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Enclosure-based DVD ROM
The HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure has an optional CD/DVD ROM drive that installs in the front of
the enclosure. The Insight Display and Onboard Administrator allow system administrators to connect
and disconnect the media device to one or multiple servers at a time. In addition, a browser-based
console is available through the iLO functionality of each server blade. The console enables
administrators to perform numerous options:
• Use HP SmartStart to install system software and operating systems
• Install additional software
• Perform critical OS updates and patches
• Update server platform ROMs
The enclosure-based CD/DVD offers local drive access to server blades by using the Onboard
Administrator or Insight Display. When media is loaded in the enclosure-based DVD ROM, local
administrators can use the Insight Display to attach the media device to one or multiple server blades
simultaneously. When the DVD Connect Status screen is displayed on the Insight Display, choosing to
connect the media device to a server or group of servers prompts the user to connect or to connect
and reboot the server.
When it is connected and no read operations have occurred in the previous 16 seconds, the media
device can be disconnected from server blades.
Enclosure KVM Module
Another option for the c3000 enclosure is the KVM Module, which plugs into the rear bay adjacent to
interconnect module 1 and provides a VGA connector and two additional USB connectors for the
c3000 enclosure. The VGA connector can be connected to an external VGA monitor and external
USB keyboard/mouse to provide access to all server video consoles, the Onboard Administrator
command line interface (CLI), or Insight Display. Using PrintScrn as a hot key to switch consoles, the
user can select a particular server console, control the server power, or connect to the enclosure DVD
from the KVM menu screen (Figure 7). In addition to allowing the user to select a server video
console, the menu provides current server health status, power status, and DVD connect status. Instead
of manually configuring a server name, the name is automatically provided by the Onboard
Administrator based on server information. From a server video console session, the user presses
PrintScrn to hot key back to the KVM menu. The Onboard Administrator CLI console provides a text
screen to log in and run command-line commands to the Onboard Administrator. The Insight Display
provides all the Insight Display screens for the enclosure on the KVM monitor and uses the KVM
keyboard to navigate those screens from the KVM station.
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