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Re: Hp Proliant BL460c g1 blinking red light *no rack

 
noorkoteb
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Hp Proliant BL460c g1 blinking red light *no rack

Hello,So i bought this used Hp proliant BL460c gen1 server when i connect it with a 12v 20a power supply it doesnt make a sound or start up just orange light at the power and a blinking red light i am not useing a rack someone told me to turn dip switches of i found two dip switches and i belive they are off i am new to servers by the way

 

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Jimmy Vance
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Re: Hp Proliant BL460c g1 blinking red light *no rack

So you just have the blade server? No C7000 chassis to plug it in? 

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Torsten.
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Re: Hp Proliant BL460c g1 blinking red light *no rack

You cannot run this server without a C3000 or C7000 chassis. You need it for power control, cooling, I/O etc ...


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noorkoteb
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Re: Hp Proliant BL460c g1 blinking red light *no rack

yea i only have server no rack to put it on but im giving it power through an adapter and it lights up 

noorkoteb
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Re: Hp Proliant BL460c g1 blinking red light *no rack

i saw a youtuber make it work without rack but i dont know how he did that

Torsten.
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Re: Hp Proliant BL460c g1 blinking red light *no rack

This one?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP1ign3ygzw

 

Looks like they mounted a fan at the top. However, you can easily destroy it that way and it will be rather useless without any I/O ...


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Jimmy Vance
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Re: Hp Proliant BL460c g1 blinking red light *no rack


@noorkoteb wrote:

i saw a youtuber make it work without rack but i dont know how he did that


Looks like he actually had a C7000 power supply, hacked up the cases and mounted fans. The video said something about changing switch settings,before it would power up. He was going to have to plug in USB NIC on the dongle as all the normal I/O comes out of the connector on the rear that plugs into the chassis backplane.

 

Maybe a fun experiment if you have a bunch of free time, but I'm sure there are eaier ways to DIY an old Xeon system

 

 

 

If you don't have the dongle to plug in the front, you have no video, no keyboard/mouse.

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noorkoteb
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Re: Hp Proliant BL460c g1 blinking red light *no rack

whats an I/O? im very new to servers

 

and yes that youtuber

 

noorkoteb
Occasional Advisor

Re: Hp Proliant BL460c g1 blinking red light *no rack

is I/O the cable that connects in front and has usb and connects to the monitor if so then i have that
Jimmy Vance
HPE Pro

Re: Hp Proliant BL460c g1 blinking red light *no rack

The dongle that plugs in the front has video, USB, and a way to get to iLO.  The primary purpose of the dongle is for maintenance. The BL460 is a blade server, it doesn't have the normal connections like a regular PC or server as it is primarily designed to be run headless (without keyboard or video). The large connector on the back carries signals such as the NICs into the backplane of the chassis it plugs into.  The chassis provides the cooling, and I/O interconnects.

 

This server is not designed to be run as a stand-alone system. Could one cobble up some parts and pieces to make it work; probably, but why would you want too?

 

 

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