Using ilo power management, Managing the server power – HP Integrated Lights-Out 4 User Manual

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Using iLO Power Management

iLO Power Management enables you to view and control the power state of the server, monitor
power usage, and modify power settings. The Power Management menu has three options: Server
Power, Power Meter, and Power Settings.

Click the following link for a video demonstration of this feature:

Using iLO Power Management

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For more HP iLO videos, see the HP iLO University Videos website at

http://www.hp.com/go/

ilo/videos

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Managing the server power

The Virtual Power Button section on the Server Power page displays the current power state of the
server, as well as options for remotely controlling server power. System Power indicates the state
of the server power when the page is first opened. The server can be ON, OFF, or Reset. Use the
browser refresh feature to view the current server power state.

The server is rarely in the Reset state.

To change the server power state by using the Virtual Power Button options, you must have the
Virtual Power and Reset privilege. Some of the power control options do not shut down the operating
system gracefully. Before you use the Virtual Power Button options, you must use the Remote Console
to initiate an operating system shutdown.
To change the server power state:
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Navigate to the Power Management

→Server Power page, as shown in

Figure 121 (page 231)

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Figure 121 Server Power page

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