User's Manual

244 Power Management
4 Power Status displays the power status of the server (one of the following):
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N/A - The CMC has not yet determined the power state of the server.
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Off - Either the server is off or the chassis is off.
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On - Both chassis and server are on.
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Powering On - Temporary state between Off and On. When the
action completes successfully, the
Power State will be On .
•
Powering Off - Temporary state between On and Off. When the
action completes successfully, the
Power State will be Off .
5 Select one of the following Power Control Operations by clicking its radio
button:
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Power On Server — Turns on the server power (equivalent to pressing
the power button when the server power is off). This option is disabled
if the server is already powered on.
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Power Off Server — Turns off the server power (equivalent to pressing
the power button when the server power is on).
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Graceful Shutdown — Powers off and then reboots the server.
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Reset Server (warm boot) — Reboots the server without powering off.
This option is disabled if the server is powered off.
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Power Cycle Server (cold boot) — Powers off and then reboots the
server. This option is disabled if the server is powered off.
6 Click Apply . A dialog box appears requesting confirmation.
7 Click OK to perform the power management action (for example, cause
the server to reset).
Using RACADM
Open a Telnet/SSH text console to the CMC, log in, and type:
racadm serveraction -m <
module > < action >
where
<module > specifies the server by its slot number (server-1 through
server-16) in the chassis, and
<action > indicates the operation you want to
execute: powerup, powerdown, powercycle, graceshutdown, or
hardreset.