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— graceshutdown — Performs a graceful shutdown of the server. If the operating system on the
server cannot be cleanly shut down, this operation is not performed.
— hardreset — Performs a reset (reboot) operation on the managed system.
— powercycle — Issues a power-cycle operation on the managed system. This action is similar to
pressing the power button on the system’s front panel to turn o, and then turn on the system.
— powerdown — Turns o the managed system.
— powerup — Turns on the managed system.
— powerstatus — Displays the current power status of the server (ON or OFF).
— reseat — Performs a virtual reseat of the server. This operation simulates reseating the server
by resettig the iDRAC on a server.
NOTE: The reseat option is not available for individual FM120 servers.
NOTE: The -f option is required to force the ‘reseat’ action.
NOTE: The action powerstatus is not allowed with an -a option.
Output Displays an error message if the requested operation fails, or a success message if the operation is
completed.
Example
• Turn o server 3 from the CMC.
racadm serveraction -m server-3 powerdown
Server power operation successful.
• Turn o server 3 from iDRAC.
racadm serveraction powerdown
Server power operation successful
• Turn o server 3 from CMC when power is already turned o on that server.
racadm serveraction -m server-3 powerdown
Server is already powered OFF.
• Turn o the server from CMC when power is already turned o on that server.
racadm serveraction powerdown
Server is already powered OFF
• Get Power Status of server 2 on CMC
racadm serveraction -m server-2 powerstatus
ON
• Get Power status action on multinode server:
racadm serveraction -m server-1a powerstatus
• Get Power Status on iDRAC
racadm serveraction powerstatus
Server Power Status: ON
• Reseat action on a multinode sled
racadm serveraction -f -m sled-1 reseat
• Explanation of Support
CMC needs to support graceful shutdown
The support of address individual blades is expected on the CMC
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