boot command

This command resets blade servers with several different restart options.

Table 1. boot command
Function What it does Command Valid targets
Reset blade server Performs an immediate reset and restart of the specified blade server.

This command will start a blade server that is turned off.

 boot
This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities:
  • Supervisor
  • Blade administration
See Commands and user authority for additional information.
 
                           -T system:blade[x]

where x is the blade server bay number.
Reset blade server to command console Resets the specified blade server, causing it to open a command console with an SOL session when it restarts.

This command will start a blade server that is turned off.

 boot -c
This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities:
  • Supervisor
  • Blade administration and blade remote presence
See Commands and user authority for additional information.
 
                           -T system:blade[x]

where x is the blade server bay number.
Power cycle Cycles power for the specified blade server. If the blade server is off, it will turn on. If the blade server is on, it will turn off and then turn on. boot -p powercycle
This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities:
  • Supervisor
  • Blade administration
See Commands and user authority for additional information.
 
                           -T system:blade[x]

where x is the blade server bay number.
Reset blade server Performs an immediate reset and restart of the specified blade server.

This command will start a blade server that is turned off.

 boot -p reset
This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities:
  • Supervisor
  • Blade administration
See Commands and user authority for additional information.
 
                           -T system:blade[x]

where x is the blade server bay number.
Example: To boot the blade server in blade bay 3, while management module 1 is set as the persistent command environment, at the system:mm[1]> prompt, type 
                  boot -T system:blade[3]

The following example shows the information that is returned:

               system:mm[1]>  boot -T system:blade[3]
OK
system:mm[1]>
Parent topic: Command syntax