Dell 8 Owner's Manual page 29

Table 1-3. Blade Control Panel Features
Feature
Blade power
indicator
Blade status/
identification
indicator
Blade power
button
USB connector
Icon Description
Off – Power is not available to the blade, the blade is
in standby mode, the blade is not turned on, or the
blade is installed incorrectly. For detailed information
on installing a blade, see "Installing a Blade" on
page 148.
Green increasing from low brightness to full
brightness – Blade power on request is pending.
Green on – The blade is turned on.
Off – The blade power is off.
Blue – Normal operating state.
Blue blinking – The blade is being remotely
identified via the CMC.
Amber blinking – Blade has either detected an
internal error, or the installed mezzanine card(s) does
not match the I/O modules installed in the M1000e
enclosure. Check the CMC for an I/O configuration
error message and correct the error.
N/A Turns blade power off and on.
• If you turn off the blade using the power button
and the blade is running an ACPI-compliant
operating system, the blade can perform an orderly
shutdown before the power is turned off.
• If the blade is not running an ACPI-compliant
operating system, power is turned off immediately
after the power button is pressed.
• Press and hold the button to turn off the blade
immediately.
The blade power button is enabled by default by the
System Setup program.(If the power button option is
disabled, you can only use the power button to turn
on the blade. The blade can then only be shut down
using system management software.)
Connects external USB 2.0 devices to the blade.
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