4.12.2. Disabling ACPI Soft-Off with the BIOS
4.12.2. Disabling ACPI Soft-Off with the BIOS The preferred method of disabling ACPI Soft-Off is with chkconfig management ( Section 4.12.1, "Disabling ACPI Soft-Off with chkconfig Management" ). However, if the preferred method is not effective for your cluster, follow the procedure in this section. Note Disabling ACPI Soft-Off with the BIOS may not be possible with some computers. You can disable ACPI Soft-Off by configuring the BIOS of each cluster node as follows: Reboot the node and start the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility program. Navigate to the Power menu (or equivalent power management menu). At the Power menu, set the Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN function (or equivalent) to Instant-Off (or the equivalent setting that turns off the node by means of the power button without delay). Example 4.1, " BIOS CMOS Setup Utility : Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN set to Instant-Off " shows a Power menu with ACPI Function set to Enabled and Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN set to Instant-Off . Note The equivalents to ACPI Function , Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN , and Instant-Off may vary among computers. However, the objective of this procedure is to configure the BIOS so that the computer is turned off by means of the power button without delay. Exit the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility program, saving the BIOS configuration. When the cluster is configured and running, verify that the node turns off immediately when fenced. For information on testing a fence device, see How to test fence devices and fencing configuration in a RHEL 5, 6, or 7 High Availability cluster? . Example 4.1. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility : Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN set to Instant-Off This example shows ACPI Function set to Enabled , and Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN set to Instant-Off .
+---------------------------------------------|-------------------+ | ACPI Function [Enabled] | Item Help | | ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] |-------------------| | x Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto | Menu Level * | | Suspend Mode [Disabled] | | | HDD Power Down [Disabled] | | | Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-Off | | | CPU THRM-Throttling [50.0%] | | | Wake-Up by PCI card [Enabled] | | | Power On by Ring [Enabled] | | | Wake Up On LAN [Enabled] | | | x USB KB Wake-Up From S3 Disabled | | | Resume by Alarm [Disabled] | | | x Date(of Month) Alarm 0 | | | x Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : | | | POWER ON Function [BUTTON ONLY | | | x KB Power ON Password Enter | | | x Hot Key Power ON Ctrl-F1 | | | | | | | | +---------------------------------------------|-------------------+