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Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server Installation and Service Note

Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server

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LEDs

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Buttons

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Connectors

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Hard Drive Replacement

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Blade Server Removal and Installation

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Secure Digital (SD) Card Access

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Removing a Blade Server Cover

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Working Inside the Blade Server

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Enabling a Trusted Platform Module

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Server Troubleshooting

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Server Configuration

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Physical Specifications for the Cisco UCS B200 M3

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Related Documentation

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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

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Содержание UCS B200 M3

Страница 1: ...erver Removal and Installation 6 Secure Digital SD Card Access 9 Removing a Blade Server Cover 9 Working Inside the Blade Server 13 Enabling a Trusted Platform Module 30 Server Troubleshooting 31 Server Configuration 31 Physical Specifications for the Cisco UCS B200 M3 31 Related Documentation 31 Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request 32 ...

Страница 2: ...isco UCS B200 M3 Front Panel Network link status LED 7 Asset tag Each server has a blank plastic tag that pulls out of the front panel which is provided so that you can add your own asset tracking label without interfering with the intended air flow 1 Blade health LED 8 Blade ejector handle 2 Console connector 9 Ejector captive screw 3 Reset button access 10 Hard drive bay 1 4 Beaconing LED and bu...

Страница 3: ...blade If the LED is not blinking the blade is not selected You can initiate beaconing in UCS Manager or with the button Blinking blue 1 Hz Inactive Off Activity Disk Drive Outstanding I O to disk drive Green Rebuild in progress Health LED will flash in unison Flashing Amber 4 Hz Identify drive active Flashing Amber 4 hz Can mean either no fault detected or the drive is not installed Off Health Dis...

Страница 4: ...er to allow operating system installation and other management tasks to be done directly rather than remotely The port uses the KVM dongle cable N20 BKVM which provides a connection into a Cisco UCS blade server it has a DB9 serial connector a VGA connector for a monitor and dual USB ports for a keyboard and mouse With this cable you can create a direct connection to the operating system and the B...

Страница 5: ...andard practice of using drives of the same capacity when creating RAID volumes If drives of different capacities are used the useable portion of the smallest drive will be used on all drives that make up the RAID volume If you ever need to move a RAID cluster from one server to another both the old and new servers for the cluster must use the same LSI controller For example migration from a serve...

Страница 6: ... Step 3 Push the hard drive lever into the closed position You can use Cisco UCS Manager to format and configure RAID services For details see the Configuration Guide for the version of Cisco UCS Manager that you are using The configuration guides are available at the following URL http www cisco com en US products ps10281 products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list html If you need to mov...

Страница 7: ...s to standby mode To avoid data loss or damage to your operating system you should always invoke a graceful shutdown of the operating system Caution Step 3 Optional If you are shutting down all blade servers in a chassis disconnect the power cords from the chassis to completely power off the servers Step 4 Remove the appropriate servers from the chassis Removing a Blade Server Using UCS Manager de...

Страница 8: ... other UCS blade servers including prior generation B200 M2 and B200 M1 servers or other UCS B Series blade servers To install a half width blade server follow these steps Procedure Step 1 Grasp the front of the blade server and place your other hand under the blade to support it Figure 5 Positioning a Blade Server in the Chassis 8 ...

Страница 9: ...rs only is unlikely to lead to stripped or damaged captive screws Step 6 Power on the server UCS Manager automatically reacknowledges reassociates and recommissions the server provided any hardware changes are allowed by the service profile Secure Digital SD Card Access SD card slots are provided for future usage Their use is not supported at product release They will require a future software upd...

Страница 10: ...cedure Step 1 Press and hold the button down as shown in the figure below Step 2 While holding the back end of the cover pull the cover back and then up Figure 7 Opening a Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server 10 ...

Страница 11: ...onents Two identical baffles ship with each B200 M3 server No tools are necessary to install them just place them over the DIMMs as shown with the holes in the center of the baffles aligned with the corresponding motherboard standoffs Figure 8 Cisco UCS B200 M3 Air Baffles 11 ...

Страница 12: ...agnostic LED also lights up next to the failed component During run time the blade BIOS component drivers and OS all monitor for hardware faults and will light up the amber diagnostic LED for a component if an uncorrectable error or correctable errors such as a host ECC error over the allowed threshold occur LED states are saved and if you remove the blade from the chassis the LED values will pers...

Страница 13: ...ended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Statement 1015 Warning To install or replace a motherboard complementary metal oxide semiconductor CMOS battery follow these steps Procedure Step 1 Remove the old CMOS battery a Power off the blade remove it from the chassis and remove the top cover b Push the battery socket retaining clip away from th...

Страница 14: ...st upgrade your server firmware to the required minimum level before you upgrade to Intel E5 2600 v2 Series CPUs Older firmware versions cannot recognize the new CPUs and this results in a non bootable server Caution The minimum software and firmware versions required for the server to support Intel E5 2600 v2 Series CPUs are as follows Table 2 Minimum Requirements For Intel E5 2600 v2 Series CPUs...

Страница 15: ...You will use these procedures to move a CPU from one server to another to replace a faulty CPU or to upgrade from one CPU to another The CPU pick and place tool is required to prevent damage to the connection pins between the motherboard and the CPU Do not attempt this procedure without the required tool which is included with each CPU option kit Note Procedure Step 1 Unscrew the four captive scre...

Страница 16: ...t Step 6 Press the central button on the provided CPU pick and place tool UCS CPU EP PNP to release the catch The CPU pick and place tool is included with each CPU option kit or the tool may be purchased separately Be sure to use the tool for the Intel Xeon E5 2600 Series processors Step 7 Remove an old CPU as follows a Place the CPU pick and place tool on the CPU socket aligned with the arrow poi...

