autofixing

My management has gotten the idea that we should be automating the repair
processes on our servers. They want things set up so that when a fault is
detected a script is run that attempts to repair it. I've tried to convince
them that this is a profoundly wrong-headed idea, but I'm not having much
luck. Do any of you know of any articles or resources that might help
convince them?

Thanks,
Larry Barber