Turning on the blade appliance

After you connect the blade appliance to power through the BladeCenter® unit, the blade appliance can start in any of the following ways:

• You can press the power-control button on the front of the blade appliance (see Blade appliance controls and LEDs) to start the blade appliance.
  Notes:

  1. Wait until the power-on LED on the blade appliance flashes slowly before you press the power-control button. While the blade appliance is initializing and synchronizing with the BladeCenter management module, the power-on LED flashes rapidly, and the power-control button on the blade appliance does not respond. This process can take approximately two minutes after the blade appliance has been installed.
  2. While the blade appliance is starting, the power-on LED on the front of the blade appliance is lit and does not flash. See Blade appliance controls and LEDs for the power-on LED states.
  3. If the BladeCenter unit does not have enough power to turn on the blade appliance, the BladeCenter management module denies the blade appliance permission to turn on, through the IMM, a short time after power is applied to the blade appliance. The blade appliance will turn off immediately, the fault led will light, and an error entry will appear in the management module event log.
• If a power failure occurs, the BladeCenter unit and the blade appliance can be configured to start automatically when power is restored through the advanced management module.
• You can turn on the blade appliance remotely by using the management module.