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Power Management Options on the OnBoard
40 AlterPath OnBoard Administrator’s Guide
Power Management Options on the OnBoard
Authorized users and OnBoard administrators can power off, power on, and
reboot devices in two different ways. As described in the AlterPath OnBoard
User’s Guide, the OnBoard provides the following two types of power
management options for administrators and authorized users:
• IPDU power management
• Service processor power management
IPDU Power Management
Authorized users can manage power for any type of device that is plugged
into an AlterPath PM intelligent power distribution unit (IPDU), when the
IPDU is connected to the OnBoard’s AUX port and an administrator has
configured the AUX port for power management.
Administrators can configure the OnBoard’s AUX port and configure users to
manage outlets on a connected IPDU using the following:
• Web Manager
•The cycli utility
Authorized users can manage outlets by using the Web Manager.
IPDUs can be daisy-chained. The number of outlets on all daisy-chained
IPDUs cannot exceed 128.
Service Processor Power Management
Authorized users and administrators can manage power for a server whose
service processor is connected to the OnBoard when the service processor
provides power management capabilities.
OnBoard administrators and other authorized users most-commonly perform
service processor power management through the Web Manager or through
service processor management commands that can be passed as parameters to
the ssh command.