Chapter 4: Blade Module Features

Power Button

Each blade has its own power button so that individual blade units within the enclosure may be turned on or off independently of the others. Press the power button (#1) to turn on the blade server. The power LED (#3) will turn green. To turn off, press and hold the power button for >4 seconds and the power LED will turn orange.

KVM Button

KVM stands for Keyboard/Video/Mouse. With KVM, a user can control multiple blades with a single keyboard/video/mouse setup. Connect your keyboard, mouse and monitor to the USB and VGA connectors on the CMM module, then push the KVM button on the control panel of the blade module you wish to access.

LED Indicators

Blade module LEDs are described below in Table 4-3.

Table 4-3. Blade Module LED Indicators

LED

State

Description

 

Green

Power On

Power LED

Amber

Standby

 

Red

Power Failurea

KVM/UID LED

Steady On

Indicates that KVM has been initialized on this blade module

 

Serves as a UID indicator (the UID function is activated with a

(Blue)

Flashing

 

management program)

 

 

Network LED

Flashing

Flashes on and off to indicate traffic (Tx and Rx data) on the LAN

(Green)

connection to this blade module.

 

 

 

 

System Fault

 

This LED illuminates red when a fatal error occurs. This may be the

Steady On

result of a memory error, a VGA error or any other fatal error that

LED (Red)

 

prevents the operating system from booting up.

 

 

 

 

 

a.In the event of a power failure, the N+1 Redundant Power Supply (if included in your system's configuration) shares the system load to provide uninterrupted operation. The failed power supply should be replaced with a new one as soon as possible.

KVM Connector

Alternatively, you may connect a KVM cable (CBL-0218L, with a keyboard/video/mouse attached) to the KVM connector (#7) of the blade you wish to access. To switch to another blade, disconnect the cable then reconnect it to the new blade.

See the Web-based Management Utility User’s Manual on your SuperBlade system CD-ROM for further details on using the KVM function remotely.

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SUPER MICRO Computer SBI-7226T-T2 user manual Power Button, KVM Button, LED Indicators, KVM Connector