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PowerEdge: How Do I Reset and Power Drain My Server

Summary: This article explains the difference between a reset and a Power Drain.

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When facing a hardware issue, the first thing to try is to reset the server in order to restart them.

Enterprise components are designed to remain powered on 24/7 but when you face an issue, a reset of your device can make things work. There are three levels of reset:

  • Restart: Use the normal procedure to restart your device.

  • Reset: If the device is not responding to any command, press the power button for 10 seconds. Power is cut, and the device restarts.

  • Power Drain: As some components are still powered and do not reboot when you reset (for example the iDRAC), it is advised to perform a hard power drain if the two above procedures are not solving the issue or if some components are not responding.

 

Power Drain Procedure

  1. Power the server down.
  2. Disconnect server from all power cables, Network cables.
  3. Hold down the power button continuously for at least 10 seconds.
  4. Insert power cables and network cables back to the system.
  5. Wait about 2 minutes before powering on the server for iDRAC to be initialized.
  6. Press the power button to power the system on.

 

Please see this video:

 

Affected Products

Servers

Products

OEMR R240, OEMR R250, OEMR XE R250, OEMR R260, OEMR XE R260, OEMR R340, OEMR R350, OEMR XE R350, OEMR R360, OEMR XE R360, OEMR R430, OEMR R440, PowerEdge XR2, OEMR R450, OEMR R540, OEMR R550, OEMR R640, OEMR XL R640, OEMR R6415, OEMR R650 , OEMR R650xs, OEMR R6515, OEMR R6525, OEMR R660, OEMR XL R660, OEMR R660xs, OEMR R6615, OEMR R6625, OEMR R740, OEMR XL R740, OEMR R740xd, OEMR XL R740xd, OEMR R740xd2, OEMR R7415, OEMR R7425, OEMR R750, OEMR R750xa, OEMR R750xs, OEMR R7515, OEMR R7525, OEMR R760, OEMR R760xa, OEMR R760XD2, OEMR XL R760, OEMR R760xs, OEMR R7615, OEMR R7625, OEMR R840, OEMR R860, OEMR R940, OEMR R940xa, OEMR R960, OEMR T140, OEMR T150, OEMR T340, OEMR T350, OEMR T440, OEMR T550, OEMR T560, OEMR T640, OEMR XL T640, OEMR XL R240, OEMR XL R340, OEMR XL R660xs, OEMR XL R6615, OEMR XL R6625, OEMR XL R760xs, OEMR XL R7615, OEMR XL R7625, OEMR XR11, OEMR XR12, OEMR XR4000r, OEMR XR4000w, OEMR XR4000z, OEMR XR4510c, OEMR XR4520c, OEMR XR5610, OEMR XR7620, OEMR XR8000r, OEMR XR8610t, OEMR XR8620t, PowerEdge SC1420, PowerEdge SC1425, PowerEdge SC1430, PowerEdge SC1435, PowerEdge XE 4__, Poweredge C4140, PowerEdge C6400, PowerEdge C6420, PowerEdge C6520, PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge C6600, PowerEdge C6615, PowerEdge C6620, PowerEdge R240, PowerEdge R250, PowerEdge R260, PowerEdge R340, PowerEdge R350, PowerEdge R360, PowerEdge R440, PowerEdge R450, PowerEdge R540, PowerEdge R550, PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R6415, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R650xs, PowerEdge R6515, PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R660xs, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R670, PowerEdge R740, PowerEdge R740XD, PowerEdge R740XD2, PowerEdge R7415, PowerEdge R7425, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R750xs, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525, PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R760xd2, PowerEdge R760xs, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625, PowerEdge R770, PowerEdge R840, PowerEdge R860, PowerEdge R940, PowerEdge R940xa, PowerEdge R960, PowerEdge T140, PowerEdge T150, PowerEdge T160, PowerEdge T340, PowerEdge T350, PowerEdge T360, PowerEdge T40, PowerEdge T440, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T560, PowerEdge T640, POWEREDGE VRTX, PowerEdge XE2420, PowerEdge XE 5__, PowerEdge XE 5__-2, PowerEdge XE 51__-2 (ATI Mach64), PowerEdge XE7100, PowerEdge XE7420, PowerEdge XE7440, PowerEdge XE8545, PowerEdge XE8640, PowerEdge XE9640, PowerEdge XE9680, PowerEdge XR11, PowerEdge XR12, PowerEdge XR4000r, PowerEdge XR4000w, PowerEdge XR4000z, PowerEdge XR4510c, PowerEdge XR4520c, PowerEdge XR5610, PowerEdge XR7620, PowerEdge XR8000r, PowerEdge XR8610t, PowerEdge XR8620t, PowerEdge SC 420, PowerEdge SC 430, PowerEdge SC 440 ...
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Article Number: 000175625
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 30 Oct 2024
Version:  9
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