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10 MergePoint 5224/5240 Service Processor Manager User Guide
Reset commands
Table 1.8 shows the reset options available when you are logged into the Web Manager, when you
have selected a target device from the spshell menu on the MergePoint 5224/5240 SP manager
console and when you are entering the ssh command on a remote workstation. The reset
management options are only available for managed servers with SPs.
The effects of the reset command differ from one vendor’s SP to another and sometimes between
firmware versions from the same vendor. In addition, some SPs have more than one type of reset,
as described in the following list:
• Warm reset (or warm boot): only the server’s operating system is restarted
• Cold boot: the server is fully restarted (the same effect as issuing a Power cycle command)
If an SP has more than one type of reset option, the MergePoint 5224/5240 SP manager Reset
command performs the highest level of reset: the cold boot option if available.
If the administrator is configuring an SP that provides multiple reset options, the administrator can
customize an associated SP management script to cause the reset command to perform one of the
lower levels of reset available on the SP. Customizing SP management scripts is described in the
MergePoint 5224/5240 Service Processor Manager Installer and Administrator Guide.
Sensor management options
An authorized user or administrative user can view graphical displays of sensor data collected from
servers by their SPs. These users can also modify graph display settings through the Web Manager
or the user shell menu or by using the ssh command with the sensor commands.
Figure 1.2 shows an example graph. The sensor value in a graph’s heading varies with the type of
data being measured and the type of SP. The example fan sensor reading in Figure 1.2 has a
heading Time Vs. % because the sensor is measuring the percentage of total possible fan speed.
Examples of other possible values for sensor_value are Volts, Degrees Centigrade and
Degrees Fahrenheit.
For procedures for monitoring sensors, see To view a server’s sensor data from an SP (Web
Manager): on page 43.
Table 1.8: Reset Options
Method Command or Option
Web Manager Reset
spshell menu in the MergePoint 5224/5240 SP
manager console reset
ssh command reset