Step 3: When the host status is on, the user can select actions including Power Off,
Power Cycle, Hard Reset, and ACPI Shutdown. See below for a description of each
power action.
Power Off - Immediately powers off the server.
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Power Cycle - This option will first power off, and then reboot the system (cold
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boot).
Hard Reset - This option will reboot the system without powering off (warm
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boot).
ACPI Shutdown - This option will initiate operating system shutdown prior to
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the shutdown.
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