HP Integrity BL870c Server-Blade - Manual (Page 45)

Replacing a blade
The Blade Link system variables and partitioning information reside in the Blade Link. The nPartitions
will be set up as before.
As with replacing a blade in a default system, iLO and system non-volatile data will be lost and
need to be restored.
WARNING! Be sure to back up system settings prior to replacing a blade using the procedure
specified in chapter 6 for store and recovery.
Isolating a faulted blade
If one blade has faulted hardware (i.e. a voltage fault) or a non-responding iLO, the blade can be
isolated into its own partition to allow forward progress while replacement hardware is ordered.
Table 12 Faulted blade isolation cases
Possible isolation cases Initial Blade Link Domain configuration Faulted blade
None – Blade needs to be swapped or
replaced AAAA #1
ABCC
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AAAA #2
ABCD
AACD
nl
AAAA
nl
#3
ABCD ABCC
CC is locked or can’t communicate with
DMP. Possible options, blade swap
within domain or replace the blade
nl
ABCC #3
Action: CC is left in present state
AACD
nl
AAAA
nl
#4
ABCD
nl
ABCC
nl ABCD ABCD
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