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in the system firmware boot list, | then | the server | attempts | to | boot again. With | ||||||
attempt, | you | have | the opportunity | to start the System Management | Services | (SMS) | |||||
as | described | in | Chapter 3, “Using | System | Management | Services.” |
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Attention | : | When | you | use | the | shutdown | procedure | for | your | server, | enter the corre | ||
shutdown | command | for | your operating system | before you stop | the | server. Failure t | |||||||
do so may result in the loss of data. If you need information | on the shutdown | ||||||||||||
procedure | for | your | operating system, | see | the | operating | system | documentation. | |||||
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administrator | and | users that the server is | going | to | be | shut | down. | ||||||
2. After | you | shut | down | the | operating system, | turn | off | the | server. |
3. Set the power switches of the attached devices to Off.
Using | the Power | Switch | and | Indicator |
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The | power | switch | and | indicators | on the front | of your server allow you to control | |
power to | the | server, | observe | server power | status, and observe disk activity. |
These features also have other
ŸWhen the server is turned on by pressing the power switch, the power LED lig steadily.
Ÿ The disk drive LED lights whenever the hard disk drives within the server are being used.
ŸIf AIX is installed and running, a memory dump of system information can be requested.
– To enable this function,sysdumpdevthe
–To request the memory dump, press the reset button on the operator panel. Requesting a memory dump directs AIX to save system information to a predefined file before turning off the system. This feature can be used
assist in recovery from system problems.
– When a memory dump | has been requested, | the power | LED | blinks quickly |
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(about 10 | flashes | per second) to indicate that the | dump | has | been | starte | ||
This blinking | ceases | after about a minute | whether | or | not | the | dump | is |
Chapter 2. Using the