The Blade Power-On SP Policy controls, at blade SP boot time, whether or not the SP applies main power to the host on the blade and, if applicable, its associated EM. A brief description of the Blade SP Power-On Policy options and default settings follow:
Auto-Power-On Host on Boot (shipped disabled). When the "Auto-Power-On Host on Boot" option is disabled, the Set Host Power to Last Power State On Boot option (if enabled) then applies at blade SP boot time. If this option and the option for Set Host Power to Last Power State On Boot are both disabled, then the Blade SP Power-On Policy will not apply main power to the host.
When the Auto-Power-On Host on Boot option is enabled, the SP automatically applies main power to the host at boot time allowing the host to automatically power on.
Set Host Power to Last Power State On Boot (shipped enabled). The "Set Host Power to Last Power State On Boot" option when enabled causes the SP to apply power to the blade (and associated EM, if applicable) based on the last power state of the blade. All blades are shipped from the factory with the last power state of “OFF”, therefore, only standby power is initially applied to the SP on these blades at boot time. The SP automatcially tracks the last power state and restores the blade to its previous power state following a blade power interruption or a blade SP reboot.
When the option for Set Host Power to Last Power State On Boot is disabled, the Auto-Power- On Host on Boot option (if enabled) applies at blade SP boot time. If this option and the option for Auto- Power-On Host on Boot are both disabled, then the blade SP power-on policy will not power on the blade host at boot time.
For information about how to change the blade power-on policy options from the ILOM web interface or CLI, see the following topics: