Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V100 manual Using the Power On/Standby Switch

Using the Power (On/Standby) Switch

Caution –The power switch on the back panel of the Sun Fire V100 server is not an On/Off switch, it is an On/Standby switch. It does not isolate the equipment.

The power (On/Standby) switch is a rocker type, momentary action switch. It controls only low-voltage signals; no high-voltage circuits pass through it. This means that the main method of connecting or disconnecting power is by inserting or removing the power supply cord. The server contains no integral circuit breakers: to isolate a server, you must break all connections to it. If you do not do this by removing the power supply cord, you must instead open all external circuit breakers.

On / Standby switch

FIGURE 4-1Sun Fire V100 Server Power (On/Standby) Switch

The symbols on the switch are:

On

■Press to apply power to the server.

Standby

■Press for less than four seconds to initiate an orderly shutdown of the system into Standby mode.

■Press and hold down for more than four seconds to leave only the LOM and certain battery backed functions running.

As long as there is a power cable connected to a server, then the server is either powered on or in standby power mode. To power the server on, or return it to standby power mode only, use either of the following methods:

■Issue commands from the lom> prompt.

■Press the rocker switch.

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