Preparing The Server Blade For Connection; Cabling The Diagnostic Station To A Server Blade - HP ProLiant xw25p User Manual

Preparing the Server Blade for Connection

Before connecting the diagnostic station to a server blade:
1. Power down the server blade.
2. Remove the server blade from the server blade enclosure in the rack.
IMPORTANT: If the server blade is a ProLiant BL30p, install the server blade into a blade
sleeve and connect the blade sleeve to a diagnostic station.
3. Place the server blade on a flat, level workspace.
4. Perform any upgrade or maintenance actions and replace the access panel.

Cabling the Diagnostic Station to a Server Blade

This document provides two methods for connecting the diagnostic station to a server
blade:
Direct cabling method Use either method to be sure an option is correctly
installed in the server blade. This method is recommended for installing an
operating system on a server blade. The connection can be made in one of two
ways:
— With a client PC—Connect to iLO using either the diagnostic port or the I/O
port on the front of the server blade. This is a direct, one-to-one connection
using the diagnostic cable or the local I/O cable from the client PC to iLO
without any hub/switch networking hardware. The iLO diagnostic port static
IP address can be found on the diagnostic cable or the local I/O cable, but
may be changed under Network Settings in iLO. Depending on the server
blade, additional troubleshooting may be performed.
HP ProLiant BL p-Class System Diagnostic Station User Guide
CAUTION: Disconnect the local I/O cable when not in use. The port and
connector do not provide a permanent connection. Rear iLO connector
performance degrades when the local I/O cable is in use, even when the iLO
connector on the cable is not in use.
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