Blade Server Controls And Leds - IBM BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832 Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

Note: After turning off the blade server, wait at least 30 seconds for its hard disk

Blade server controls and LEDs

This section describes the controls and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the blade
server.
Notes:
1. The control panel door is shown in the closed (normal) position in this
2. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
Figure 4. Controls and LEDs
CD/diskette/USB select button: Press this button to associate the CD-ROM drive,
diskette drive, and USB port with this blade server. The LED on this button flashes
while the request is being processed, then is steady when the ownership of the
CD-ROM drive, diskette drive, and USB port has been transferred to this blade
server. It can take up to 20 seconds for the operating system in this blade server to
recognize the CD-ROM drive, diskette drive, and USB port.
If there is no response when you press the CD/diskette/USB select button, you can
use the management-module Web interface to determine whether local control has
been disabled on the blade server.
Keyboard/mouse/video select button: Press this button to associate the keyboard
port, mouse port, and video port with this blade server. The LED on this button
flashes while the request is being processed, then is steady when the ownership of
the keyboard, mouse, and video has been transferred to this blade server. It can
take up to 20 seconds to switch the keyboard, video, and mouse control to the
blade server.
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BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide
drives or flash drives to stop spinning before you remove the blade server
from the BladeCenter unit.
illustration. To access the power-control button, you must open the control panel
door.
CD/diskette/USB
select button
CD
Blade-error
LED
Information
LED
Location
LED
Activity
LED
Power-on
LED
Power-control button
Keyboard/ mouse/
video select button