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Powering Up the HP Blade PC Enclosure, Powering Down a Blade PC

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Powering Up the HP Blade PC Enclosure As soon as you connect an AC power cord to a hot-plug power supply on the rear panel, the enclosure powers up. All blade PCs already installed in the enclosure also power up one at a time in approximately one-second intervals. Plug in the second power supply for redundancy. A blade PC installed into a powered enclosure will immediately power up. Powering Down the HP Blade PC Enclosure You can power down one or more blade PCs or the entire enclosure. Powering Down a Blade PC To power down a Blade PC: 1. Be sure that the blade PC is not active. For specific information about blade PC LEDs, see the LEDs and Switches appendix. 2. If the blade PC is active, notify users and stop applications as necessary. 3. Shut down the operating system. This may shut off the blade PC power. 4. If the blade PC still has power, power down the blade PC by either: ● Using the Integrated Administrator or ● Pressing the power button on the front of the blade PC NOTE: Refer to the HP PC Blade Enclosure Integrated Administrator User Guide to power down the blade PC using the Integrated Administrator. To perform an emergency shut down of a blade PC, press and hold the blade power button for four seconds. CAUTION: Performing an emergency shutdown on a blade PC may result in the loss of any unsaved data. 28 Chapter 4 Installing and Cabling the HP PC BladeSystem PC Blade Enclosure ENWW

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Powering Up the HP Blade PC Enclosure
As soon as you connect an AC power cord to a hot-plug power supply on the rear panel, the enclosure
powers up. All blade PCs already installed in the enclosure also power up one at a time in approximately
one-second intervals. Plug in the second power supply for redundancy.
A blade PC installed into a powered enclosure will immediately power up.
Powering Down the HP Blade PC Enclosure
You can power down one or more blade PCs or the entire enclosure.
Powering Down a Blade PC
To power down a Blade PC:
1.
Be sure that the blade PC is not active.
For specific information about blade PC LEDs, see the LEDs and Switches appendix.
2.
If the blade PC is active, notify users and stop applications as necessary.
3.
Shut down the operating system. This may shut off the blade PC power.
4.
If the blade PC still has power, power down the blade PC by either:
●
Using the Integrated Administrator
or
●
Pressing the power button on the front of the blade PC
NOTE:
Refer to the
HP PC Blade Enclosure Integrated Administrator User Guide
to power down
the blade PC using the Integrated Administrator.
To perform an
emergency
shut down of a blade PC, press and hold the blade power button for four
seconds.
CAUTION:
Performing an emergency shutdown on a blade PC may result in the loss of any unsaved
data.
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Chapter 4
Installing and Cabling the HP PC BladeSystem PC Blade Enclosure
ENWW