Sun Microsystems FIRE V40Z - Manual (Page 164)

142 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers, Server Management Guide • May, 2004
Platform OS State Subcommands
The subcommands listed in TABLE F-12 allow you to manage the operating
system (OS).
The subcommand platform set os state reboot causes the platform to turn
on and boot the OS if the platform is off, but reboots the OS if the platform is on.
The subcommand platform set os state waits for the platform to boot; the
subcommand platform set power state only waits for the power to come on.
Platform Get OS State Subcommand
Description: Retrieves the current state of the platform OS.
Format
Command format:
platform get os state
The values for the current state include:
■ Off
■ On
■ Communicating
■ Diagnostics
■ Sleeping
■ BIOS booting
■ BIOS setup
■ OS booting
TABLE F-12 Platform OS State Subcommands
Subcommand Description
platform get os state Retrieves the current state of the platform OS (for
example, running, booting, off and so on).
platform set os state Reboots the platform into the default OS, BIOS setup or
BIOS update, or shuts down the platform.
platform set os state boot Serves as an alias for the subcommand platform set
os state reboot
and only functions when the
platform power state is off.