HP ProLiant BL e-Class Integrated Administrator User Guide

Performing Common Administrative Tasks
Accessing the ROM-Based Setup Utility for a Server Blade
IMPORTANT: Enclosure administrators and group administrators with access to the bay can
select the Remote Console button to open a remote text-based console to the server blade in
the bay.
To access the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) for a server blade using the Web-
based user interface:
1. For server blades running the Linux operating system, be sure the server blades
have been configured to support Remote Console sessions. See the “Opening a
Remote Console Session to a Server Blade” section in this chapter.
2. Click the Bays tab.
3. Click Bay List in the left panel.
4. Select the bay from the bay list.
5. Click Remote Console at the bottom of the screen.
6. Click Remote Console from the Remote Console screen.
7. If the server blade is running the Windows 2000 operating system:
a. Return to the Web-based user interface and click Virtual Buttons in the left
panel.
CAUTION: Without the server blade health driver, the Integrated Administrator
cannot reboot a server blade.
b. If the server blade is off, select Power On at the bottom of the screen;
otherwise, select Reboot at the bottom of the screen.
c. Click Apply and return to the remote console session.
8. If the server blade is running the Linux operating system:
a. Press the Enter key to get a prompt.
b. Reboot the server blade.
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