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Power policy
downgraded. If you are using the Enable Force Downgrades option, consult the ISO documentation in
advance to correctly set expectation.
The server must be booted from the ISO image to update or discover the firmware. The power policy informs
the Onboard Administrator of what action to take if the server is powered on when the operation is initiated.
This setting applies to both scheduled and manual operations. The default Power Policy is Must be Off.
If power policy is set to Power Off, the Onboard Administrator waits five minutes for the server to respond to
the request. If the server does not shutdown in this time the Firmware Management operation fails. If the
server is running an operating system that initiated the shutdown but did not complete within five minutes, the
server might shut down and remain powered off.
Setting Description
Must be Off
Power Off
Force Power Off
Required user permissions
The Onboard Administrator cancels the operation if the server is powered on.
The Onboard Administrator mimics a physical momentary press of the power
button on the server blade, powering the server blade off gracefully.
The Onboard Administrator mimics a physical press and hold of the power button
on the server blade, forcing the server blade to shut power off without regard for
first shutting down the OS.
CAUTION: You must be careful when using the Force Power Off policy on servers with an
operating system installed, because data corruption might occur.
All Enclosure Firmware Management features are available through both the Onboard Administrator GUI
and CLI. The Onboard Administrator user role and bay permissions control the Enclosure Firmware
Management settings and ability to view the firmware information.
User role Modify settings or
scheduled update
Onboard Administrator
administrator or operator
Server administrator or
operator
Onboard Administrator
user
Update policy
Initiate manual
discovery or update
Yes Yes, administrator only Yes
View firmware versions
No Yes, administrator only Yes, for permitted server bays
No No Yes, for permitted bays
Update policies available for Firmware Management include:
• Manual Discovery and Manual Update Only—The default policy. This policy prevents the Onboard
Administrator from automatically performing server update or discovery upon insertion into the
enclosure.
Manual Discovery or Update and Scheduled Update is required before the Onboard Administrator can
display extended server firmware versions.
• Automatic Discovery on Insertion—Enables the Onboard Administrator to perform a boot for discovery
on a server enabled using Bays to Include, collecting extended firmware information for that server,
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