User guide

D-6 Sun Fire X2100 Server User Guide • April 2007
■ command is one of the following command options available to the
pxe_flash.sh script:
Command options are single parameter commands (the command option is the
single parameter). You can issue multiple commands to each target system. Simply
put a space between the commands.
For example, we can modify the input_file above to read as follows:
The script generates results similar to the following example:
9. Save and exit /pxe_flash/input_file.
Command Option Description
power_status Returns the power status (on or off) for the target system
power_reset Issues a hard power reset to the target system
power_on Issues a power on signal to the target system
power_off Issues a power off signal to the target system
power_soft Issues a soft power reset to the target system, but only if the OS
supports ACPI
pxe_flash_bios Flashes the BIOS on the target system
# Sys MAC Addr Mgmt IP Addr Commands
00:E0:81:55:XX:XX 129.129.129.129 pxe_flash_bios power_status
129.129.129.129 has 2 Total Commands
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Chassis Power is on
129.129.129.129 "pxe_flash_bios" = In order to flash the system BIOS, system
must be powered off for System 00:E0:81:55:XX:XX
129.129.129.129 "power_status" = Chassis Power is on for System
00:E0:81:55:XX:XX