HP ProLiant BL p-Class System Diagnostic Station User Guide

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

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

Cabling the Diagnostic Station to a Server Blade

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

blade:

• Direct cabling methodUse either method to be sure an option is correctly

installed in the 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 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 I/O cable, but may be

changed under Network Settings in iLO. Depending on the server blade,

additional troubleshooting may be performed.

IMPORTANT: Connecting the diagnostic cable to the diagnostic port or connecting the

I/O cable to the I/O port automatically disables the iLO connection on the rear of the

diagnostic station.

— With USB devices—Connect the I/O cable to the I/O port on the front of the

server blade. This connection enables you to connect a monitor through the

video connector and various USB devices, such as a USB keyboard, USB

mouse, USB floppy, and/or a USB CD-ROM, directly to the server.

NOTE: Use of the USB hub is optional as the hub is only required when connecting three

or more USB devices. For example, you may connect a monitor to the video connector

and a USB mouse and USB keyboard to the USB connector.

• Network cabling methodUse this method to mimic a network environment and

to perform server blade configuration or advanced troubleshooting. In this

method, the client PC is connected to the iLO using a hub/switch and the network

connections of the diagnostic station. The iLO default configuration enables the

server blade to obtain its IP address from a DHCP server.

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