Blade PC Bay Management Commands
Table 5-6
Command
Description
Restrictions
CLEAR BAY BOOT [FIRST |
ONCE | ALWAYS] [ALL | <ay
number> {[ , | - ] <bay
number>}]
Clears the setting for the IPL to be passed to the blade at the
next reboot. The FIRST argument resets the IPL for all
subsequent reboots. The ONCE argument resets the IPL for
the next reboot only. The Always argument resets the IPL for
every reboot. This command is only valid for present blades.
This command may require a firmware update for the BIOS
ROM of certain HP blade PCs.
Only enclosure administrators
may execute this command.
CLEAR SESSION BAY
<bay number>
Terminates a Terminal session from the enclosure.
This is not a graceful termination. The connected user loses
any unsaved work.
Enclosure administrators may
execute this command for
blade PC bays and the
interconnect switch.
CONNECT BAY
<bay number>
Opens a remote console session to the blade PC with that
blade PC bay number.
A blade PC can only support one remote console session at a
time.
Only enclosure and group
administrators may execute
this command.
GENERATE NMI
<bay number>
Generates an NMI on the specified blade.
The consequences of an NMI are operating system specific.
Only enclosure and group
administrators may execute
this command.
POWEROFF BAY
<bay number> {[ , | - ] <bay
number>} {FORCE}
Performs a graceful shutdown of the blade PC in the specified
bay.
If the FORCE argument is given, the blade PC is immediately
shut down. This means the blade PC could lose data or
become unstable. If no blade PC is in the specified bay, the
user is told that the bay is empty.
Only enclosure and group
administrators may execute
this command.
POWERON BAY
<bay number> {[ , | - ] <bay
number>} {[PXE | HDD |
RBSU]}
Powers on the specified blade PC.
If no blade PC is in the specified bay, the user is told that the
bay is empty.
The optional boot arguments may require a firmware update
for the BIOS ROM of certain HP blade PCs.
Adding an optional boot argument forces the blade to abandon
the regular boot order and forces a boot using the specified
method.
Only enclosure and group
administrators may execute
this command.
REBOOT BAY <bay
number> {[ , | - ] <bay
number>} {FORCE} {[PXE |
HDD | RBSU]}
Sends a request to the blade PC to perform a graceful
shutdown.
The blade PC is then powered on. If no blade PC is in the
specified bay, the user is told that the bay is empty.
The optional boot arguments may require a firmware update
for the BIOS ROM of certain HP blade PCs.
Adding an optional boot argument forces the blade to abandon
the regular boot order and forces a boot using the specified
method.
Only enclosure and group
administrators may execute
this command.
SET BAY BOOT FIRST
[HDD | PXE] <bay number>
{[ , | - ] <bay number>}
Sets the IPL for each subsequent reboot. This setting is only
valid for present blades and is cleared if a blade is removed.
Only enclosure administrators
may execute this command.
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