Cisco UCS-SPR-C240-E1 manual

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iii Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 CONTENTS Preface v Related Documentation v Organization v Audience vi Documentation Feedback vi Conventi ons vi Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Serv ice Request xi CHAPTER 1 Overview 1-1 External Features Ov erview 1-1 Summary of Server Features 1-5 CHAPTER 2 Installing [...]

Contents iv Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Using the Clear CMOS Header J2065 2-20 CHAPTER 3 Maintaining the Server 3-1 Server Monitoring and Ma nagement Tools 3-1 Cisco Integrated Manageme nt Interface (CIMC) 3-1 Server Configuration Utility 3-1 Status LEDs and Buttons 3-2 Front Panel LEDs 3-2 Rear Panel LEDs and [...]

Contents v Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Special Considerations for Cisco UCS Fusion ioDrive2 Storage Acce lerator Cards 3-44 RAID Controller Card Cable Routing 3-44 Installing Multiple PCIe Cards and Resolvin g Limited Resources 3-45 Installing an NVIDIA GRID or Tesla GPU Card 3-4 7 Overview of Software Requirem[...]

Contents vi Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 APPENDIX C RAID Controller Con siderations C-1 Supported RAID Controllers and Required Cable s C-2 LSI Nytro MegaRAID 8110-4i Considerations C-4 Mixing Drive Types in RAID Groups C-4 Battery Backup Units C-5 Factory-Default Option ROM Settings C-6 RAID Controller Migratio[...]

v Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Preface This preface describes the audi ence, organi zation, and conventions o f the Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation an d Service Guide . It al so provides information about h ow to obtain related docum entation. Related Documentation The documentation set for the Cisco Unified [...]

vi Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Preface Audience This guide is for experien ced network administra tors who configu re and maintain Cisco servers. Documentation Feedback T o provide techni cal feedback on this document, or to report an er ror or omission, please send you r comments to ucs-docfeedback@external.ci[...]

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viii Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Preface Avis o INSTRUÇÕES IMPORT ANTES DE SEGURANÇA Este símbolo de aviso significa perigo. V ocê está em uma situação que poderá ser causadora de lesões corporais. Antes de iniciar a utilização de qualquer equipamento, tenha conh ecimento dos perigos envolvidos no m[...]

ix Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Preface Avis o INSTRUÇÕES IMPORT ANTES DE SEGURANÇA Este símbolo de aviso significa perigo. V ocê se encontra em uma situação em que há risco de le sões corporais. Antes de trabalhar com qualquer equipam ento, esteja ciente dos riscos que envolvem os circuitos elétricos [...]

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xi Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Preface Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request For information on obtai ning documentation, submi tting a service request, and g athering additional information, see the monthly What’ s New in Cisco Product D ocumentation , which also lists all new and revised [...]

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CH A P T E R 1-1 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 1 Overview This chapter provi des an overview of the Cisco U CS C240 server features. External Features Overview , page 1-1 Summary of Server Feat ures, page 1-5 External Features Overview The figures in this chapter show an overview of external server features. (Inte[...]

1-2 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Figure 1-1 shows t he front panel features o f the small fo rm-factor drives version of the server . This version of the serve r can be ordered wi th either a 16-drive backplane or a 24-dri ve backplane wit h an expander . When the 16-drive back plane is insta[...]

1-3 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 1 Overview Figure 1-2 shows the front panel features of the La r ge Fo rm-Factor drives version of the server . This version of the serve r has a 12-drive back plane with an expan der . Figur e 1 -2 Cisco UCS C240 Server (Lar ge For m-F actor Dr ives) F ront P anel Featur [...]

1-4 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Figure 1-3 shows the rear panel feature s of the server (identical for all vers ions of the server). Figur e 1 -3 Cisco UCS C240 Server Rear Panel F e atur es 1 Power supplies (two) 7 1-Gb Ethernet dedicated management por t 2 PCIe slot on riser 2:  PCIe 5?[...]

1-5 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 1 Overview Summary of Server Features Ta b l e 1-1 lists a summary of server fea tures. . Ta b l e 1 -1 Cisco UCS C240 Server Feat ures Chassis T wo rack-unit (2RU) chassis. Processors T wo Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series pro cessors. Memory The server provides 24 DIMM 1 sockets[...]

