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Initial Power-up, On/Off Switch

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Initial Power-up Initial Power-up The following section describes the process of applying power to the server and booting the system to the operating system Login prompt. 1. Apply AC Power to the system console. 2. Apply power to the server by pressing the rear panel On/Off switch IN. win urbo Path: 0/2/0 win urbo Path: 0/4/0 100-240V~, 600W 6.0-2.6A, 50-60Hz A B Ultra2 Wide SCSI Path: 0/0/1/0 GSP Reset TOC Narrow Single Ended SCSI Path: 0/0/2/0 10/100BASE-T 10BASE-T Path: 0/0/0/0 LAN Console On/Off Switch Console/ UPS Port Path: 0/6/2 Path: 0/6/0 ccrr012 3. A series of self-test boot progress messages will scroll rapidly up the screen. Some messages may pause for up to one minute while the test completes. 4. The initial power-up selftest process will complete in one to five minutes and the Boot Console Handler (BCH) main menu will be displayed. 5. To start the boot process using the primary boot path, type BO PRI, at the BCH main menu prompt and press ENTER. NOTE Booting a system to a operating system login prompt from BCH main menu can take 20 minutes or longer depending on your software and hardware configuration. 6. Once the system reaches the operating system login prompt, a display similar to the following will be shown on the console screen: Chapter 117

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Chapter
Initial Power-up
117
Initial Power-up
The following section describes the process of applying power to the server and booting the system to the
operating system Login prompt.
1. Apply AC Power to the system console.
2. Apply power to the server by pressing the rear panel On/Off switch IN.
3. A series of self-test boot progress messages will scroll rapidly up the screen. Some messages may pause
for up to one minute while the test completes.
4. The initial power-up selftest process will complete in one to five minutes and the Boot Console Handler
(BCH) main menu will be displayed.
5. To start the boot process using the primary boot path, type
BO PRI
, at the BCH main menu prompt and
press
ENTER
.
NOTE
Booting a system to a operating system login prompt from BCH main menu can take 20
minutes or longer depending on your software and hardware configuration.
6. Once the system reaches the operating system login prompt, a display similar to the following will be
shown on the console screen:
100-240V~, 600W
6.0-2.6A, 50-60Hz
Ultra2 Wide SCSI
Path: 0/0/1/0
Narrow Single Ended SCSI
Path: 0/0/2/0
A
B
GSP Reset TOC
10/100BASE-T
Path: 0/0/0/0
10BASE-T
LAN Console
Console/
UPS Port
Path: 0/2/0
Path: 0/4/0
Path: 0/6/2
Path: 0/6/0
win
urbo
win
urbo
ccrr012
On/Off Switch