Turning On The Blade Server - IBM BladeCenter JS21 Types 8844 Service Manual

Turning on the blade server

After you connect the blade server to power through the BladeCenter unit, the blade
server can start in any of the following ways:
v You can press the power-control button on the front of the blade server (behind
v If a power failure occurs, the BladeCenter unit and then the blade server can
v You can turn on the blade server remotely by using the management module.
v If the blade server is connected to power (the power-on LED is flashing slowly),
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the control panel door, see "Blade server control panel buttons and LEDs" on
page 4) to start the blade server.
Notes:
1. Wait until the power-on LED on the blade server flashes slowly before
pressing the blade server power-control button. If the power-on LED is
flashing rapidly, the service processor in the management module is
initializing; therefore, the power-control button on the blade server does not
respond.
2. While the blade server is starting, the power-on LED on the front of the blade
server is lit. See "Blade server control panel buttons and LEDs" on page 4 for
the power-on LED states.
start automatically when power is restored (if the blade server is configured
through the management module to do so).
the operating system supports the Wake on LAN feature, and the Wake on LAN
feature has not been disabled through the management module, the Wake on
LAN feature can turn on the blade server. However, the blade server can only
receive the Wake on LAN command through the ethernet ports that are
integrated into the system board, not through the ethernet ports on an installed
I/O expansion card.