Chapter 3
HP Blade Server bh7800 Power
HP Blade Server Initial Power-Up
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HP Server Power-Up
Step 1. Locate the server blade in slot F1 (server front, slot 1) and plug in a VGA monitor to the monitor
port.
Step 2. Plug in a keyboard to one of the two USB ports on the same server blade in slot F1. Without further
interaction, the VGA monitor will begin to display boot/self test data and, upon successful
completion of boot and self test procedures, the login prompt will be displayed. When server blade
power-up has been successfully completed, the status LED for slot F1 will be green.
All server blades power up simultaneously and, when the Green LED above each server blade slot is
illuminated, they are ready for configuration.
Blade Server Power-Down
NOTE Power-down procedures primarily apply to server blades. The chassis is powered down only
after all server blades are shut down.
Shut Down A Selected HP Server
This procedure is focused on an individual blade.
Step 1. At the login prompt on the slot F1 VGA monitor, enter the appropriate command to halt the OS and
observe the screen messages. When the “power down” message appears, the blue “hot-swap” LED
will illuminate. Power-down is now complete.
Step 2. The server blade can now be safely removed from the server.
NOTE If a server blade is being removed, a maximum of three minutes is allowed to cover the opening,
either with a server blade or a slot cover. After three minutes, the server chassis will begin a
power-down sequence to prevent the other server blades from overheating.
Emergency Chassis Power-Down
The bh7800 is designed to run continuously. Under normal conditions, only the server blades, all of which are
hot pluggable, will be powered-off and on.
Step 1. If there is time, to ensure that no data is lost, perform an orderly shutdown of the server blades
then pull the plug out of each power supply.
Step 2. If there is no time, however, simply pull the plug out of each power supply
CAUTION If an orderly shutdown of the server blades isn’t performed prior to power removal, all unsaved
data located on the server blades at that time will be lost.
