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Chapter 2: Installation and Setup
2.3 Powering Up or Down
Each blade unit may be powered on and off independently from the rest of the blades in the
enclosure.
Powering Up a Blade Unit
A blade unit may be powered up in two ways:
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Press the power button on the blade unit.
•
Use IPMIView or the browser based management utility to apply power using either a CMM
module, or by the use of the onboard BMC chip in the blade module.
Powering Down a Blade Unit
A blade unit may be powered down in any of the following ways:
•
Press the power button on the blade unit.
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Use IPMIView or the browser based management utility to power down; requires Operator
or Admin privileges on the CMM.
•
Use SMCIPMItool when connected to the CMM to power down; requires Operator or Admin
privileges on the CMM.
•
Use IPMIview or a browser connected to the onboard BMC chip to power down.
•
Use SMCIPMItool to use a Command Line Interface to the onboard BMC chip; requires
Operator or Admin privileges.