Страница 17: ... of the Cisco UCS Capability Catalog A BIOS update is available and installed that supports the CPU and the given server configuration If the server will be managed by Cisco UCS Manager the service profile for this server in Cisco UCS Manager will recognize and allow the new CPU The Pick and Place tools used in this procedure are required to prevent damage to the contact pins between the motherboa...

Страница 18: ...dle button Step 3 Remove the new CPU from the packaging and load it into the pick and place tool as follows a Confirm that the pedestal is set up correctly for your processor The pedestal ships configured with the markings LGA2011 R0 facing upward and this is the correct orientation b Place the CPU on the pedestal The CPU corners should fit snugly at the pedestal corners and the notches should mee...

Страница 19: ...e Lift the tool and CPU straight up off of the pedestal Figure 14 Loading the Pick and Place Tool Alignment mark on the pick and place tool CPU and pedestal 1 19 ...

Страница 20: ...ration marks aligned as shown Step 5 Press the button handle on the pick and place tool to release the CPU into the socket Figure 15 Using the CPU Pick and Place Tool to Insert the CPU Alignment mark on the CPU socket 2 Alignment mark on the tool button handle 1 20 ...

Страница 21: ...lacement CPUs and servers UCS CPU GREASE add 2 cubic centimeters of thermal grease to the top of the CPU where it will contact the heat sink Use the pattern shown This should require half the contents of the syringe The thermal grease has very specific thermal properties and thermal grease from other sources should not be substituted Using other thermal grease may lead to damage Caution CPU spares...

Страница 22: ...om the motherboard Do not force a heat sink if it is not fitting well rotate it and re orient the heat sink Caution Step 11 Secure the heat sink to the motherboard by tightening the four captive screws a quarter turn at a time in an X pattern as shown in the upper right Memory and Performance Installing Memory To install a DIMM into the blade server follow these steps 22 ...

Страница 23: ...ot If the notch is misaligned you may damage the DIMM the slot or both Note Step 3 Press the DIMM connector latches inward slightly to seat them fully Supported DIMMs The DIMMs supported in this blade server are constantly being updated A list of currently supported and available drives is in the specification sheets at http www cisco com en US products ps10280 products_data_sheets_list html Cisco...

Страница 24: ...nnel has three DIMMs Figure 19 Memory Slots within the Blade Server Channels E H for CPU 2 2 Channels A D for CPU 1 1 DIMMs and Channels Each channel is identified by a letter A B C D for CPU1 and E F G H for CPU 2 Each DIMM slot is numbered 0 1 or 2 Note that each DIMM slot 0 is blue each slot 1 is black and each slot 2 is off white or beige 24 ...

Страница 25: ...de server The DIMM slots in the upper and lower right are associated with the second CPU CPU shown on right in the diagram while the DIMM slots in the upper and lower left are associated with the first CPU CPU shown on left Figure 20 Physical Representation of DIMMs and Channels 25 ...

Страница 26: ...1DPC configuration in a two DIMMs per Channel 2DPC configuration or a three DIMMs per Channel 3DPC configuration Each CPU in a Cisco UCS B200 M3 blade server supports four channels of three memory slots each In a 1 DPC configuration DIMMs are in slot 0 only In a 2 DPC configuration DIMMs are in both slot 0 and slot 1 In a 3 DPC configuration DIMMs are in slot 0 slot 1 and slot 2 26 ...

Страница 27: ...ring the memory configuration of your blade server there are several things you need to consider For example When mixing DIMMs of different densities the highest density DIMM goes in slot 0 then in descending density ex A0 UCS MR 1X162RY A A1 UCS MR 1X082RY A A2 UCS MR 1X041RY A Your selected CPU s can have some affect on performance DIMMs can be run in a 1DPC a 2DPC or a 3DPC configuration 1 DPC ...

Страница 28: ...emove the adapter card to service the modular LOM Note To install an mLOM on the blade server follow these steps Procedure Step 1 Position the mLOM s board connector above the motherboard connector and align the captive screw to the standoff post on the motherboard Step 2 Firmly press the modular LOM s board connector into the motherboard connector Step 3 Tighten the captive screw To remove a modu...

Страница 29: ...ther before you physically perform the switch make sure that you download the latest device drivers and load them into the server s operating system For more information see the firmware management chapter of one of the Cisco UCS Manager software configuration guides The Cisco UCS 785GB or 365GB MLC Fusion io Drive and LSI 400GB SLC WarpDrive have the same form factor as M3 adapter cards and can b...

Страница 30: ...cryption keys A TPM can also be used to store platform measurements that help ensure that the platform remains trustworthy Authentication ensuring that the platform can prove that it is what it claims to be and attestation a process helping to prove that a platform is trustworthy and has not been breached are necessary steps to ensure safer computing in all environments A TPM is a factory configur...

Страница 31: ... B Series Troubleshooting Guide Server Configuration Cisco UCS blade servers are intended to be configured and managed using Cisco UCS Manager For details see the Configuration Guide for the version of Cisco UCS Manager that you are using The configuration guides are available at the following URL http www cisco com en US products ps10281 products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list html Ph...

Страница 32: ...ng documentation submitting a service request and gathering additional information see the monthly What s New in Cisco Product Documentation which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation Subscribe to the What s New in Cisco Product Documentation as a Really Simple Syndication RSS feed and set content to be delivered directly to your desktop using a reader application The RSS f...

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