IBM Type 1881, Type 8677 manual Shutting down the BladeCenter unit

Shutting down the BladeCenter unit

You can shut down the BladeCenter unit by turning off the blade servers and disconnecting the BladeCenter unit from the power source.

Complete the following steps to shut down the BladeCenter unit:

1.Refer to your blade server operating-system documentation for the proper procedure to shut down the operating system in the blade servers; then, shut down each operating system.

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CAUTION:

The power control button on the device and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device. The device also might have more than one power cord. To remove all electrical current from the device, ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source.

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2. Press the power-control button on the front of each blade server. Wait at least 30 seconds for the blade server drives to stop spinning.

3. Disconnect all power cords on the BladeCenter unit from all the power modules.

Note: After you disconnect the BladeCenter unit from power, wait at least 5 seconds before you connect the BladeCenter unit to power again.

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