Using Your Server; Powering On The Blade Server - NEC Express5800 series User Manual

2-14 General Description

USING YOUR SERVER

This section describes the basic operation of the blade server.

Powering on the Blade Server

There are three ways to turn on the power of the CPU blade. Turn on the power of the CPU blade in
any of the three ways after turning on the powers of the display unit and peripherals connected to
the CPU blade.
IMPORTANT:
assembly unit by either the use of the POWER switch or the remote
power-on after waiting for a minimum of 15 seconds from the moment
when AC power is supplied to every power unit. If you do not wait at
least 15 seconds, the blade assembly unit may not power on. In this
case, turn on the power of the blade assembly unit by using the
POWER switch after making sure that the AC power is supplied to
every power unit.
NOTES:
If a power cord on the Blade Assembly Unit is connected to a power
controller including an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), make
sure that the power of the power controller is turned on.
When the power is supplied to the server, an initial diagnosis is
executed during about 15 seconds. During this period, the POWER
switch is disabled. Power on the server about 15 seconds
immediately after you installed the CPU blade or turned on the
server.
Perform the power-on procedure of the blade