1-6 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Sto ra ge Drives are installed in to front-pan el driv e bays that provide hot-plug gable access. The server is orderable in three different versions, each with one of three dif ferent front panel/ backplane confi gurations : • Cisco UCS C240 (small form-fac[...]

CH A P T E R 2-1 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 2 Installing the Server This chapter d escribes how to in stall the server, and it includes the fo llowing sectio ns: • Unpacking and Inspecting t he Server , page 2-2 • Preparing for Server Installation, page 2-3 • Installing the Server In a Rack, page 2-5 • [...]

2-2 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Unpacking and Inspecting the Server Unpacking and Inspecting the Server Caution When handling internal server co mponents, wear an ESD strap and handl e modules by the carrier edges only . Ti p Keep the shipping container in case the server require[...]

2-3 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Preparing for Serv er Installation Preparing for Server Installation This section prov ides information abou t preparing for server installation, and it includes the following topics: • Installation Guidelines, p age 2-3 • Rack Requirements, pag[...]

2-4 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Preparing for Server Installation When you are installing a server , use the following guidelines: • Plan your site configuratio n and prepare t he site before ins talling the serve r . See the Cisco UCS Site Pr eparation Guide for the recommende[...]

2-5 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Installing the Server In a Rack Installing the Server In a Rack This section contains the following sections: • Installing the Slide Rails, page 2-5 • Installing the Cable Management Arm ( Optional), page 2-8 • Reversing t he Cable Mana gement[...]

2-6 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Installing the Server In a Rack Figur e 2-2 Attac hing a Sl ide-Rail Assembly c. Attach the second slide-rail assembly to the opposit e side of the rack. Ensure that the tw o slide-rail assemblies are lev el and at the sa me height with each other [...]

2-7 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Installing the Server In a Rack Figur e 2-3 Inserting the Server Int o the Slide Rails Step 3 Optional–If you want to install t he cable management arm, continue with Install ing the Cable Management Arm (Opti onal), page 2-8 . 1 Inner rail on ser[...]

2-8 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Installing the Server In a Rack Installing the Cable Management Arm (Optional) T o install the cable management arm (CMA) to the rear of the sl ide rails, use the following procedure. Note The CMA is rev ersible rig ht-to-left. Ho wever wh en rever[...]

2-9 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Installing the Server In a Rack Reversing the Cable Management Arm (Optional) The CMA is shipped assembled for installati on to the rear of the right-hand slid e rails (when faci ng the rear of the server). The CMA is reve rsible so that you can mou[...]

2-10 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Initial Server Setup Initial Server Setup This section includes the following topics: • Connecting and Po wering On the Server (S tandalone Mode), page 2-10 • NIC Modes and N IC Redundancy Set tings, page 2-13 Connecting and Powering On the Se[...]

2-11 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Initial Server Setup Step 3 Set NIC mode, NIC redund ancy , and choose whether to enabl e DHCP or set static network settings: a. Press the Po w er button to boot the server . W atch for the pro mpt to press F8. b. During b ootup, press F8 when pro[...]

2-12 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Initial Server Setup Note If you chose to enable DHCP , the dynamically assigned IP a nd MAC ad dresses are displayed on the console screen durin g bootup. Step 4 Connect to th e CIMC for server manage ment. Connect Ethern et cables from your LA N[...]

2-13 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Initial Server Setup NIC Modes and NIC Redundancy Settings This server h as the follo wing NIC mode settings th at you can choose from: • Shared LOM EXT (default)—This is shared LOM extended mode. This is the factory-default setting, along wi t[...]

2-14 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server System BIOS and CIMC Firmware System BIOS and CIMC Firmware This section includes inf ormation about the system BIOS an d it includes the foll owing sections: • Updating the BIOS and CIMC Firmware, p age 2-14 • Accessing the System BIOS, page [...]

2-15 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server System BIOS and CI MC Firmware Accessing the System BIOS T o change the BIOS settings for your server , follow these steps. Detailed instructio ns are also printed on the BIOS screens. Step 1 Enter the BIOS setup utility by pressing the F2 key wh e[...]

