Restart system values: Allow scheduled restart
The Allow scheduled restart system value is also known as QIPLDATTIM. You can use this system value to set the date and time for a scheduled restart.
| Quick reference | |
|---|---|
| Location | From IBM® Navigator for i, select . Right-click on Restart and click Properties, then select the General tab. |
| Special authority | All object (*ALLOBJ) and security administrator (*SECADM). |
| Default value | Deselected. Do not allow scheduled restart. |
| Changes take effect | Immediately. |
| Lockable | No. |
What can I do with this system value?
You can specify a date and time when an automatic restart should occur.
You can set this system value independently in each partition. Partitions allow you to distribute resources within a single physical system to make it function as if it were two or more independent systems. If the primary partition is powered down at the time an automatic restart should occur in a secondary partition, the restart will not occur. When the primary partition does restart, the secondary partition is restarted if its restart date and time is past due.
The secondary partition will not restart if it was configured with a restart action of hold.
This system value has two parts, date and time.
- Date
- Specifies the date a restart will automatically occur on the system. The date cannot be more than 11 months after the current date.
- Time
- Specifies the time on the specified date that a restart will automatically occur on the system. The time must be at least 5 minutes after the current time.
If the date and time have already occurred when the system is powered down or the system is running when the date and time occur, no restart is performed. After the scheduled restart occurs once, no further restarts are scheduled.
If the system observes Daylight Saving Time, you cannot change the date and time to the hour that Daylight Saving Time affects. For example, if the system clock moves from 2:00 to 3:00 on April 6 for Daylight Saving Time, you cannot change the time to a value that is greater than or equal to 2:00 and less than 3:00 on April 6th.