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6. The Select Unit Group window will open. Select All Target Devices or select a particular unit
group to configure from the menu. See Unit Groups on page 171. Then click Next .
7. The Select Target Devices window will open. Select one or more IPMI target devices to
chassis control from the Available Target Devices list, then click
Add . The IPMI target devices
will be moved to the Target Devices to Control list. Click Next .
8. The Select IPMI Control Function window will open. Select the power control function you
wish to perform on the IPMI target devices, then click
Next .
Turn Power On - powers up the specified devices.
Turn Power Off - powers down the specified devices.
Cycle Power - powers down and then power up the specified devices. *
Reset - performs a hard reset of the specified devices.
Graceful Shutdown - performs a graceful shutdown of the specified devices. *
* The availability of the Cycle Power and Graceful Shutdown options is dependent on the
BMC implementation. If one of these options is selected for a task but the BMC
implementation does not support the option, the task will fail when run and be reported in the
Task Results window.
9. The Completed Successful window will open. Click Finish . The Tasks window will open.
Task: Updating the firmware of an appliance type
This task upgrades the firmware of selected DS1800 digital switches, DSI5100, CPS or CCM
appliances or DSR switches. To upgrade other types of managed appliances, you must create
additional tasks.
Firmware must be available before using this command. See Firmware Management on page 291.
Once this task is added, you may run it on demand at any time; see Running tasks manually on
page 289.
To add the task:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window will open.
3. Click Add . The Add Task Wizard will appear. Click Next .
4. The Select Task to Add window will open. Select Upgrade firmware of selected appliances of
the same type from the drop-down menu.
5. Type a 1-64 character name for the task, then click Next .
6. The Select When to Run the Task window will open. Select a time to run the task (see
Specifying when to run tasks on page 278), and then click Next .
7. The Select Unit Group window will open. Select All Appliances or select a particular unit
group to upgrade from the menu. See Unit Groups on page 171. Then click Next .
8. The Select Appliance Type window will open. Select the type of managed appliance that you
wish to upgrade, then click
Next .