Starting A System By Using The Control Panel - IBM Power Systems EMX0 PCIe Gen3 Manual

Chassis management card for the i/o expansion drawer

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Starting a system by using the control panel

You can use the power button on the control panel to start a system that is not managed by a Hardware

Management Console (HMC).

To start a system by using the control panel, complete the following steps:

1. Open the front rack door, if necessary.

2. Before you press the power button on the control panel, ensure that power is connected to the system

unit as follows:

v All system power cables are connected to a power source.

v The power LED, as shown in the following figure, is slowly flashing.

v The top of the display, as shown in the following figure, shows 01 V=F.

3. Press the power button (A), as shown in the following figure, on the control panel.

Front View

Top View

Figure 11. Control panel

v A: Power-on button

– A constant light indicates full system power to the unit.

– A flashing light indicates standby power to the unit.

– There is approximately a 30-second transition period from the time the power-on button is

pressed to when the power LED goes from flashing to solid. During the transition period, the

LED might flash faster.

v B: Enclosure identify light

– A constant light indicates the identify state, which is used to identify a part.

– No light indicates that the system is operating normally.

v C: System information light

– No light indicates that the system is operating normally.

– Light on indicates that the system requires attention.

v D: Enclosure fault roll-up light

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