I, with suitable patience (or automation), can catch it
next time it resets.

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