What’s the Difference Between Reset and Power?

Installation 17

11.Connect the server to your WebReboot using the instructions in the WebReboot User’s Guide.

12.Configure the WebReboot ports for a Power switch connection. See the WebReboot User’s Guide for more details.

What’s the Difference Between Reset and Power?

The WebReboot supports two methods of interfacing to a server. The most common method is through the Reset switch pins, while a secondary method is through the Power switch pins. You need to configure the WebReboot for the proper connection type because of the different techniques used to perform a reboot.

For a Reset switch connection, the WebReboot connects the pins together for a brief amount of time, and then releases the pins, which causes the computer to reboot. For a Power switch connection, the WebReboot must first connect the pins together for several seconds (turning the computer off), release the pins and wait (allowing the components to “settle”), and then connect the Power switch pins together again for a brief moment (turning the computer back on).

13.Test the reboot and power-off/power-on functionality from the WebReboot before finishing. If the commands do not operate as expected, then either the ports are improperly configured, the

Motherboard Cable or Direct Motherboard Cable is not properly

installed on the Dell™ PowerEdge™ 750 Adapter, or t	he Dell™
PowerEdge™ 750 Adapter is not properly installed on	the
server’s motherboard.