Re: Server Not Restarting on UPS after Power Failure

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"K" <@.> wrote in message news:%23KQTknL0GHA.4016@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
We run a number of HP Proliant servers (various models) running Windows
2000
and 2003 server.

These are all connected to APC UPS's and run APC PowerChute Business
Edition
to manage safe shutdown in a power failure.

On Friday we experienced a major power failure, and all the servers safely
shut down as intended at the end of the battery run-time; when the power
returned some hours later, only 3 of the servers (2 x 2000, 1 x 2003)
restarted.

These share UPS's with machines which did not restart, and all share
exactly
the same software config for the APC UPS software.

It was suggested that I needed to Enable the GPO setting "Do not turn off
system power after a Windows system shutdown has occurred" for all
servers.

I did this yesterday afternoon, and then this morning have performed a
test
of the UPS (after checking the policy had been applied), and again, only 3
(the same 3) servers rebooted themselves.

Can anyone suggest whether this is a Windows settings somewhere I need to
change (and what/where that may be), or whether it's likely to be
something
else.

Thanks



You must get into the BIOS and select the appropriate option:
- Do not restart after a power failure
- Restart after a power failure
- Resume the state that existed prior to the power failure


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