2-16 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Service Headers a nd Jumpers Service Headers and Jumpers This section includes the following topics: • Header Locations on the Motherboard, page 2-1 6 • Using the BIOS Recovery Header J2068, page 2-17 • Using the Clear CMOS Header J2065, pag[...]

2-17 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Service He aders and Jump ers Using the BIOS Recovery Header J2068 Depending on which stage t he BIOS becomes corrupted, you might see dif ferent behavior . • If the BIOS BootBlock is co rrupted, you might see the system get stuck on the followin[...]

2-18 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Service Headers a nd Jumpers Note During the BIOS update, the CIMC will shut down the server and the screen will be blank for about 10 minutes. Do not unplug the power cords during this update. The CIMC will power on the server after th e update i[...]

2-19 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Service He aders and Jump ers Procedure 2: Use Recovery Jumper and recovery.cap File See Figure 2-6 for the location of the J2068 header . Step 1 Download the BIOS update package an d extract it to a temp orary locati on. Step 2 Copy the contents o[...]

2-20 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Service Headers a nd Jumpers Using the Clear CMOS Header J2065 See Figure 2-6 for the location of this header . Y ou can jumper this header to clear the serv er’ s CMOS settings in the case of a system hang. F or example, if the serv er hangs be[...]

CH A P T E R 3-1 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 3 Maintaining the Server This chapter describes how to diagnose server system problems using LEDs. It also provides i nformation about how to install or replace hardware co mponents, and it includes the foll owing sections: • Server Monitoring and M anagement T ools[...]

3-2 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Status LEDs an d Buttons Status LEDs and Buttons This section describes the location and meaning of LEDs and buttons and includes th e following topics • Front Panel LEDs, page 3-2 • Rear Panel LEDs and Button s, page 3-4 • Internal Diagno[...]

3-3 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Status LEDs and Button s Pow er supply status • Green—All power supplies are operating normally . • Amber , steady—One or more po wer supplies are in a de graded operational st ate. • Amber , blinking—One or more po wer supplies are in[...]

3-4 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Status LEDs an d Buttons Rear Panel LEDs and Buttons Figure 3-2 shows the rear panel LEDs and buttons. Ta b l e 3-2 defines the LED states. Figur e 3-2 Rear P anel LEDs and Butt ons 1 Power supply fau lt LED 5 1-Gb Ethernet link sp eed LED 2 Pow[...]

3-5 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Status LEDs and Button s 1-Gb Ethernet de dicated management link status • Off—No l ink is present. • Green—Link is active. • Green, blinking—T raffic is present on the active link. 1-Gb Ethernet link speed • Off—link speed is 10 M[...]

3-6 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Status LEDs an d Buttons Internal Diagnostic LEDs The server is equipped with a Supe rCap voltage source that can acti vate internal component fault LEDs up to one half-hour after AC powe r is removed. The server has inter nal fault LEDs for fan[...]

3-7 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Preparing for Server Compone nt Installation Preparing for Server Component Installation This section descri bes how to prepare for component install ation, and it includes the followin g topics: • Required Equipment , page 3-7 • Shutting Down[...]

3-8 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Preparing for Server Co mponent Installation Removing and Replacing the Server Top Cover T o remove or replace the top cover of the server , follow these steps: Ti p Y ou do not have to remove the cover to replace hard drives o r power supplies.[...]

3-9 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Preparing for Server Compone nt Installation Replaceable Component Locations This section shows the lo cations of the componen ts that are discussed in this ch apter . The view in Figure 3-5 is from the top down with the top cover and air baffl es[...]

3-10 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Preparing for Server Co mponent Installation Serial Number Location The serial number for th e server is printed on a label on the to p of the server , near the front. Color-Coded Touch Points This server has color -coded touch points that in d[...]

3-11 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Installing or Replacing Server Components War ni ng Blank faceplates and c over panels serve three important functions: they prevent ex posure to hazardous voltages and currents inside the chassis; they [...]

3-12 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Replacing Hard Drives or Solid State Drives This section includes th e following information: • Drive Populatio n Guidelines, page 3-12 • Drive Replacement Procedure, page 3-13 Drive Population Gui[...]

3-13 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Observe these drive populat ion guidelines for optimal per formance: • When populating drives, add d rives in the lowest numbered bays first (p opulate HDD1 to HDD24). Note Sixteen-drive backplane opti[...]

