Operating instructions

Power button. This button is a latching switch. Pressing the Power button on
powers up the system. Pressing the button to standby turns off all DC volt-
ages except Aux 5 volts. The 5 volt standby powers the remote management
console (RMC). See Chapter 6.
Power LED (green). Lights when the Power button is pressed.
Reset button. A latch contact switch that restarts the system and reinitializes
the console firmware.
Halt LED. Halt condition (yellow). Lights when you press the Halt button.
Halt button. Halts the system. Latching contact switch.
Diagnostic LEDs. Programmable by software. Blink at various console states.
See Chapter 7 for details.
Remote Commands
Commands issued from the remote management console (RMC) can be used to
reset, halt, and power the system on or off. For information on RMC, see Chap-
ter 6.
RMC Command Function
Poweron
Turns on power. Emulates pressing the Power button to the
On position.
Poweroff
Turns off power. Emulates pressing the Power button to the
Off position.
Halt
Halts the system.
Haltin
Halts the system and causes the halt to remain asserted.
Haltout Releases a halt created with haltin.
Reset
Resets the system. Emulates pressing the Reset button.
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