Figure 36: PCIe Riser Alignment Features
Riser alignment features in chassis
2
Blue riser handle
1
e) Carefully push down on both ends of the PCIe riser to fully engage its two connectors with the two sockets on the
motherboard.
f)
Replace the top cover to the server.
g) Replace the server in the rack, replace cables, and then fully power on the server by pressing the Power button.
Cisco Virtual Interface Card (VIC) Considerations
This section describes VIC card support and special considerations for this server.
If you use the Cisco Card NIC mode, you must also make a VIC Slot setting that matches where your VIC is
installed. The options are Riser1, Riser2, and Flex-LOM.
Note
Table 7: VIC Support and Considerations in This Server
Minimum Cisco
IMC Firmware
Primary Slot For
Cisco Card
NIC
Mode
Primary Slot For Cisco
UCS Manager
Integration
Slots That
Support VICs
How Many
Supported in
Server
VIC
3.1(1)
PCIe 1
PCIe 1
PCIe 1
PCIe 2
2 PCIe
Cisco UCS VIC 1385
UCSC-PCIE-C40Q-03
4.0(1)
PCIe 1
PCIe 1
PCIe 1
PCIe 2
2 PCIe
Cisco UCS VIC 1455
UCSC-PCIE-C25Q-04
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Maintaining the Server
Cisco Virtual Interface Card (VIC) Considerations
