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temp_acc@yahoo.de
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 Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:27 pm Post subject:
7044-170 automatic boot after power on
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My rs6k is sitting in a server room, connected to the 220V through a
remote controllable power switch. If I turn the power on, the rs6k goes
through a couple of testing steps (watchable on the 2x16 LCD) and stops
then with 'OK'. Now what I need is that the box boots automatically
after power on. I could come up wit some sort of electronic impulse for
the white (Soft-) 'On'-Button, but that would a waste if there is an
option in the firmware (where I couldn't find any) or a jumper or
whatsoever. Is there a facility like that in that box?
Regards,
EFI |
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jpires@yakka.com.au
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:35 am Post subject:
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temp_acc@yahoo.de wrote:
| Quote: | My rs6k is sitting in a server room, connected to the 220V through a
remote controllable power switch. If I turn the power on, the rs6k goes
through a couple of testing steps (watchable on the 2x16 LCD) and stops
then with 'OK'. Now what I need is that the box boots automatically
after power on. I could come up wit some sort of electronic impulse for
the white (Soft-) 'On'-Button, but that would a waste if there is an
option in the firmware (where I couldn't find any) or a jumper or
whatsoever. Is there a facility like that in that box?
Regards,
EFI
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try:
# smit
System Environments
Change / Show characteristics of Operating system
Automatically reboot after a system crash ====> true |
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temp_acc@yahoo.de
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:21 pm Post subject:
Re: 7044-170 automatic boot after power on
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jp wrote:
| Quote: | temp_acc@yahoo.de wrote:
My rs6k is sitting in a server room, connected to the 220V through a
remote controllable power switch. If I turn the power on, the rs6k goes
through a couple of testing steps (watchable on the 2x16 LCD) and stops
then with 'OK'. Now what I need is that the box boots automatically
after power on. I could come up wit some sort of electronic impulse for
the white (Soft-) 'On'-Button, but that would a waste if there is an
option in the firmware (where I couldn't find any) or a jumper or
whatsoever. Is there a facility like that in that box?
Regards,
EFI
try:
# smit
System Environments
Change / Show characteristics of Operating system
Automatically reboot after a system crash ====> true
Thanks for the answer - however, I've tried that as a first idea but it |
seams it only applies to situations where the machine gets crashed (eg.
sudden power loss or else). If the box gets shut down on a regular base,
this setting does not seams to have any effect. Someone recommended to
me, not to shut the box down (> halt) but just turn the power off
(simulating a crash) but in my opinion this is not what someone should do. |
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Frank Fegert
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:01 pm Post subject:
Re: 7044-170 automatic boot after power on
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temp_acc@yahoo.de wrote:
| Quote: | My rs6k is sitting in a server room, connected to the 220V through a
remote controllable power switch. If I turn the power on, the rs6k goes
through a couple of testing steps (watchable on the 2x16 LCD) and stops
then with 'OK'. Now what I need is that the box boots automatically
after power on. I could come up wit some sort of electronic impulse for
the white (Soft-) 'On'-Button, but that would a waste if there is an
option in the firmware (where I couldn't find any) or a jumper or
whatsoever. Is there a facility like that in that box?
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If you have a serial connection into the room, or from
another machine in the same room, you can use the SP.
See Chapter 3, P. 41-72 in the "RS/6000 44P Series Model
170 User's Guide" available here:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/topic/com.ibm.pseries.doc/hardware_docs/rs6000_7044_44p_170.htm
Regards,
Frank |
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Hajo Ehlers
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temp_acc@yahoo.de
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:05 pm Post subject:
Re: 7044-170 automatic boot after power on
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Frank Fegert wrote:
| Quote: | temp_acc@yahoo.de wrote:
My rs6k is sitting in a server room, connected to the 220V through a
remote controllable power switch. If I turn the power on, the rs6k goes
through a couple of testing steps (watchable on the 2x16 LCD) and stops
then with 'OK'. Now what I need is that the box boots automatically
after power on. I could come up wit some sort of electronic impulse for
the white (Soft-) 'On'-Button, but that would a waste if there is an
option in the firmware (where I couldn't find any) or a jumper or
whatsoever. Is there a facility like that in that box?
If you have a serial connection into the room, or from
another machine in the same room, you can use the SP.
See Chapter 3, P. 41-72 in the "RS/6000 44P Series Model
170 User's Guide" available here:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/topic/com.ibm.pseries.doc/hardware_docs/rs6000_7044_44p_170.htm
Regards,
Frank
Many thanks for that really enlightening information. Up until today, I |
didn't even know that there is this way of setting properties in that
box. Now, it worked, I hooked up my serial cable to a Win-PC, run a
terminal, fired up the AIX (put it on power) and after hitting a key on
the win-terminal it came up with menu. There is one functoin, that is
called "Unattended start mode", which I though that would be it.
Unfortunately, the user guide says:
"The Service Processor can be enabled to recover from the loss of ac
power (see
Enable/Disable Unattended Power-On Mode in the SYSTEM POWER CONTROL
MENU). When ac power is restored, the system returns to the then current
power
state at the time ac loss occurred. For example, if the system was
powered-on when
ac loss occurred, it reboots/restarts when power is restored. If the
system was
powered-off when ac loss occurred, it remains off when power is restored."
That is the closest I came to success. Now I will either build some
little hardware that pushes the button or run a serial cable from the
AIX to the CPU that controls all the remote switches and start it from
there.
Anyways, many thanks!! |
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