IBM PS700, Installation And User Manual

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Activity LED: When this green LED is lit, it indicates that there is activity on the hard disk drive or
network.
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Location LED: When this blue LED is lit, it has been turned on by the system administrator to aid in
visually locating the blade server. The location LED can be turned off through the Web interface of the
management module or through IBM Director Console.
Turning on the blade server
After you connect the blade server to power through the BladeCenter unit, you can start the blade server
after the discovery and initialization process is complete.
You can start the blade server in any of the following ways.
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Start the blade server by pressing the power-control button on the front of the blade server.
The power-control button is behind the control panel door, as described in “Blade server control panel
buttons and LEDs” on page 11.
After you push the power-control button, the power-on LED continues to blink slowly for about 15
seconds, then is lit solidly when the power-on process is complete.
Wait until the power-on LED on the blade server flashes slowly before you press the blade server
power-control button. If the power-on LED is flashing rapidly, the service processor is initializing the
blade server. The power-control button does not respond during initialization.
Note:
The enhanced service processor can take as long as three minutes to initialize after you install
the BladeCenter PS700 blade server, at which point the LED begins to flash slowly.
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Start the blade server automatically when power is restored after a power failure.
If a power failure occurs, the BladeCenter unit and then the blade server can start automatically when
power is restored. You must configure the blade server to restart through the management module.
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Start the blade server remotely using the management module.
After you initiate the power-on process, the power-on LED blinks slowly for about 15 seconds, then is
lit solidly when the power-on process is complete.
Turning off the blade server
When you turn off the blade server, it is still connected to power through the BladeCenter unit. The blade
server can respond to requests from the service processor, such as a remote request to turn on the blade
server. To remove all power from the blade server, you must remove it from the BladeCenter unit.
Chapter 2. Power, controls, indicators, and connectors
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