Contents

Powering on, powering off, and rebooting the device· 1

Important information· 1

Powering on the device· 1

Powering off the device· 1

Guidelines· 1

Procedure· 2

Rebooting the device· 2

Guidelines· 2

Procedure· 3

 

Powering on, powering off, and rebooting the device

Important information

If the device is connected to external storage devices, make sure the device is the first device to power off and then the last device to power on. This restriction prevents the device from mistakenly identifying the external storage devices as faulty devices.

Powering on the device

Powering on the device by pressing the power on/standby button

Press the power on/standby button to power on the device.

The device exits standby mode and supplies power to the system. The system power LED changes from steady amber to flashing green and then to steady green. For information about the position of the system power LED, see "Appendix B LEDs."

Powering on the device from the HDM Web interface

1.     Log in to the HDM. For information about how to log in to HDM, see "Logging in to the device."

2.     From the navigation pane, select Power Manager > Power Control.

The power control configuration page opens.

3.     Select Power on and then click Execute.

Powering on the device from the remote console interface

1.     Log in to HDM. For information about how to log in to HDM, see "Logging in to the device."

2.     Log in to the remote console.

3.     Click the  button at the top right corner of the page.

Powering off the device

Guidelines

	CAUTION: To avoid software system damage or service anomaly, do not power off the device. If you have to power off the device, do that from the WBC Monitoring Platform. For more information, see "Powering off the device from the WBC Monitoring Platform."

 

Before powering off the device, you must complete the following tasks:

·     Backup all critical data.

·     Make sure all services have stopped or have been migrated to other devices.

Procedure

Powering off the device from its operating system

1.     Connect a monitor, mouse, and keyboard to the device.

2.     Shut down the operating system of the device.

3.     Disconnect all power cords from the device.

Powering off the device by pressing the power on/standby button

1.     Press and hold the power on/standby button until the system power LED turns into steady amber.

This method forces the device to enter standby mode without properly exiting applications and the operating system. If an application stops responding, you can use this method to force a shutdown.

2.     Disconnect all power cords from the device.

Powering off the device from the HDM Web interface

1.     Log in to HDM. For information about how to log in to HDM, see "Logging in to the device."

2.     From the navigation pane, select Power Manager > Power Control.

The power control configuration page opens.

3.     Select Force power-off or Graceful power-off and then click Execute to put the device in standby mode.

4.     Disconnect all power cords from the device.

Powering off the device from the remote console interface

1.     Log in to HDM. For information about how to log in to HDM, see "Logging in to the device."

2.     Log in to a remote console.

3.     Select Power from the menu and then click Force Power Off or Graceful Power Off.

4.     Disconnect all power cords from the device.

Powering off the device from the WBC Monitoring Platform

1.     Log in to the WBC Monitoring Platform. For information about how to log in to the WBC monitoring system, see "Logging in to the device."

2.     Click Devices, and then click the  button to the right side of Device Summary on the Device Info tab.

3.     Disconnect all power cords from the device.

Rebooting the device

Guidelines

	CAUTION: To avoid software system damage or service anomaly, do not reboot the device forcibly. If you have to reboot the device, do that from the WBC Monitoring Platform as described in the following procedure.

 

Before rebooting the device, you must complete the following tasks:

·     Backup all critical data.

·     Make sure all services have stopped or have been migrated to other devices.

Procedure

1.     Log in to the WBC Monitoring Platform. For information about how to log in to the WBC monitoring system, see "Logging in to the device."

2.     Click Devices, and then click the  button to the right side of Device Summary on the Device Info tab.

3.     The device starts rebooting. The reboot process might take about 20 to 60 minutes. Avoid power interruption during this period.

After the device has rebooted, you can log into the device.