Re: Remote power up of System i 520

While I've not tried it, it sounds like the ticket. I had forgotten about using ASMI to power up the system but that has the exact same attributes as an HMC would, the FSP is up and running very shortly after power is restored to the system unit.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 12/28/2012 2:04 PM, Jeff Crosby wrote:

Don't laugh at this idea.

2 PCs here can function as LAN Console. Each has 2 NIC cards, with the 2nd
NIC dedicated to the LAN Console connection. There is a single Linksys
switch on top of the System i rack with 3 ethernet cables attached:

1) To the T5 (I think) jack on the System i (10.10.10.1)
2) To my PC (10.10.10.2)
3) To the office manager's PC (10.10.10.3)

This is a completely isolated network. If I run an ethernet cable from the
ASMI to that switch and can figure out the IP address of the ASMI, can I
just point a browser from my PC tohttps://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address? And then I could RDP to my desktop from
home and away we go?



On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Kirk Goins<kirkgoins@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I think this will work and says about $10K for an HMC...
> Find the default AMSI/HMC port IP addresses for your system
> Attach a laptop to which ever HMC port you choose using the same IP subnet
> as the port you are attaching to
> Open a browser session and log in to AMSI
> Set the other HMC port to an address that is compatible with your local
> network including Gateway address
> Cable up that port up to the local network and access AMSI
> In there I believe you can Power Up the Managed System.
>
> .
>
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Jeff Crosby<jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> >wrote:

>

> > Short of an HMC, is there any way to remotely power up a System i 520?
> >
> > I have LAN Console and Remote Control Panel on my desktop at work. Due

> to

> > power issues last week (low voltage from utility) after a power outage, I
> > changed QPWRRSTIPL to 0 for no power up when power is restored.
> >
> > In a future outage that results in my power handling program shutting

> down

> > the system, I have no recourse to power it up other than 1) drive in to
> > work, or 2) get an HMC, correct?
> >
> > I can remote from home to my work desktop, but since the System i is
> > powered off, there ain't not no Remote Control Panel.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
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