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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
3.1 Control Panel
Each blade has a similar control panel (Figure 3-2) with power on/off button, a KVM connector,
a KVM button and four LEDs on the top front of the unit. The numbers mentioned in Figure
3-2 are described in the table below.
Blade Control Panel
Item Function
State
Description
1
Power Button
N/A
Turns blade module on and off
2
Power LED
Green
Indicates power status “On”
Solid Orange
Indicates power status “Off” (with power cables plugged in)
Flashing Orange
Flashing Orange: Indicates node is not ready or not enough
power to turn on
3
KVM/UID LED
Blue
Indicates KVM being utilized on blade unit
Flashing Blue
Indicates UID activated on blade module
4
Network/IB LED
Flashing Green
Indicates network activity over LAN
Flashing Orange
Indicates network activity
5
System Fault LED Red
Indicates a memory error, overheat, VGA error or any error
that prevents booting
Power Button
Each blade has its own power button so that individual blade units within the enclosure may
be turned on or off independently of the others. Press the power button (#1) to turn on the
blade server. The power LED (#2) will turn green. To turn off, press and hold the power button
for >4 seconds and the power LED will turn orange.
Figure 3-2. Blade Control Panel
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4
3
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