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Preparing for Non-Hot-Plug Procedures, Powering Down the Enclosure, Performing a Graceful Shutdown

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Preparing for Non-Hot-Plug Procedures Replacement of non-hot-plug components may require some or all of the following procedures: 1. Powering down an HP Blade PC (Powering Down a Blade PC on page 12). 2. Powering down the HP PC Blade Enclosure (Powering Down the Enclosure on page 10). 3. Removing an HP Blade PC (Removing a Blade PC on page 13). 4. Removing an HP Blade PC blank bezel (Removing an HP Blade PC Blank Bezel on page 14). 5. Removing the interconnect tray (Removing the Interconnect Tray on page 15). 6. Removing the HP PC Blade Enclosure from the rack (Removing the HP PC Blade Enclosure from the Rack on page 16). 7. Opening the access door (Opening the Access Door on page 17). Powering Down the Enclosure Two different methods are available for powering down an HP BladeSystem PC Blade Enclosure: ● Graceful shutdown ● Emergency shutdown Performing a Graceful Shutdown Two methods are available for performing a graceful shutdown on an HP BladeSystem PC Blade Enclosure: ● Using the Integrated Administrator ● Pressing the HP PC Blade Enclosure power button Using the Integrated Administrator You can perform a graceful shutdown of an HP BladeSystem PC Blade Enclosure by using the POWEROFF ENCLOSURE command in the Integrated Administrator. To power down the enclosure using the Integrated Administrator, refer to the HP Integrated Administrator User Guide. CAUTION: If the Integrated Administrator cannot perform a graceful shutdown of the enclosure and all HP Blade PCs, after five minutes, the Integrated Administrator will perform an emergency shutdown of the enclosure and all HP Blade PCs. Performing an emergency shutdown on the enclosure may result in the loss of user connectivity and the loss of any unsaved data on all HP Blade PCs in that enclosure. Pressing the Enclosure Power Button You can also perform a graceful shutdown of an HP BladeSystem PC Blade Enclosure and all the HP Blade PCs by pressing the enclosure power button on the rear of the enclosure. If the HP Blade PC operating system is Microsoft Windows XP or Vista, the enclosure automatically performs a graceful shutdown of all HP Blade PCs, and then removes power from the enclosure. If the operating system is RedHat Linux, you must have ACPI enabled for the HP Blade PCs to shut down gracefully. 10 Chapter 3 Removal and Replacement Procedures

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Preparing for Non-Hot-Plug Procedures
Replacement of non-hot-plug components may require some or all of the following procedures:
1.
Powering down an HP Blade PC (
Powering Down a Blade PC
on page
12
).
2.
Powering down the HP PC Blade Enclosure (
Powering Down the Enclosure
on page
10
).
3.
Removing an HP Blade PC (
Removing a Blade PC
on page
13
).
4.
Removing an HP Blade PC blank bezel (
Removing an HP Blade PC Blank Bezel
on page
14
).
5.
Removing the interconnect tray (
Removing the Interconnect Tray
on page
15
).
6.
Removing the HP PC Blade Enclosure from the rack (
Removing the HP PC Blade Enclosure
from the Rack
on page
16
).
7.
Opening the access door (
Opening the Access Door
on page
17
).
Powering Down the Enclosure
Two different methods are available for powering down an HP BladeSystem PC Blade Enclosure:
●
Graceful shutdown
●
Emergency shutdown
Performing a Graceful Shutdown
Two methods are available for performing a graceful shutdown on an HP BladeSystem PC Blade
Enclosure:
●
Using the Integrated Administrator
●
Pressing the HP PC Blade Enclosure power button
Using the Integrated Administrator
You can perform a graceful shutdown of an HP BladeSystem PC Blade Enclosure by using the
POWEROFF ENCLOSURE
command in the Integrated Administrator. To power down the enclosure
using the Integrated Administrator, refer to the
HP Integrated Administrator User Guide
.
CAUTION:
If the Integrated Administrator cannot perform a graceful shutdown of the enclosure and
all HP Blade PCs, after five minutes, the Integrated Administrator will perform an emergency
shutdown of the enclosure and all HP Blade PCs. Performing an emergency shutdown on the
enclosure may result in the loss of user connectivity and the loss of any unsaved data on all HP Blade
PCs in that enclosure.
Pressing the Enclosure Power Button
You can also perform a graceful shutdown of an HP BladeSystem PC Blade Enclosure and all the HP
Blade PCs by pressing the enclosure power button on the rear of the enclosure. If the HP Blade PC
operating system is Microsoft Windows XP or Vista, the enclosure automatically performs a graceful
shutdown of all HP Blade PCs, and then removes power from the enclosure. If the operating system
is RedHat Linux, you must have ACPI enabled for the HP Blade PCs to shut down gracefully.
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Chapter 3
Removal and Replacement Procedures