these power procedures are here for reference during the system verification tests. do not perform any power procedures until the verification procedures instruct you to do so.

    you can power-on the eserver pseries 615 model 6c3 and model 6e3 by using the hmc or by using the power-on button on the processor subsystem operator panel. if an hmc is connected to the system, the hmc power-on method is the preferred method. choose the appropriate power-on method for your system and perform the procedures to power on (start) your system.

    hmc power-on method

    to power on the managed system using the hmc, you must be a member of one of the following roles:

    1 system administrator

    2 advanced operator

    3 operator

    4 service representative

    to power on the managed system, do the following:

    1. in the navigation area, click the partition management icon.

    2. in the contents area, select the managed system.

    3. in the menu, click selected.

    4. select power on.

    because the system is not partitioned, you must power on the system using the full system partition selections on the screen. the partition standby and system profile options are not valid for use with your model 6c3 or model 6e3:

    1 partition standby (not applicable)

    2 full system partition

    3 system profile (not applicable)

    partition standby: the partition standby option is not applicable to the model 6c3 or model 6e3.

    full system partition: the full system partition power-on option must be chosen if you are trying to power on the system from an hmc.

    the physical operator panel on your managed system displays progress codes when you boot the system to this mode.

    power on options: after selecting the full system partition, select either power on diagnostic default boot if standalone aix diagnostics are being booted from cd-rom or power on diagnostic stored boot list if online aix diagnostics are being booted from the boot disk drive.

    power on diagnostic stored boot list

    this profile causes the system to perform a service mode boot using the service mode boot list saved on the managed system. if the system boots aix from the disk drive and aix diagnostics are loaded on the disk drive, aix boots to the diagnostics menu.

    using this profile to boot the system is the preferred way to run aix online diagnostics.

    power on diagnostic default boot list

    this profile is similar to power on diagnostic stored boot list profile, except the system boots using the default boot list that is stored in the system firmware.

    to learn more about these power-on options, see the ibm hardware management console for pseries installation and operations guide, order number sa38-0590.

    configuring the network using the hmc: to to complete the installation, the following configuration tasks should be done if you want to use the services they provide:

    1 configuring inventory scout services

    2 configuring service agent

    3 collecting vital product data (vpd)

    4 transmitting vpd

    for more information about these services, refer to the ibm hardware management console for pseries installation and operations guide, order number sa38-0590.

    operator panel power-on method

    perform the following steps to power on the system unit using the power button on the operator panel.

    1. open the rack door. look for ok in the operator panel display, which indicates that the system is in standby.

    2. press the power button on the operator panel.

    the power led on the operator panel starts blinking at a fast rate. 9xxx checkpoints appear in the operator panel display.

    when the power-on sequence is complete, the following events have occurred:

    1 the power led on the system operator panel stops blinking and stays on.

    2 the power leds on the i/o subsystem come on and stay on.