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Chapter 2 Blade Switch Installation
BX600 System Architecture
Figure 2-2
shows the BX600 system management blade on the left and an optional advanced KVM blade
on the right.
Figure 2-2
BX600 System Management and Advanced KVM Blades
Table 2-1
describes the BX600 system management blade LEDs:
Note
For more information about the master and failure management blade LEDs or the advanced KVM
management blade, see the
PRIMERGY BX600 Basic Unit Operating Manual
.
1
RS-232 serial port
5
Failure indicator LED
2
Ethernet port
6
Advanced KVM blade Ethernet port
3
I2C connector
1
1.
A proprietary Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) connector for Fujitsu
Siemens Computers service applications
7
KVM connector
2
2.
The KVM connector uses a special cable to connect a VGA monitor, a PS2 keyboard,
and a PS2 mouse.
4
Green master indicator LED
190182
1
7
2
6
4
5
3
Table 2-1
Management Blade LED Descriptions
LED
Description
Ethernet port
Green: On shows link is up; blinking shows power is on.
Amber: On shows LAN is active; blinking shows power is on.
Master (green)
On: The management blade is the master, responsible for managing the entire
system.
Off: The management blade is a slave—a standby or backup of the master
management blade.
Blinking: The management blade is in special mode.
Failure (amber)
On: If only one management blade is installed, it has failed.
Off: This management blade is operating normally.
Blinking: The management blade is running in power-on mode, that is, generating
a heartbeat for the master/slave selection.
