Access>IPMI Power Mgmt.On the “IPMI Power Mgmt.” screen under “Access” in Expert mode, an administrative user can enable and perform power management of devices that have Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) management controllers. See “Power Management” on page 35 for an introduction to the options available on the OnSite for IPMI power management, if needed.As shown in the following figure, if no IPMI devices have been added previously, only the “Add” button appears.When an “Add” button or “Edit” button is pressed, a screen appears for adding or editing a device.Web Manager IPMI Power Mgmt. “Add/Edit IPMI Device” Dialog BoxesAfter you fill out the fields or make changes and save the changes, the device is either added to the IPMI Devices list or the configuration for the device is changed. The following figure shows an entry for an IPMI server.Once an IP address for a device is added to the list of IPMI devices on this screen, 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.
• The information in the following table must be obtained from the IPMI device’s administrator.
The information is updated in the /etc/IPMIServer.conf file.Selecting the IPMI Power Mgmt. option from the Access menu in Expert mode brings up a screen with all declared IPMI devices, light bulb icons, and the buttons “Add,” “Edit,” and “Delete.”In the IPMI devices list, light bulb icons indicate the current status of the device. Clicking a light bulb icon toggles the state of the device. When the status is unknown, a question mark appears in 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 [Expert]
2. To delete a previously-added IPMI device, select the device’s name and then click the “Delete” button.
c. Choose an authentication type, if desired, from the authentication type pull-down menu.
f. Enter a password for administering the remote device in the “Password” field and go to Step 5.
4. 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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