2-16 General DescriptionPower-off of Blade ServerThere are the following three ways to turn off the power of the CPU blade.1. Power-off by OS shutdown2. Power-off from CPU BladePress the POWER switch on the panel of the CPU blade3. Power-off from Remote ConsoleThe power of the CPU blade can be turned off by using "OS Shutdown" in remote controlfeature of EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 2 (BMC).The POWER lamp on the CPU blade of which power was turned off goes on amber.NOTE: To power-off from CPU blade or remote console, the OS mustbe set so that it starts shutdown process when the POWER switch onthe CPU blade is pressed.POSTPOST (Power On Self-Test) is the self-diagnostic program stored in the CPU blade.When you power on the CPU blade, the system automatically runs POST to check the mother board,ECC memory module, CPU module, keyboard, and mouse. POST also displays messages of theBIOS SETUP utility, such as the start-up message, while in progress.With the factory setup of the CPU blade, the NEC logo appears on the display unit (if connected)while POST is in progress. To display the POST check results, press Esc.NOTE: You can set the POST check results to appear on the displayunit without pressing Esc. To do so, select "Enabled" for "Boot-timeDiag Screen" under the Advanced menu of the BIOS SETUP utility.See Chapter 4 for details.You don't always need to check the POST check results. Check messages that POST displays when: you use the blade server for the first time. the server appears to fail. an error message appears on the display unit.
