Managing The System Power; Virtual Power Button Options; Prepare The System For Daily Use After Installing An Operating System - HPE Edgeline EL300 Setup And Configuration Manual

NOTE: Any applied changes to the boot order require two system reboots to become active.

Managing the system power

The Virtual Power Button section on the System Power page displays the current system power state, as well as options for
remotely controlling system power. System Power indicates the state of the system power when the page is first opened. The
system power state can be ON, OFF, or Reset. Use the browser refresh feature to view the current system power state. The
system is rarely in the Reset state.
Procedure
1. Click Power and Thermal in the navigation tree.
The page opens with the System Power tab selected.
2. Click one of the following buttons:
• Graceful Power Off
• Force Power Off
• Force System Reset
The buttons for Force Power Off and Force System Reset are not available when the system is powered off.
3. When prompted to confirm the request, click OK.

Virtual Power Button options

• Momentary Press—The same as pressing the physical power button. If the system is powered off, a momentary press will
turn on the system power.
Some operating systems might be configured to initiate a graceful shutdown after a momentary press, or to ignore this
event. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends using system commands to complete a graceful operating system
shutdown before you attempt to shut down by using the Virtual Power button.
• Press and Hold—The same as pressing the physical power button for 5 seconds and then releasing it.
The system is powered off as a result of this operation. Using this option might circumvent the graceful shutdown features
of the operating system.
This option provides the ACPI functionality that some operating systems implement. These operating systems behave
differently depending on a short press or long press.
• Reset—Forces the server to warm-boot: CPUs and I/O resources are reset. Using this option circumvents the graceful
shutdown features of the operating system.

Prepare the system for daily use after installing an operating system

Prepare your new system for service by completing the following tasks after installing an operating system.
See the detailed steps for these tasks in the HPE Integrated Service Manager User Guide on the HPE Information Library at
www.hpe.com/support/EL300-iSM-UG-en.
• Access iSM from practically anywhere, or access the host operating system using Remote Console (after acquiring a
license).
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