Administering Blade Servers In A Blade Center

Apparatus for administering blade servers in a blade center, the blade center comprising 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;
• and 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;
• the apparatus comprising a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of:
• 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.

A computer program product for administering blade servers in a blade center, the blade center comprising 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;
• wherein the computer program product is disposed in a signal bearing medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions capable of:
• 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.