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IPMI Power Management
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) refers to the monitoring and control functions that are built into the platform hardware and primarily is used for monitoring a server’s hardware such as temperature, voltage and errors.
On the IPMI Power Mgmt. form under Applications, you can enable and perform power management of devices that have IPMI controllers. If no IPMI devices have been added, only the Add button appears.
When an Add button or Edit button is pressed, a form appears for adding or editing a device.
Expert - IPMI Power Mgmt. Add and Edit IPMI Device Dialog Boxes
After you fill out the fields or make changes and save the changes, the device is added to the IPMI Devices list or the configuration for the device is changed. The following figure shows an entry for an IPMI server.
Expert - IPMI Power Mgmt. Device Entry Example
Once an IP address for a device is added to the list of IPMI devices on this form, any user authorized for power management can turn power on and off and cycle power for the IPMI device through the Web Manager. Also, users authorized to connect to serial ports can perform IPMI power management on a serially-connected device while connected.
To configure power management of IPMI devices the following console server information must be obtained.
The information is updated in the /etc/portSlave/pSlave.conf and /etc/IPMIServer.conf files.
The admin or user in the admin group can add, edit or delete an IPMI device in an IPMI devices list. The user with power management privileges can manage power on listed IPMI devices.
The following table describes the icons available from the IPMI Power Mgmt. form.
When the status is unknown, a question mark appears instead of the light bulb. A question mark indicates either of the following conditions:
To delete, add or edit an IPMI device to enable or disable IPMI power management:
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Go to Applications- IPMI Power Mgmt. The IPMI Power Management form appears.
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To delete a previously added IPMI device, click the Delete button on the line with the device’s name.
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To add a device, click the Add button and perform the following steps.
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To edit the configuration for a device, click the Edit button on the line with the device’s name and make the desired changes on the Edit dialog box.
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Click apply changes.
To manage power on an IPMI device:
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Go to Applications - IPMI Power Mgmt. Entries for all previously-defined IPMI devices appear on the form.
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To configure a serial port for IPDU or IPMI power management:
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Go to Ports - Physical Ports.
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To select a port or ports to modify, click the appropriate Modify Ports button and then the Power Management tab.
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To enable Power Management of a device connected to the current port and plugged into a connected IPDU, click Enable Power Management on this port. The following form appears.
Expert - Serial Port - Power Management - Enable Power Management
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Click the Add button The Add Outlet dialog box appears.
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Click OK. The power management port and the specified outlet numbers display on the PowerMgmt Port list.
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Enter the power management hotkey in the Power Management Key field. Enter a caret (^) for the escape key, as in ^p. The caret stands for the Ctrl key.
To configure a user for IPDU power management while connected to a serial port:
The following procedure allows a user to perform power management for a device while connected to the device through one of the console server’s serial ports.
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Expert - Serial Port - Power Management - User Permissions
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Click Done.
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Click apply changes.
To enable IPMI power management of an IPMI device connected to the currently selected port:
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Check the checkbox next to Enable IPMI on this port. The IPMI key and IPMI Server fields are displayed.
Expert - Serial Port - Power Management - Enable IPMI
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Enter an IPMI hotkey. A user of the device connected to this serial port can use this hotkey to bring up the IPMI power management screen while connected to the port. Enter the key combination in the IPMI key field with ^, as in ^I. The caret (^) stands for the Ctrl key.
NOTE: The default IPMI hotkey is ^I. The hexadecimal code for the Ctrl-I is the same as the keyboard’s Tab key. You can choose to change the default IPMI hotkey.
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Click Done.
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Click apply changes.