Enabling Automatic Power-Up

Before you begin:

ŸRead “Safety Considerations” on page 4-2 and “Handling Static Sensitive Devices” on page 4-3.

ŸRemove the server cover (see “Removing the Cover” on page 4-4).

Your

server can be set to automatically

turn on

as soon as AC power

is

applied.

This

allows unattended restart after AC power has been interrupted

by

a

power

outage,

for

example.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When

the

automatic power-up capability

is

enabled,

the

server

turns

on

 

as

soon a

AC power

is applied, even if the server was not

 

turned

on

before

the

interrupt

Your

server

arrives from the

factory

with

the

automatic power-up

feature

disab

Note:

If

the power-on

password

is

set, then

the

servernotstill

turns

on

but

does

 

boot unless

the

Remote

Mode

is

enabled. To

set the power-on

password

 

 

and

Remote

Mode,

see

Chapter 3,

“Using

System

Management

Services.”

 

 

 

To enable the automatic power-up feature, do the following:

Chapter 4. Installing and Removing4-13Options

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