"set target reboot action" doesn't work, why?

[hm7]

There is a "set target reboot action"  item in the SDF file. I set it to "Run System Definition".

But it doesn't work. I don't know why. It seems that when the project is undeployed, the SystemDefinitionData.nivscfg file is removed.

[timtamslam]

Hey hm7,

Are you sure that there was already a system definition deployed onto the target before you switched the Reboot Action? If there isn't already one deployed then it will have nothing to run on startup. 

[hm7]

I am sure there is a sdf file in the C:\ni-rt\niveristand , I can see it from network browser.

[Jiri_K · Accepted solution]

Undeploy will stop the configuration and mark it unactive.

If you reboot the RT target by HW button or through channel "System Channels/System Command" while configuration is active, it will start the configuration again after reboot.

Jiri K.

[thumble]

We experienced the same issue:

The kind of accident that have occurred (more than once) is: the system is powered and by mistake the operator undeploys the target (because the undeploy button needs no confirmation, it's very easy to do that) or the operator exits VeriStand's project (directly or because of a logout or shutdown) and has forgotten to disconnect from target. This is an issue because the system gets uncontrolled with the PXI outputs locked at their current values.

(extract from http://forums.ni.com/t5/NI-VeriStand/DAQ-Devices-Reset/m-p/2401504/highlight/true#M2586)