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Chapter 3: Installation and Setup
3.3 Powering Up or Down the Blade
Each blade unit may be powered on and off independently from the rest of the blades in the
enclosure.
Powering Up a Blade Unit
A blade unit may be powered up in two ways:
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Press the power button on the blade unit.
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Use IPMIView or the browser based management utility to apply power using either a CMM
module, or by the use of the onboard BMC chip in the blade module.
Powering Down a Blade Unit
A blade unit may be powered down in any of the following ways:
•
Press the power button on the blade unit.
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Use IPMIView or the browser based management utility to power down; requires Operator
or Admin privileges on the CMM.
•
Use SMCIPMItool when connected to the CMM to power down; requires Operator or Admin
privileges on the CMM.
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Use IPMIview or a browser connected to the onboard BMC chip to power down.
•
Use SMCIPMItool to use a Command Line Interface to the onboard BMC chip; requires
Operator or Admin privileges.
