Preparing For Non-Hot-Plug Procedures; Powering Down The Enclosure; Performing A Graceful Shutdown; Using The Integrated Administrator - HP BladeSystem bc2800 - Blade PC Reference Manual

Preparing for Non-Hot-Plug Procedures

Replacement of non-hot-plug components may require some or all of the following procedures:
1. Powering down an HP Blade PC
2. Powering down the HP PC Blade Enclosure
3. Removing an HP Blade PC
4. Removing an HP Blade PC blank bezel
5. Removing the interconnect tray
6. Removing the HP PC Blade Enclosure from the rack
from the Rack on page
7. Opening the access door

Powering Down the Enclosure

Two different methods are available for powering down an HP BladeSystem PC Blade Enclosure:
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Graceful shutdown
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Emergency shutdown

Performing a Graceful Shutdown

Two methods are available for performing a graceful shutdown on an HP BladeSystem PC Blade
Enclosure:
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Using the Integrated Administrator

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Pressing the HP PC Blade Enclosure power button
Using the Integrated Administrator
You can perform a graceful shutdown of an HP BladeSystem PC Blade Enclosure by using the
POWEROFF ENCLOSURE command in the Integrated Administrator. To power down the enclosure
using the Integrated Administrator, refer to the HP Integrated Administrator User Guide.
CAUTION:
all HP Blade PCs, after five minutes, the Integrated Administrator will perform an emergency
shutdown of the enclosure and all HP Blade PCs. Performing an emergency shutdown on the
enclosure may result in the loss of user connectivity and the loss of any unsaved data on all HP Blade
PCs in that enclosure.

Pressing the Enclosure Power Button

You can also perform a graceful shutdown of an HP BladeSystem PC Blade Enclosure and all the HP
Blade PCs by pressing the enclosure power button on the rear of the enclosure. If the HP Blade PC
operating system is Microsoft Windows XP or Vista, the enclosure automatically performs a graceful
shutdown of all HP Blade PCs, and then removes power from the enclosure. If the operating system
is RedHat Linux, you must have ACPI enabled for the HP Blade PCs to shut down gracefully.
10 Chapter 3 Removal and Replacement Procedures
(Removing a Blade PC on page
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(Opening the Access Door on page
If the Integrated Administrator cannot perform a graceful shutdown of the enclosure and
(Powering Down a Blade PC on page
(Powering Down the Enclosure on page
(Removing an HP Blade PC Blank Bezel on page
(Removing the Interconnect Tray on page
(Removing the HP PC Blade Enclosure
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