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HP iLO3: `power on` doesn't work

 
nschloe
Occasional Visitor

HP iLO3: `power on` doesn't work

I have remote access to an iLO 3 instance managing a powered-down ProLiant DL585 G7 server. Logging in to iLO via SSH correctly shows

```

</>hpiLO-> power

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Thu Oct 26 12:27:12 2017

 

power: server power is currently: Off

```

The power-on command takes a second to complete,

```

</>hpiLO-> power on

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Thu Oct 26 12:27:58 2017

 

Server powering on .......

```
However, the server is still _off_ after this.

What could be the reason for this behavior? Any idea how to work around it?

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Jimmy Vance
HPE Pro

Re: HP iLO3: `power on` doesn't work

Anything in the server IML, or the iLO logs?  Could be a fault with the system preventing it from powering on. Can it be powered on by physically puressing the power button?

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nschloe
Occasional Visitor

Re: HP iLO3: `power on` doesn't work

The IMLs are empty, the event log says

```

Power-On signal sent to host server by: admin.

```

Physically pressing the button has always worked in the past, but I haven't checked it now for lack of access to the server room. (This won't change for another month which is why I'm trying to power the thing on remotely.)

Jimmy Vance
HPE Pro

Re: HP iLO3: `power on` doesn't work

While that should work, you can try using the smash command from the iLO shell

cd /system1
start

 

 

 

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