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10. Verify that the power-on LED on the blade server control panel is lit
11. Optional: Write identifying information on one of the user labels that come
12. Use the SMS Utility program to configure the blade server. See "Using the
13. Also use the management module to configure the blade server. See the
If you have changed the configuration of the blade server or if this is a different
blade server than the one you removed, you must configure the blade server. You
might also have to install the blade server operating system.
See Chapter 5, "Installing the operating system," on page 49.
Input/output connectors and devices
The input/output connectors that are available to the blade server are supplied by
the BladeCenter unit.
5. Verify that the release handles on the blade server are in the open position
(perpendicular to the blade server).
6. If you installed a filler blade or another blade server in the bay from which
you removed the blade server, remove it from the bay.
7. Slide the blade server into the blade bay from which you removed it until the
blade server stops.
The spring-loaded doors farther back in the bay that cover the bay opening
move out of the way as you insert the blade server.
8. Push the release handles on the front of the blade server to close and lock
them.
The discovery and initialization process can take up to three minutes to
complete. The discovery and initialization process is complete when the green
LED stops flashing rapidly and begins to flash slowly. At this point, you can
power on the blade server.
9. Turn on the blade server. See "Turning on the blade server" on page 16.
continuously. The continuous light indicates that the blade server is receiving
power and is turned on.
with the blade servers and place the label on the BladeCenter unit bezel.
Important: Do not place the label on the blade server or in any way block the
ventilation holes on the blade server. See the online information or the
documentation that comes with your BladeCenter unit for information about
label placement.
SMS utility" on page 43.
documentation for the management module to understand the functions that
the management module provides.
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