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 Chapter 1: Introduction        9
Power management options
Table 1.6 shows the power management option names and command names used when you are 
logged into the Web Manager, when you have selected a target device from the spshell menu on the 
MergePoint 5224/5240 SP manager console and when you are entering the ssh command on a 
remote workstation. The power management options are only available for managed servers with 
SPs. 
The effects of the SP power management commands differ from one vendor’s SP to another. Table 
1.8 describ
es the options. If an SP provides more than one of the options shown, the hard power 
option is performed. 
See Power Management Options on page 19 for an overview of all the types of power management 
that users can perform.
Table 1.6: Power Management Options 
Method
Option or Command Name Action
Web Manager
Power On
Power  Off
Power Cycle
Power Status
Turn power on
Turn power off
Power cycle
Check power status
spshell menu in the 
MergePoint 5224/5240 SP 
manager console
Manage power
Brings up a menu of power management options
Turn power on
Turn power off
Turn power off then on
Get power status
ssh command
power
Power management options are performed using 
the following power management commands
poweron
poweroff
powercycle
powerstatus
Table 1.7: Possible Power Management Command Effects 
Power Command
Option
Power off
Hard power off: remove the power
Soft power off: shut down the operating system before removing the power
Power cycle (turn power off, 
then on again, to reboot 
the server)
Hard power cycle: remove the power, wait several seconds and then turn the 
power on again (to reboot the server)
Soft power cycle: shut down the operating system, wait several seconds and 
then turn power on again