Input/Output Connectors And Devices - IBM JS20 - BladeCenter - 8842 Installation And User Manual

10. If you have already installed the operating system on the blade server,
11. If you have other blade servers to install, you can do so now.

Input/output connectors and devices

The BladeCenter unit contains the input/output connectors that are available to the
blade server. See the documentation that comes with the BladeCenter unit for
information about the input/output connectors.
The blade server does not support a direct connection to a monitor, keyboard, or
mouse. Therefore, to enable communication between the blade server and these
devices, you must perform the configuration tasks that are described in Chapter 5,
"Configuration requirements for the blade server," on page 35 and the IBM
BladeCenter and BladeCenter T Serial Over LAN Setup Guide.
9. If this is not the initial installation of this blade server in the BladeCenter unit,
continue with the next step.
If this is the initial installation of this blade server in the BladeCenter unit, you
must perform the following additional tasks:
a. Configure the BladeCenter unit for Serial Over LAN (SOL) support (see the
IBM BladeCenter and BladeCenter T Serial Over LAN Setup Guide).
b. Turn on the blade server by pressing the power-control button on the blade
server control panel. The power-on LED on the blade server changes from
the slowly-flashing state to a continuously lit (steady) state.
c. Establish a Telnet connection and an SOL session to enable
communication between the blade server and a monitor, keyboard, and
mouse.
The BladeCenter unit contains a video connector for attaching a monitor.
However, the blade server does not contain a video controller. You must
establish an SOL connection to the blade server for console output. You
can do this remotely through a separate client system that uses the Telnet
program.
For additional information about SOL requirements, see the IBM
BladeCenter and BladeCenter T Serial Over LAN Setup Guide. For
additional information about monitors, see the BladeCenter unit Installation
and User's Guide.
d. Install the operating system. Use the installation instructions that come with
the operating system, or download the latest operating-system installation
instructions from the IBM Support Web page at http://www.ibm.com/
support/. For more information, see Chapter 6, "Installing the operating
system," on page 45.
configured the BladeCenter components for SOL support, and established an
SOL session, the blade server is ready to use.
If you have not already done so, turn on the blade server by pressing the
power-control button on the blade server control panel. The power-on LED on
the blade server changes from the slowly-flashing state to a continuously lit
(steady) state.
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