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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
v Start the blade server automatically when power is restored after a power
v Start the blade server remotely using the management module.
Turning off the blade server
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.
blade server.
The power-control button is behind the control panel door, as described in
"Blade server control panel buttons and LEDs" on page 4.
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 (BMC) can take as long as three minutes
to initialize after you install the BladeCenter JS22 blade server, at which point
the LED begins to flash slowly.
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.
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.
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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