4.
Insert each adjacent blade, waiting 10 seconds between blades.
NOTE:
The blades will go into stand-by
5.
Using the OA, verify that the rest of the blades that will be conjoined have an IP
address and are powered off.
6.
Remove the plastic protectors from the connectors on the back of the Blade Link.
7.
Push in the blue release latch on the handle to release the handle.
8.
Pull the handle all the way out.
9.
Align the guide pins on the back of the Blade Link to the holes on the front of the
server blades. As you insert the pins into the holes, ensure the face on the Blade
Link is evenly aligned parallel to the face of the server blades.
10. Press firmly on the left and right sides of the Blade Link face until the handle
naturally starts to close.
CAUTION:
If not properly aligned, you can damage the Blade Link
11. Close the handle when it has engaged.
12. Log into iLO 3 on the Monarch blade. For more information, see the
HPE Integrity
iLO3 Operations Guide
.
13. In iLO 3, go to the Command Menu and execute
xd -r
to reboot all of the iLO
3s in the conjoined set.
14. Run the conjoin checks.
Integrity BL870c i2, BL870c i4, BL890c i2, and BL890c i4 systems go through a
process called “conjoining” when the Blade Link is attached. The system cannot
boot until that process is completed properly.
a.
Execute the following CM commands in the iLO 3 TUI to show data from all
blades. This information can be used to determine if the blades are
successfully conjoined:
i.
DF
— Lists the FRUs on all of the blades (2 or 4).
ii.
SR
— Shows a table of each blade’s firmware revisions.
iii.
Blade
— Shows information about the OA and the bays used.
b.
Check to see if the OA shows a properly conjoined system from its GUI.
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