User`s guide

Chassis Commands
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Chassis Commands
Use the following chassis commands to administer the cluster. Note that you can also use the BMC
interface to perform chassis power commands on cluster nodes.
Chassis Identify
Note: The following ipmitool chassis identify command works only on the SGI Altix XE
head node.
ipmitool <opts> chassis identify (defaults to 15 seconds)
ipmitool <opts> chassis identify off
Controlling System Power
ipmitool <opts> chassis power status
ipmitool <opts> chassis power off
ipmitool <opts> chassis power on
ipmitool <opts> chassis power cycle
ipmitool <opts> chassis power soft (Performs safe OS shutdown)
Changing System Boot Order
ipmitool <opts> chassis bootdev pxe
ipmitool <opts> chassis bootdev harddisk
ipmitool <opts> chassis bootdev cdrom
SEL Commands
The following command displays the date/time of last event, last log clear time, and number of
entries in the system event log (SEL):
ipmitool <opts> sel info
To display the SEL, enter:
ipmitool <opts> sel list
To clear the SEL, enter:
ipmitool <opts> sel clear