Starting A System By Using The Asmi; Starting A System Or Logical Partition By Using The Hmc - IBM Power System PCIe3 Manual

Figure 26. Control panel LEDs
4. Observe the following aspects after pressing the power button:
v A constant green light indicates full system power to the unit.
v A flashing green light indicates standby power to the unit.
v After the power-on button is pressed, the system takes approximately 30-seconds for the power
LED to change from flashing to solid. During the transition period, the LED might flash faster.
What to do next
Note: If the system does not start after pressing the power button, contact your next level of support or
your service provider.

Starting a system by using the ASMI

You can use the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) to start a system that is not managed
by a Hardware Management Console (HMC).
Procedure
1. On the ASMI Welcome pane, specify your user ID and password, and click Log In.
2. In the navigation area, click Power/Restart Control > Power On/Off System. The power state of the
system is displayed.
3. Specify the settings as required and click Save setting and power on. If your partitions do start when
the system powers on, you will need to take additional steps to start the your partitions.

Starting a system or logical partition by using the HMC

You can use the Hardware Management Console (HMC) to start the system or logical partition after the
required cables are installed and the power cables are connected to a power source.
Procedure
v To power on the managed system, complete the following steps:
1. In the navigation area, click the Resources icon
2. Select the system that you want to power on.
3. In the content pane, click Actions > View All Actions > Power On.
4. Click Finish.
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, and then click All Systems.