In this video you will learn how to invoke Full Power Cycle using iDRAC Service Module 3.6
To begin the process,
at the command line interface, type the command:
e-s-x-c-l-i
[space]
software
[space]
v-i-b
[space]
list
[space]
|
g-r-e-p
[space]
d-c-i-s-m
press [Enter]
and notice the installation status of iDRAC Service Module.
At the command line interface, type the command:
foward slash
e-t-c
forward slash
i-n-i-t
dot
d
forward slash
d-c-i-s-m
dash
n-e-t-m-o-n
dash
watchdog
[space]
status
press [Enter]
And verify that iSM is active and running.
Login to the iDRAC home page using your credentials.
To view the iSM version and verify that the iSM is running,
go to iDRAC Settings,
click Settings from the drop-down list and then,
expand the iDRAC Service Module Setup.
To invoke Full Power Cycle, at the command line interface type the command:
forward slash
o-p-t
forward slash
dell
forward slash
s-r-v-a-d-m-i-n
forward slash
i-S-M
forward slash
bin
forward slash
Invoke
dash
FullPowerCycle
space
dash
h
Press [Enter]
The command line options for invoking FullPowerCycle are displayed:
request:
To request Full Power Cycle on system
get-status:
To Get Status of Full Power Cycle on system
and cancel:
To Cancel Full Power Cycle on system
To request FullPowerCycle on system, type the command:
forward slash
o-p-t
forward slash
dell
forward slash
s-r-v-a-d-m-i-n
forward slash
i-S-M
forward slash
bin
forward slash
Invoke
dash
FullPowerCycle
space
request
Press [Enter]
Note:
that the Full Power Cycle operation is triggered by the server operating system user root
from the operating system.
To complete the FullPowerCycle request process,
reboot the host operating system.
To get FullPowerCycle status on system, type the command:
forward slash
o-p-t
forward slash
dell
forward slash
s-r-v-a-d-m-i-n
forward slash
i-S-M
forward slash
bin
forward slash
Invoke
dash
-FullPowerCycle
space
get dash status
Press [Enter]
Note: that the Full Power Cycle is pending.
To cancel FullPowerCycle on the system, type the command:
forward slash
o-p-t
forward slash
dell
forward slash
s-r-v-a-d-m-i-n
forward slash
i-S-M
forward slash
bin
forward slash
Invoke
dash
FullPowerCycle
space
cancel
and Press [Enter]
Note that Full Power Cycle is successfully cancelled by the server operating system user root
from the operating system.
At the command line interface, type the command:
forward slash
o-p-t
forward slash
dell
forward slash
s-r-v-a-d-m-i-n
forward slash
i-S-M
forward slash
bin
forward slash
Invoke
dash
FullPowerCycle
space
get
dash
status
Press [Enter]
Note that No Full Power Cycle request is pending.
Login to the iDRAC home page using your credentials.
Go to Maintenance and click Lifecycle Log from the drop-down list.
Notice that the Full Power Cycle request and Full Power Cycle cancel events are reported in the log.
This feature is also supported on Linux and Windows operating system
and the commands can be directly executed from Command Line Interface.
For more information on iDRAC Service Module, see
www.dell.com/idracmanuals