Server power features, Turning on the server, Turning off the server – Lenovo 6435 User Manual

Page 43: Server, Power, Features, Turning

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Systems-management

connector:

Connect

the

server

to

a

network

for

systems-management

information

control.

This

connector

is

active

only

if

you

have

installed

a

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

II

SlimLine,

and

it

is

used

only

by

the

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

II

SlimLine.

Server

power

features

When

the

server

is

connected

to

an

ac

power

source

but

is

not

turned

on,

the

operating

system

does

not

run,

and

all

core

logic

except

for

the

service

processor

is

shut

down;

however,

the

server

can

respond

to

requests

from

the

service

processor

(the

baseboard

management

controller),

such

as

a

remote

request

to

turn

on

the

server.

Turning

on

the

server

Approximately

20

seconds

after

the

server

is

connected

to

ac

power,

the

power-control

button

becomes

active,

and

one

or

more

fans

might

start

running

to

provide

cooling

while

the

server

is

connected

to

power.

You

can

turn

on

the

server

and

start

the

operating

system

by

pressing

the

power-control

button.

The

server

can

also

be

turned

on

in

any

of

the

following

ways:

v

If

a

power

failure

occurs

while

the

server

is

turned

on,

the

server

will

restart

automatically

when

power

is

restored.

v

If

your

operating

system

supports

the

systems-management

software

for

an

optional

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

II

SlimLine,

the

systems-management

software

can

turn

on

the

server.

v

If

your

operating

system

supports

the

Wake

on

LAN

feature,

the

Wake

on

LAN

feature

can

turn

on

the

server.

Note:

When

4

GB

or

more

of

memory

(physical

or

logical)

is

installed,

some

memory

is

reserved

for

various

system

resources

and

is

unavailable

to

the

operating

system.

The

amount

of

memory

that

is

reserved

for

system

resources

depends

on

the

operating

system,

the

configuration

of

the

server,

and

the

configured

PCI

optional

devices.

Turning

off

the

server

When

you

turn

off

the

server

and

leave

it

connected

to

ac

power,

the

server

can

respond

to

requests

from

the

service

processor,

such

as

a

remote

request

to

turn

on

the

server.

While

the

server

remains

connected

to

ac

power,

one

or

more

fans

might

continue

to

run.

To

remove

all

power

from

the

server,

you

must

disconnect

it

from

the

power

source.

Some

operating

systems

require

an

orderly

shutdown

before

you

turn

off

the

server.

See

your

operating-system

documentation

for

information

about

shutting

down

the

operating

system.

Chapter

3.

Server

controls,

LEDs,

and

power

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