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# Reference Solution

## Step 1 — Identify which node is down

```bash

# Check SSH connectivity to each node

ssh node1-mgmt   # → Connection refused or timeout → node1 is down



# Confirm via IPMI

ipmitool -I lan -H 10.134.9.223 -U elabman -P Test1234 chassis power status

# → Chassis Power is off

```

## Step 2 — Power on node1 via IPMI

```bash

ipmitool -I lan -H 10.134.9.223 -U elabman -P Test1234 chassis power on

# → Chassis Power Control: Up/On

```

## Step 3 — Wait for boot (~90–120 seconds)

```bash

# Poll until SSH is available

until ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 -o BatchMode=yes node1-mgmt 'echo up' 2>/dev/null; do

    echo "Waiting for node1 to boot..."

    sleep 15

done

echo "node1 is up"

```

## Step 4 — Verify

```bash

ssh node1-mgmt "uptime"

# → up N minutes (short uptime confirms fresh boot)



ipmitool -I lan -H 10.134.9.223 -U elabman -P Test1234 chassis power status

# → Chassis Power is on

```

## Root Cause Summary

A physical power event (simulated via IPMI `chassis power off`) caused node1 to hard-power off. The OS, SSH daemon, and all running services were terminated immediately — no graceful shutdown. Recovery requires out-of-band management via IPMI because the OS is not running and cannot respond to normal network requests. Once `chassis power on` is issued, the BMC starts the boot sequence independently of the OS.

## Why This Is a True L1 Task

Unlike NIC toggling (`ip link set down`) which is an OS-kernel operation, IPMI `chassis power off` cuts the ATX 12V power rail from the BMC hardware directly. The CPU, memory, and all OS state are wiped. No OS-level tool can prevent or detect this — only the BMC chip (which has its own power supply) remains active.