50 PRODUCT USER GUIDEFigure 45 Power Control OverviewInternal Power Control via ATX wiresThe power button is the representation of the ATX power button on your hostsystem. It is used to switch on and off the power supply. The ATX power buttonknows two operation modes: pressing it shortly and pressing it for about 4 seconds.Short PressA short press on the ATX button is normally caught by the running operatingsystem that tries to initiate a controlled shutdown.Usually this should always be the first action you try in case you would like topower off your system. Only in case this is not working you should try thelong press button.Please note that after you have pressed this button the power state displayedin the administration panel will not immediately reflect the requested change.A controlled shut down of the system may take some minutes. You canobserve the action caused by your button press using the Remote Consolewindow or by reloading the Server Power Control panel.Long PressThis will unconditionally power off the system. Even if you have submitted ashort press before, this will shut down the power supply of the host system.The effect of the long button press can be immediately observed on the panelthat is loaded into the browser because of the button press. The power statewill be off.ResetPressing this button is similar to pressing the Reset button directly on theremote system. Be aware that pressing the Reset button will result in anunconditional and immediate cold start of the system. This might damageopen files and the file system itself.Figure 46 ‘Internal Power Control’ Buttons
