HP Onboard Administrator - Manual (Page 199)

Configuring the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure and enclosure devices 199
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UID State
The UID State dropdown menu is used to set the UID light on the blades. Turning on the UID light aids in
locating a specific blade within an enclosure. The UID lights can be turned on or off one at a time or as
groups, depending on the check boxes.
Virtual Power
Virtual power commands do not apply to partner blades.
Button Description
Momentary Press This button mimics a physical momentary press of the power button on the server blade.
Clicking this button powers the server blade on or off gracefully.
Press and Hold
This button mimics a physical press and hold of the power button on the server blade.
Clicking this button forces the server blade to shut power off without regard for first
shutting down the OS before turning power off. This option is not available when the
server blade is off.
Cold Boot Clicking this button immediately removes power from the system. This option is not
available when the server blade is off.
Reset Clicking this button performs a system reset. This option is not available when the server
blade is off.
One Time Boot
Option Description
Diskette Drive (A:) Forces the server blade to reboot to the diskette drive. Be sure the diskette drive is
attached to the server blade before selecting this option.
CD-ROM
Forces the server blade to reboot to the CD-ROM drive. Be sure the CD-ROM drive is
attached to the server blade before selecting this option.
Hard Drive C: Forces the server blade to reboot to the hard disk.
RBSU Forces the server blade to boot to the ROM-Based Setup Utility.
PXE NIC Forces the server blade to boot to PXE NIC.
DVD
The DVD menu enables you to connect or disconnect the shared DVD drive by selecting Connect to Enclosure
DVD or Disconnect DVD Hardware. You can connect the shared DVD drive to multiple server blades. After
you connect the shared DVD, the Virtual Power menu can be used to reboot the selected server blades in the
list. If multiple media disks are required for an installation, you might need to disconnect and reconnect for
every server when the new media disk is inserted in the DVD drive.
When a USB key is detected in the Active Onboard Administrator USB port and ISO images are present, they
appear on the DVD menu. Select the server blades you want to deploy an ISO image to, and then select the
ISO image from the menu. The ISO image deploys.
Enclosure Firmware Management
Manual discovery of one or more servers can be initiated to simplify the collection of the existing firmware
versions.
After initiating a manual firmware discovery, the Manual Discovery Device Bay Selection screen appears.
Select one or more device bays on which to perform the discovery, or select the Discover All Servers check