Start The Server - IBM 6000R - Netfinity - 8682 Hardware Maintenance Manual

• Windows NT failover support
• Alert on LAN™ capability
• Backup BIOS switching by jumper
• Error codes and messages
• Integrated service processor subsystem provides con-
trol for remote system management
• Processor serial number access
• Standard cables present detection
• System error logging (POST and Netfinity Advanced
System Management Processor)
• Vital Product Data (VPD) on microprocessors, system
board, power supplies, hot-swap-drive backplane, and
power backplane

Start the server

Use the following procedure to start the server.
1. Turn on all external devices, such as the monitor.
Note: After you plug the power cord into an outlet, wait
20 seconds before pressing the power control
button. During this time, the system-manage-
ment processor is initializing and the power con-
trol button does not respond.
2. Press the power control button on the front of the
server. The power-on light comes on and the power-
on self-test (POST) begins.
• If the server is turned on and a power failure
occurs, the server will start automatically when
power is restored.
• The server can also be turned on by the Netfinity
Advanced System Management Processor.
When you turn off the server, observe the following precau-
tion:
CAUTION:
The power control button on the device and/or the
power supply do not turn off the electrical current sup-
plied to the device. The device also might have more
than one power cord. To remove all electrical current
from the device, ensure that all power cords are discon-
nected from the power source.
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Netfinity 6000R Type 8682 Models 1RY, 2RY