Connecting the BladeCenter S chassis to power

Power is supplied to the BladeCenter S chassis when you connect one end of each power cord to a power connector on the rear of the BladeCenter S chassis and the other end of each power cord to a power distribution unit (PDU) or appropriate electrical outlet. The BladeCenter S chassis does not have a power switch.

After you connect and route the cables, supply power to the BladeCenter S chassis and verify that it is working correctly:

1. Connect each power cord from the power supplies to a 110 V ac or 220 V ac PDU or electrical outlet.
2. Verify that the following LEDs are lit:
   • The power-on LED on the system LED panel.
   • The dc power and ac power LEDs on each power module.
   • The OK LED on the advanced management module.
   • The OK or Power LED on each I/O module.
     Note: Initially, the port fault LEDs on the SAS connectivity module might be flashing amber because the external ports are disabled by default. The ports will be enabled when you complete the initial configuration of the advanced management module.
   • The power-on LED on each blade server. You might have to turn on each blade server separately.