User's Manual

256 Power Management
5 Select one of the following Power Control Operations by clicking its radio
button:
•
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.
•
Power Off Server — Turns off the server power (equivalent to pressing
the power button when the server power is on).
•
Graceful Shutdown — Powers off and then reboots the server.
•
Reset Server (warm boot) — Reboots the server without powering off.
This option is disabled if the server is powered off.
•
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).
NOTE: All of the power control operations can be performed on multiple servers
from the Servers->Power Management->Control page.
Using RACADM
Open a serial/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.
Troubleshooting
For power supply and power-related issue troubleshooting, see
"Troubleshooting and Recovery" on page 297.