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  9. 1.1 About the Remote Power Management Function for SPARC M12 and SPARC M10

Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1 Overview of the Remote Power Management Function of SPARC M12 and SPARC M10
    1.  1.1 About the Remote Power Management Function for SPARC M12 and SPARC M10
    2.  1.2 Understanding the Forms of Connection for Remote Power Management
    3.  1.3 Remote Power Management Mechanism
  3. Chapter 2 Basic Flow for Configuring Remote Power Management
    1.  2.1 Before Configuring Remote Power Management
    2. Click 2.2 Steps for Configuring Remote Power Management
  4. Chapter 3 Examples of Remote Power Management Configuration
    1. Click 3.1 Configuring the Remote Power Management for the First Time
    2. Click 3.2 Adding or Removing a Node in an Existing Remote Power Management Group
    3. Click 3.3 Maintaining an I/O Node

1.1 About the Remote Power Management Function for SPARC M12 and SPARC M10


1.1 About the Remote Power Management Function for SPARC M12 and SPARC M10
The remote power management function for SPARC M12 and SPARC M10 (Remote Cabinet Interface over LAN: RCIL) is an interface which controls the remote power management function for the power supply between SPARC M12 and SPARC M10 systems or I/O devices. An original interface based on IPMI over LAN is used. If the following functions among the typical IPMI functions are supported, then the hardware and operating systems to be controlled can be incorporated as the targets for the remote power management without having to consider differences between them.
  1. Power on and off: Chassis Control
  2. Obtaining the power status: Get Chassis Status
Table 1-1 shows the terms and definitions that are used with the remote power management function for SPARC M12 and SPARC M10.
Table 1-1  Terms and Definitions Used for Remote Power Management
Term Definition
Host node Server that supports the remote power management function for the SPARC M12 and SPARC M10 systems.
All models of SPARC M12 and SPARC M10 support the remote power management function.
Master host node Host node that is set as the master when setting a remote power management group.
The master host node is a host node that monitors connections with other host nodes and I/O nodes.
Subnode Physical partition in SPARC M12 and SPARC M10.
I/O node I/O device that supports the remote power management function for SPARC M12 and SPARC M10, such as the ETERNUS, and remote power distribution units.
Remote power management group Group obtained from the grouping of remote power management targets, such as a host node, subnode, and I/O node.
A unique group ID is assigned to a remote power management group.
Controller Mechanism to control the remote power management function.
A controller must be mounted in each node. In SPARC M12 and SPARC M10, the XSCF is a controller.
If the remote power management function is used, create a remote power management group in combination with power-interlocked nodes. You can control remote power management per created remote power management group.
Note - Each host node, subnode, or I/O node can be set in only one remote power management group.
Figure 1-1  An Example of a Remote Power Management Group of SPARC M12 and SPARC M10
Figure 1-1 An Example of a Remote Power Management Group of SPARC M12 and SPARC M10

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