HPE ProLiant e910 - Configuration; Booting for the First Time and Accessing Intelligent Provisioning; Using the Edgeline EL8000 Chassis Manager Web Interface to Manage Blade Power

Configuration
Booting for the first time and accessing Intelligent Provisioning
Using the Edgeline EL8000 Chassis Manager web interface to manage blade power
The Edgeline EL8000 Chassis Manager web interface oers four ways to manage the blade power. Blade power can also be
managed using the iLO 5 web interface.
The Virtual Power Button section on each blade page displays the current power state of the server, as well as options for
remotely controlling server power. On the Blades Summary page, the Power column indicates the state of the blade power
when the page is first opened. The server power state can be ON, OFF, or Reset. Use the browser refresh feature to view the
current server power state. The server is rarely in the Reset state.
Procedure
1. Click Blades in the navigation tree.
The page opens with the Summary tab selected.
2.
Select the tab that corresponds to the blade to manage.
3.
Click one of the following buttons:
•
Momentary Press
•
Press and Hold
•
Reset
•
Auxiliary Reset
The Press and Hold, Reset, and Auxiliary Reset options are not available when the blade is powered
o.
WARNING: Using the Press and Hold, Reset, or Auxiliary Reset buttons can result in data loss.
4.
When prompted to confirm the request, click OK.
Virtual power button details
The Virtual Power button section provides options for powering o or resetting the blade based on the current power state:
• Graceful Power O (Momentary Press)—This button sends a shutdown request to the OS installed on the blade. If the
installed OS is ACPI-compliant, it will close all apps and then shutdown. This button is shown as Power On when the blade
power is
o - click the button to power on the blade.
• Force Power O (Press and Hold)—Sends a force power o command, the same as pressing and holding the physical
blade power button. Power will shut
o to the blade regardless of whether the OS is shut down and will not automatically
reboot. Not shown when blade power is o.
• Force System Reset (Reset)—Resets the blade by momentarily powering it o and then back on again, regardless of
whether an OS is running. Not shown when blade power is o.
• Auxiliary Power Reset (Auxiliary Reset)—Removes all power to the blade for five seconds, resetting both the blade iLO
and the blade itself.
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