PowerAction

This AMT method lets you perform an out-of-band power action.

Actions are specified by number. Use the PowerCapabilities method to return the actions availabl for a specific device.

Possible actions are listed in the following table:

Action #	Resulting Action
2	Power up/on
4	Sleep
5	Power cycle
7	Hibernate
8	Power down/off
10	Reset
12	Soft power down/off
14	Soft reset
100	Power up to BIOS settings
101	Reset to BIOS settings
104	Reset to secure erase
200	Reset to IDE-R floppy disc
201	Power on to IDE-R floppy disc
202	Reset to IDE-R CD-ROM
203	Power on to IDE-R CD-ROM
400	Reset to PXE
401	Power on to PXE

Example: Request Body

Important Note: More information on obtaining an AMT device's GUID can be found here.

Note: The following code block is an example of what would be the data sent as part of the POST request.

//amt method

{  
   "method":"PowerAction",
   "payload":{  
      "guid":"038d0240-045c-05f4-7706-980700080009", //Replace with an AMT Device's GUID
      "action":2
   }
}

Example : Success ResponseBody

'200':
    {
      "ResponseBody":{
        "returnValue":0,
        "returnValueStr":"SUCCESS"
    }

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