Front Panel Buttons
The front panel has some buttons that are also LEDs. See
Compute Node Front Panel, on page 1
.
• The front panel Power button is a multi-function button controls system power for the compute node.
• Immediate power up: Quickly pressing and releasing the button, but not holding it down, causes a
powered down compute node to power up.
• Immediate power down: Pressing the button and holding it down 7 seconds or longer before releasing
it causes a powered-up compute node to immediately power down.
• Graceful power down: Quickly pressing and releasing the button, but not holding it down, causes
a powered-up compute node to power down in an orderly fashion.
• The front panel Locator button is a toggle that controls the Locator LED. Quickly pressing the button,
but not holding it down, toggles the locator LED on (when it glows a steady blue) or off (when it is dark).
The LED can also be dark if the compute node is not receiving power.
For more information, see
Drive Bays
Each Cisco UCS X210c M6 compute node has a front mezzanine slot that can support local storage drives of
different types and quantities of 2.5-inch SAS, SATA, or NVMe drives. A drive blank panel
(UCSC-BBLKD-S2) must cover all empty drive bays.
Figure 1: Front Loading Drives
Drive Front Panels
The front drives are installed in the front mezzanine slot of the compute node. SAS/SATA and NVMe drives
are supported.
Compute Node Front Panel with SAS/SATA Drives
The compute node front panel contains the front mezzanine module, which can support a maximum of 6
SAS/SATA drives. The drives have additional LEDs that provide visual indicators about each drive's status.
Cisco UCS X210c M6 Compute Node Installation and Service Note
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Overview
Front Panel Buttons
