https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/accessing-blade-server/m-p/6934688#M20315 Hi guys<BR /><BR />I have a c7000 chassis with gen 9 half height blades installed. OA is setup and each blade can be accessed by iLO.<BR /><BR />My question is what options do I have if my network connections to the OA fails?<BR /><BR />Can I access the blades via some kind of console connection so I can log into the operating system on the blade if need be?<BR /><BR />I don't have any kvm technology installed<BR /><BR />Thanks. Wed, 25 Jan 2017 08:24:20 GMT Rooey 2017-01-25T08:24:20Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/accessing-blade-server/m-p/6934688#M20315 Hi guys<BR /><BR />I have a c7000 chassis with gen 9 half height blades installed. OA is setup and each blade can be accessed by iLO.<BR /><BR />My question is what options do I have if my network connections to the OA fails?<BR /><BR />Can I access the blades via some kind of console connection so I can log into the operating system on the blade if need be?<BR /><BR />I don't have any kvm technology installed<BR /><BR />Thanks. Wed, 25 Jan 2017 08:24:20 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/accessing-blade-server/m-p/6934688#M20315 Rooey 2017-01-25T08:24:20Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/accessing-blade-server/m-p/6936070#M20343 <P>Usually the OA in a C7000 is redundant, so if the primary somehow fails you can use the standby OA.</P><P>However, once the blades are up and running, you can access the OS via the configured networks thru the interconnects and as a last choice you can use the SUV cable and connect a screen to the blades directly or -if you have the KVM version of the OA - connect a screen to the OA.</P> Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:23:05 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/bladesystem-general/accessing-blade-server/m-p/6936070#M20343 Torsten. 2017-01-31T12:23:05Z