start server

This command powers on and boots provisionable servers or issues a remote command remotely on the provisionable servers. You can view the output of the remote command from the associated job that is started.

Synopsis

• Power on and boot all provisionable servers:

  start server all [netboot]

• Power on and boot one or more provisionable servers:

  start server server[,server...] [netboot]

• Issue a remote command remotely on one or more servers:

  start server server[,server] command "command" [agentssh agentssh] [timeout timeout]

• Issue a remote command remotely on all servers:

  start server all command "command" [agentssh agentssh] [timeout timeout]

Parameters

• agentssh – Override SSH credentials on the provisionable server for the remote command.

• all – Power on or issue a remote command on all provisionable servers.

• command – A UNIX command to run on the provisionable server. The command must be surrounded by quotes. You can view the output of the command from the associated job that is started.

• netboot – Force the servers to boot from their default network boot interface. This option enables you to install your servers over the network using an install server setup, which must be configured outside of the N1 System Manager environment.

• server – The management name of a provisionable server.

• timeout– Number of seconds the command can run before timing out.