IBM H80 Series manual Operational Phases

Service	Processor	Operational Phases
This	section	provides a high-level				flow	of the phases of	the	Service Processor (SP).
				SP Power Applied
				Pre-Standby Phase
			Standby Phase		SP Menus Available
			Bring-Up Phase		SMS Menus Available
			Runtime Phase		AIX Login Prompt Available
Pre-Standby Phase:
			This phase		is entered when the server is connected to a
power	source. The server may or					may	not be fully powered on. This phase is exited
when	the Power-On Self-Tests (POSTs)					and	configurations tasks	are	completed.

The Pre-Standby phase components are:

ŸService Processor Initialization - Service Processor performs any necessary

hardware and software initializations.

Ÿ Service Processor	POST	- Service Processor conducts Power-On Self-Tests on
its various work	and	code areas.

ŸService Processor Unattended Start Mode Checks - To assist fault recovery. If unattended start mode is set, the Service Processor automatically reboots the

server. Service Processor			does	not wait for user input or	power-on	command,
but	moves	through the phase and into the Bring-Up Phase.			Access SMS	menus
or	Service	Processor menus	to	reset the unattended start	mode.

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