Dell Comprehensive Guide to iDRAC6: Firmware Updates, Power Management, and Graceful Shutdown Options

Using RACADM

Open a Telnet/SSH text console to the iDRAC, log in, and type:

racadm getconfig -g cfgServerPower

For more information about cfgServerPower, including output details, see cfgServerPower in the iDRAC6 Administrator Reference Guide available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.

Executing Power Control Operations on the Server

NOTE: To perform power management actions, you must have Chassis Control Administrator privilege.

The iDRAC6 enables you to remotely perform several power management actions, such as an orderly shutdown.

Using the Web Interface

1Log in to the iDRAC6 Web interface.

2Click the Power tab. The Power Control page displays.

3Select one of the following Power Control Operations by clicking its radio button:

–Power On System turns ON the server’s power (the equivalent of pressing the power button when the server power is OFF). This option is disabled if the system is already powered ON.

–Power Off System turns OFF the server’s power. This option is disabled if the system is already powered OFF.

–NMI (Non-Masking Interrupt) generates an NMI to halt system operation.

–Graceful Shutdown shuts down the system.

NOTE: Ensure that the shutdown option is configured for the operating system before you perform a graceful shutdown using this option. If you use this option without configuring it on the operating system, it reboots the managed system instead of performing a shutdown operation.

–Reset System (warm boot) resets the system without powering off. This option is disabled if the system is already powered off.

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