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Enable RPC
• Emergency shutdown—Press and hold the Power button for four seconds to force the main power off and immediately
enter standby mode.
Step 3
If a maintenance procedure instructs you to completely remove power from the chassis, disconnect all power cords from
the power supplies.
Enable RPC
You must enable and configure RPC before you can remotely reset chassis power.
Before you begin
• Cable the RPC port directly to a secure network.
• Open necessary ports through the firewall to make sure the chassis is accessible remotely.
• RPC requires a unique IPv4 address for the RPC port. You must use the following procedure to configure
• To cycle chassis power you must have a third-party tool that supports the Intelligent Platform Management
Step 1
Use SSH or the serial console port to access the CLI.
Step 2 Log in using an account with Administrator access.
Step 3
Enter the following commands:
remotepower
setup
Step 4 Follow the prompts to specify the following:
• The dedicated IP address for the RPC port, netmask, and gateway.
• The username and password required to execute the power-cycle command.
These credentials are independent of other credentials used to access your appliance. Store this information for
administrators who may need to set up RPC in the future.
Step 5 Enter commit to save your changes.
Step 6 Test your configuration to verify that you can remotely manage chassis power.
What to do next
Reset the Chassis Remotely, on page 3
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the RPC port. You cannot configure it using the ipconfig command.
Interface (IPMI) version 2.0.
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