This menu allows to configure system to reboot, when an specific IP address does not respond, or in case the system has locked up. Software watchdog timer is used to provide the last option, so in rare cases (mostly caused by hardware malfunction) device can recover itself with reboot. There is a hardware watchdog device available in all RouterBOARD models, which can reboot the system in any case. It is also possible to configure a ping watchdog to monitor connectivity to an specific IP address. This is a separate function from the hardware watchdog.
This menu allows to configure system to reboot, when an specific IP address does not respond, or when it detects, that the software has locked up. The detection is done in two ways:
*Software watchdog timer (mostly caused by hardware malfunction) device can recover itself with reboot.
*Ping watchdog can monitor connectivity to an specific IP address and trigger reboot function.
This menu allows to configure system to reboot, when an specific IP address does not respond, or when it detects, that the software has locked up. The detection is done in two ways:
Software watchdog timer (mostly caused by hardware malfunction) device can recover itself with reboot.
Ping watchdog can monitor connectivity to an specific IP address and trigger reboot function.
Properties
Sub-menu:/system watchdog
Property
Description
watch-address (IP; Default: none)
The system will reboot in case 6 sequental pings to the given IP address (sent once per 10 seconds) will fail. If set to none this feature is disabled.
watchdog-timer (yes | no; Default: yes)
Whether to reboot if system is unresponsive for a minute
no-ping-delay (time; Default: 5m)
Specifies how long after reboot not to test and ping watch-address. The default setting means that if watch-address is set and is not reachable, the router will reboot about every 6 minutes.
automatic-supout (yes | no; Default: yes)
When software failure happens, a file named "autosupout.rif" is generated automatically. The previous "autosupout.rif" file is renamed to "autosupout.old.rif"
auto-send-supout (yes | no; Default: no)
After the support output file is automatically generated, it can be sent by email
send-email-from (string; Default: )
e-mail address to send the support output file from. If not set, the value set in /tool e-mail is used
send-email-to (string; Default: )
e-mail address to send the support output file to.
send-smtp-server (string; Default: )
SMTP server address to send the support output file through. If not set, the value set in /tool e-mail is used.
Basic examples
To make system generate a support output file and sent it automatically to support@example.com throught the 192.0.2.1in case of a software crash:
[admin@MikroTik] system watchdog> set auto-send-supout=yes \
\... send-to-email=support@example.com send-smtp-server=192.0.2.1
[admin@MikroTik] system watchdog> print
watch-address: none
watchdog-timer: yes
no-ping-delay: 5m
automatic-supout: yes
auto-send-supout: yes
send-smtp-server: 192.0.2.1
send-email-to: support@example.com
[admin@MikroTik] system watchdog>
