Blade Link For Bl860C I4 Configurations - HP Integrity BL860C i4 User's & Service Manual

7. Push in the blue release latch on the handle to release the handle.
8. Pull the handle all the way out.
9. Align the guide pins on the back of the Blade Link to the holes on the front of the server blades. As
you insert the pins into the holes, ensure the face on the Blade Link is evenly aligned parallel to the
face of the server blades.
10. Press firmly on the left and right sides of the Blade Link face until the handle naturally starts to close.
CAUTION:
If not properly aligned, you can damage the Blade Link.
11. Close the handle when it has engaged.
12. In addition to the system information, the nPartition description information is stored on the Blade
Link. To retain the partitioning configuration information, after replacing a BL you must run sysset to
copy the system variables from the secondary to the primary, and reset iLO before powering back
on.
13. Log into iLO 3 on the Monarch blade. For more information, see the HPE Integrity iLO3 Operations
Guide.
14. In iLO3, go to the command menu and execute sr to verify that inter-iLO communication is
initialized, by having the monarch query all auxiliary iLOs.
15. In iLO 3, go to the Command Menu and execute xd -r to reboot all of the iLO 3s in the conjoined
set.
16. Still in the iLO 3 Command Menu, power on the Monarch blade with the PC -on -nc command.
Powering on the Monarch blade will power the entire conjoined system on.
17. Boot the Monarch blade. Booting the Monarch blade boots the entire conjoined system.

Blade Link for BL860c i4 configurations

IMPORTANT:
Only remove a Blade Link from a BL860c i4 Server Blade in the following circumstances:
• The Blade Link is faulty.
• You will be using the blade in a BL870c i4 /BL890c i4 configuration.
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