The basic operation of the Power Control function is to define triggers for turning the power to servers on and off, or for rebooting servers, using the Power Control Pattern dialog box. Only users with Administrator privileges can create or modify these definitions. Definitions are applied automatically to days that have not been defined as holidays. To use different triggers (for rebooting servers and turning the power off and on) on different days, create separate definitions and apply each definition to different days.
When the defined time comes, the Power Control function links to a power control device and turns the power to the server on or off, or reboots the server.
The Power Control function is only supported by Windows. However, note that the Power Control function cannot be used in the Windows x64 version if linked to a power control device.
The basic operations for the Power Control function are explained below.
For information about how to operate the Power Control function, refer to the Systemwalker Operation Manager User's Guide.
(1) Setting up holidays
Days when the server does not operate can be set up as holidays in the calendar (SYSTEM_CALENDAR).
This step can also be done after steps (2) to (5) below have been performed.
(2) Setting up day change
Set up the day change time to match the server operation. The day change time is the time of day when the date changes.
(3) Setting up the power control method
Set up whether to control the power to the server. If the power is controlled, specify whether to control the power to the server individually, or to control the power to multiple servers as a batch.
(4) Setting up the power schedule
Set up the dates and times when the power to the server will be turned on or off, or when the server will be rebooted, in a way that matches the server operations.
(5) Setting up the completion monitoring options
Set up the completion monitoring options to control shutdown processing for the server, by postponing the server shutdown time that has been set in the power schedule, for example.
