Blade Server Control Panel Buttons And Leds - IBM JS21 - BladeCenter - 8844 Installation And User Manual

v If the operating system stops functioning, you can press and hold the
v The management module can turn off the blade server.

Blade server control panel buttons and LEDs

This section describes the blade server control panel buttons and LEDs.
Note: The control panel door is shown in the closed (normal) position in the
Keyboard/video select button: When using a supported Linux operating system,
press this button to associate the shared BladeCenter unit keyboard and video
ports with the blade server.
Notes:
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power-control button for more than 4 seconds to turn off the blade server.
– If the system is not operating correctly, the management module can
automatically turn off the blade server.
– Through the management-module Web interface, you can also configure the
management module to turn off the blade server. For additional information,
see the IBM BladeCenter Management Module User's Guide.
following illustration. To access the power-control button, you must open the
control panel door.
Keyboard/video select button
v The use of a mouse or pointing device is not supported by the JS21
blade server.
v The Linux operating system in the blade server must provide USB
support for the blade server to recognize and use the keyboard, even if
the keyboard has a PS/2
v The keyboard and video are available after the Linux operating system
loads. Power-on self-test (POST) codes and diagnostics are not
supported using the keyboard and video.
v For information about supported Linux operating systems, see
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
Activity LED
Location LED
Information LED
Blade-error LED
Power-control button
Power-on LED
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-style connector.
Media-tray select
button