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.
- 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.
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 blade server, at which point the LED begins to flash slowly.
- 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.
- 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.