Server Power Features - IBM 8676G1X User Manual

If you have an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter (system-management adapter)
installed in PCI slot 1, your server has additional connectors and LEDs. See the
documentation that comes with the adapter for more information about these
connectors and LEDs.

Server power features

When you connect the server to an ac power source, the server goes into Standby
mode. After approximately 20 seconds, the power-control button becomes active,
and you can turn on the server and start the operating system by pressing the
power-control button. The following section describes other ways in which the
server can be turned on.
A power-control-button shield comes with your server. You can install this
disk-shaped shield to prevent the server from being turned off accidentally.
Turning on the server
After the server is connected to an ac power source, it can be turned on in any of
the following ways:
v You can press the power-control button.
v If a power failure occurs while the server is turned on, the server will restart
v If your operating system supports the system-management software for an
v If your operating system supports the Wake on LAN feature, the Wake on LAN
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automatically when power is restored.
optional Remote Supervisor Adapter, the system-management software can turn
on the server.
feature can turn on the server.