Turning On The Blade Server; Turning Off The Blade Server - IBM Power PS700 Installation And User Manual

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7 Activity LED: When this green LED is lit, it indicates that there is activity on the hard disk drive or

network.

8 Location LED: When this blue LED is lit, it has been turned on by the system administrator to aid in

visually locating the blade server. The location LED can be turned off through the Web interface of the

management module or through IBM Director Console.

Turning on the blade server

After you connect the blade server to power through the BladeCenter unit, you can start the blade server

after the discovery and initialization process is complete.

You can start the blade server in any of the following ways.

v Start the blade server by pressing the power-control button on the front of the blade server.

The power-control button is behind the control panel door, as described in "Blade server control panel

buttons and LEDs" on page 11.

After you push the power-control button, the power-on LED continues to blink slowly for about 15

seconds, then is lit solidly when the power-on process is complete.

Wait until the power-on LED on the blade server flashes slowly before you press the blade server

power-control button. If the power-on LED is flashing rapidly, the service processor is initializing the

blade server. The power-control button does not respond during initialization.

Note: The enhanced service processor can take as long as three minutes to initialize after you install

the BladeCenter PS700 blade server, at which point the LED begins to flash slowly.

v Start the blade server automatically when power is restored after a power failure.

If a power failure occurs, the BladeCenter unit and then the blade server can start automatically when

power is restored. You must configure the blade server to restart through the management module.

v Start the blade server remotely using the management module.

After you initiate the power-on process, the power-on LED blinks slowly for about 15 seconds, then is

lit solidly when the power-on process is complete.

When you turn off the blade server, it is still connected to power through the BladeCenter unit. The blade

server can respond to requests from the service processor, such as a remote request to turn on the blade

server. To remove all power from the blade server, you must remove it from the BladeCenter unit.

Chapter 2. Power, controls, indicators, and connectors

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