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Virtual Buttons, Toggle On/Off, Reboot, Power Off, Power Off Immediately

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For information on establishing remote console connectivity, see Enabling Remote Console Sessions to Blade PCs on page 79. Virtual Buttons Enclosure administrators and group administrators with permissions can use the Virtual Buttons screen (shown below) to modify the state of the power state and Unit Identification LED of a blade PC in order to facilitate troubleshooting from a remote location. The Virtual Buttons screen enables group administrators and enclosure administrators to reboot, power off, or identify the blade PC with the following items: ● The Toggle On/Off button remotely changes the state of the blade PC Unit Identification LED. ● You can select the appropriate function in the Blade PC Power area using the following radio buttons: ◦ Reboot reboots the blade PC. ◦ Power Off attempts a graceful shutdown of the blade PC for 5 minutes, after which time this command powers down the blade PC immediately. ◦ Power Off Immediately powers off the blade PC forcefully. CAUTION: Without the blade PC health driver or an ACPI-compliant operating system, the Integrated Administrator cannot gracefully shut down a blade PC. This condition can result in the permanent loss of critical data. ENWW Bays Tab 35

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For information on establishing remote console connectivity, see
Enabling Remote Console Sessions
to Blade PCs
on page
79
.
Virtual Buttons
Enclosure administrators and group administrators with permissions can use the Virtual Buttons screen
(shown below) to modify the state of the power state and Unit Identification LED of a blade PC in order
to facilitate troubleshooting from a remote location.
The Virtual Buttons screen enables group administrators and enclosure administrators to reboot, power
off, or identify the blade PC with the following items:
The
Toggle On/Off
button remotely changes the state of the blade PC Unit Identification LED.
You can select the appropriate function in the Blade PC Power area using the following radio
buttons:
Reboot
reboots the blade PC.
Power Off
attempts a graceful shutdown of the blade PC for 5 minutes, after which time this
command powers down the blade PC immediately.
Power Off Immediately
powers off the blade PC forcefully.
CAUTION:
Without the blade PC health driver or an ACPI-compliant operating system, the Integrated
Administrator cannot gracefully shut down a blade PC. This condition can result in the permanent loss
of critical data.
ENWW
Bays Tab
35