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System power-on methods – IBM RS/6000 44P User Manual

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Local User Function

User Interface

Local async console

Text based menus with NLS

Operator Panel messages

Power and Miscellaneous

Power On/Off

Configurable Reboot Policy

Status and Data Access

VPD

Error data (Service Processor)

Error data (system)

Environmental data

Service Processor Setup Utilities

Passwords

Phone numbers

Language (NLS) selection

Call In/Call Out enable/disable

Flash (Gold/Recovery block) Update

Flash (Composite block) Update

System Name

Modem Configuration

Remote User Functions

Call Out (Call Home) Reporting

Boot failure

OS Termination

Surveillance failure

Critical EPOW reporting

Checkstop

Machine check

Identify system by name

Call In

Power-on via ring-indicate

Password/security check

Console mirroring/Quick disconnect

System Power-On Methods

This section discusses the following system power-on methods:

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Power-on Switch

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Remote Power-on via Ring-Indicate Signal

The server automatically powers on when it detects a

ring indicate

signal from a

modem attached to one of the integrated serial ports.

A remote user can call the server to activate ring detection by the modem. Listen for
a few more rings than the threshold number for starting the system and then hang
up. The default threshold is one ring.

Chapter 3. Using the Service Processor

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