Powering On The Blade Workstation; Figure 3-3 Connecting A Monitor, Keyboard, And Mouse To The Blade Workstation - HP ProLiant xw2x220c - Blade Workstation Administrator's Manual

3-2-4 Powering on the blade workstation

This section describes how to power on the blade workstation using the factory-installed Microsoft Windows XP-
32 operating system.
NOTE: The blade power on process can be performed using either the Local I/O Cable or iLO 2 Remote
Console. The advantage of using the Local I/O Cable is that blade verification is not dependent on iLO 2
networking (which, by default, requires a DHCP server to assign the IP address). Using the Local I/O Cable,
you can confirm that the iLO 2 IP address is set as expected—at that point, you have the option of using the
iLO 2 Remote Console.
HP recommends using the Local I/O Cable to power on the first blade workstation. Once it has been verified
(including DHCP assignment of the NIC1, NIC2, and iLO 2 IP addresses), subsequent blade workstations can
be powered on using the iLO 2 Remote Console. This is consistent with the building block approach—start
simple, and build from there. Therefore, the following steps are based on using the Local I/O Cable.
To power on the blade workstation, perform the following steps:
1. Install the blade workstation in the c3000 or c7000 enclosure. Because the blade is hot-pluggable, it can
be inserted and removed while the enclosure is powered.
2. Connect the Local I/O Cable to the Local I/O Connector on the front of the blade workstation. Connect a
monitor, USB keyboard, and USB mouse to the Local I/O Cable (see Figure 3-3). Note that the xw2x220c
blade workstation has two Local I/O Connectors, one for Workstation A and one for Workstation B.
Figure 3-3 Connecting a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the blade workstation
NOTE: Depending on how you interact with the blade workstation and how many USB devices you have
connected to the Local I/O Cable (such as a keyboard and mouse), it might be necessary to add a USB hub to
connect additional USB devices, such as a USB CD/DVD drive.
3. Power on the blade by pressing the front panel Power On button. The boot sequence is displayed on the
monitor. Set Remote Console Mode to Setup Mode as described in Section 2-1,
Mode". Save the BIOS setting, and continue with the boot process.
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"Setting Remote Console