Abstract: Receiving, by a blade management module from a client blade, notification of a loss of communications between a remote desktop apparatus and the client blade; responsive to the notification, accepting, by the blade management module from the remote desktop apparatus, an instruction to alter a power setting of the client blade; and; responsive to the instruction, altering, by the blade management module, the power setting of the client blade.

Abstract: Administering blade servers in a blade center, where the blade center includes a plurality of blade servers; a blade management module operatively coupled to the blade servers, the blade management module also coupled for data communications to a remote management terminal; a media tray, the media tray comprising storage media available to the blade servers, the storage media including a universal serial bus (‘USB’) mass storage device; including storing in the USB mass storage device by the remote management terminal a data file; and providing by the blade management module to the blade servers access to the data file on the USB mass storage device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to blade server security and provide a method, system and computer program product for proximity sensitive blade server security. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for proximity sensitive blade server security can be provided. The method can include sensing proximity of a systems administrator relative to a blade center, detecting a loss of proximity of the systems administrator, and triggering automated securing of at least one blade server in the blade server in response to detecting the loss of proximity. For example, sensing proximity of a systems administrator relative to a blade center can include establishing a wireless radio connection with a personal article associated with the systems administrator, and determining a loss of proximity when the connection is lost.

Abstract: Receiving, by a blade management module from a client blade, notification of a loss of communications between a remote desktop apparatus and the client blade; responsive to the notification, accepting, by the blade management module from the remote desktop apparatus, an instruction to alter a power setting of the client blade; and; responsive to the instruction, altering, by the blade management module, the power setting of the client blade.

Abstract: A computer implemented method and computer program product for providing status information in a central server having a chassis for operating a plurality of blade servers installed therein, includes polling at least one of the central server and installed blades for status information; packaging the status information; transmitting each package of status information to the central server and respective installed blades; reading the packaged status information; and providing a display of the status information.