HP (Hewlett-Packard) 230859-004 Manuel D’Utilisation

 

Before connecting the diagnostic station to a server blade: 

1.  Power down the server blade. 

2.  Remove the server blade from the server blade enclosure in the rack. 

 

IMPORTANT:  If the server blade is a ProLiant BL30p, install the server blade into a blade 
sleeve and connect the blade sleeve to a diagnostic station. 

3.  Place the server blade on a flat, level workspace. 

4.  Perform any upgrade or maintenance actions and replace the access panel. 

This document provides two methods for connecting the diagnostic station to a server 
blade: 

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Direct cabling method

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Use either method to be sure an option is correctly 

installed in the server blade. This method is recommended for installing an 
operating system on a server blade. The connection can be made in one of two 
ways: 

—  With a client PC—Connect to iLO using either the diagnostic port or the I/O 

port on the front of the server blade. This is a direct, one-to-one connection 
using the diagnostic cable or the local I/O cable from the client PC to iLO 
without any hub/switch networking hardware. The iLO diagnostic port static 
IP address can be found on the diagnostic cable or the local I/O cable, but 
may be changed under Network Settings in iLO. Depending on the server 
blade, additional troubleshooting may be performed. 

 

 

CAUTION:  Disconnect the local I/O cable when not in use. The port and 
connector do not provide a permanent connection. Rear iLO connector 
performance degrades when the local I/O cable is in use, even when the iLO 
connector on the cable is not in use.