Control4: Director Restarts: Warning

Control4: Director Restarts: Warning

When a Control4 system reboots unexpected 3x or more within a 24 hour period, you may see a Diagnostic which shows 

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Director Restarts: Warning
  Director has restarted multiple times in the past 24 hours. Please reach out to Control4 Tech Support for diagnosis

Causes

This should only be used as an indicator. In many circumstances this is caused by power to the unit being physically disconnected multiple times

However, it may also be caused by other factors such as faulty hardware, poor ventilation, drivers or issues within Control4 itself.  

Solution 

It is recommended to reach our to Control4 Tech support for diagnosis and help identify the cause.  This diagnostics does not directly indicate an issue with Chowmain Drivers, and should only be followed up if the system has rebooted unexpectedly


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