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APPENDIX D: Using an Optional Serial Access Unit with the R-Port

Figure D-3. VNC status report example #2.

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ONTROLS

There are two ways to access power controls for the managed computer: through the Home screen on the Web interface or through the bribar during an active

VNC session.

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Web

Figure D-4. Controls on the Home screen (Web).

Once IPMI is enabled and functioning correctly, a set of controls will appear immediately under the host computer’s thumbnail image on the Home screen on the Web interface.

You must be logged in as admin to use this feature. From here, you have four options:

• Hard Reset: Equivalent to pressing the Reset button on the managed computer. The computer will restart.

• Power Cycle: Equivalent to pressing the Power button off and on again on the host computer. The computer will power off, pause for a moment, and power on again automatically.

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• Turn ON: Powers on the host computer.

• Turn OFF: Powers off the host computer.

VNC

If you are inside an active VNC session and are logged in as admin

, you can use the bribar to access IPMI features. You have two choices from the bribar:

• Reset: Equivalent to pressing the Reset button on the managed computer.

(The computer will restart.)

• ON/OFF: Powers the host computer on or off depending on the current state of the host computer; equivalent to pressing the Power button on the host computer.

NOTE

IPMI may not automatically close the host computer software safely when you issue a Reset or power OFF command. Since these features are equivalent to pressing hardware buttons on the computer itself, the computer will respond in exactly the same way. Always shut down your operating system and application software normally before issuing an

IPMI command to avoid data loss or corruption.

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