Starting A System By Using The Asmi - IBM Power Systems 9008-22L Manual

v All system power cables are connected to a power source.
v The power LED (A), as shown in the following figure, is flashing.
3. Press the power button (A) on the control panel, as shown in Figure 26.
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.
5. Choose from the following options:
v If your partitions does start, this ends the procedure.
v If your partitions does not start, continue with step 6.
6. On the ASMI Welcome pane, specify your user ID and password, and click Log In.
7. In the navigation area, click Power/Restart Control > Power On/Off System.
8. Click Save settings and continue system server firmware boot.

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. Choose from the following
options:
v If the Server firmware start policy is set to Running (Auto-Start Always), your partitions start. This
ends the procedure.
v If the Server firmware start policy is set to Standby (User-Initiated) or Auto-Start (Automatic
Restarts Only), the system begins to power on, but your partitions do not automatically start.
Continue with step 4.
4. Wait for the system to power on.
5. In the navigation area, click Power/Restart Control > Power On/Off System. The power state of the
system is displayed. The Current system server firmware state should now be at Standby.
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