3-14 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Figur e 3-8 Replacing Hard Dr ives 1 Release button 3 Drive tray securing screws (4) 2 Ejector le ver – HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 HDD 5 HDD 6 HDD 7 HDD 8 HDD 9 HDD 10 HDD 11 HDD 12 HDD 13 HDD 14 HDD 15[...]

3-15 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Replacing a Drive Backplane Note The Small Form-Factor (24-drive or 16-drive) and La r ge Form-Factor (12-drive) backplanes and their corresponding chassi s drive bays are factory-config u rable options.[...]

3-16 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Step 9 Remove the SAS expander card from the backplane assembly: a. Use a #2 Phillips-head screwdriver to remove the two screws that secure the SAS expander to the backplane assembly steel tray (see Fi[...]

3-17 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Figur e 3-9 Replacing the Dr ive Bac kpla ne 1 Backplane asse mbly capt ive thumbscrews (two) 3 Location of mot herboard connector  BACKPLANE POWER 1 2 SAS expander cable connectors 4 Fan tray blu e-p[...]

3-18 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Replacing a SAS Expander The SAS expander is a card that plugs di rectly into t he dr ive backplane. See Appe ndix C, “RAID Controller Considerations” for m ore information about supported RAID con[...]

3-19 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Step 7 Replace the fan tray . a. Wi th the blue-plastic lever at each end of the fan tray in the upright and open position, set the fan tray in place in the chassis. Use the chassis guides at each end of[...]

3-20 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Replacing Fan Modules The six hot-pluggable fan mod ules in the server are numbered as follows when you are facing the front of the server . Figur e 3-1 1 F an Module Numbering Ti p There is a fault LE[...]

3-21 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Figur e 3-12 Replacing F an Modules 1 Finger latches on each fan module 2 Fan module fau lt LED on each fan modu le 3 Connector on undersi de of fan module SAS2 SAS1 FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 FAN5 FAN6 CPU1 CP[...]

3-22 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Replacing the Motherboard RTC Battery War ni ng There is danger of explosion if the battery is replaced i ncorrectly . Replace the battery only w ith the same or equivalent type rec ommended by the man[...]

3-23 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Figur e 3-13 Replacing the Motherboard RTC Bat tery 1 R TC battery holder on motherb oard  (under fan tray) 2 Fan tray blue -plastic lock ing levers SAS2 SAS1 FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 FAN5 FAN6 CPU1 CPU2 S[...]

3-24 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Replacing DIMMs This section includes the following topics: • Memory Performance Guideli nes and Population Rules, page 3-24 • DIMM Replacement Procedure, pa ge 3-27 Caution DIMMs and their sockets[...]

3-25 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents DIMM Slot Numbering Figure 3-14 shows the numbering of the DIMM slots. Figur e 3-14 CPUs and DIMM Slots on Motherboard DIMM Population Rules Observe the following g uidelines when installing or rep lacin[...]

3-26 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components • Any DIMM installed in a DIMM socket for whic h the CPU is absent is not recognized . In a single-CPU configuration, pop ulate the channels for CPU1 only . • Although 1600 MH z DIMMs can be run in[...]

3-27 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Memory Mirroring When memory mirroring is enabled, the memory s ubsystem simultaneously writes i dentical data to two channels. If a memory read from one of the channels returns incorrec t data due to an[...]

3-28 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components b. Slide the server out the front of the rack far enough so th at you can remove the top cover . Y ou might have to de tach cables from the rear panel to provide clearance. Caution If you cannot safely[...]

3-29 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Replacing CPUs and Heatsinks This section contains the following topics: • Special Information For Upg rades to Intel E5-2600 v2 Series CPUs, page 3-29 • CPU Configuration Rules, page 3-29 • CPU Re[...]

3-30 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components CPU Replacement Procedure Caution CPUs and thei r motherboard s ockets are frag ile and must be handled with care to avoid damaging p ins during installation. The CPU s must be installed with heatsinks[...]

3-31 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Figur e 3-15 CPU Heatsink and Sock et Step 2 Remove a protective cap or an old CPU from the socke t (if present): • If you are remo ving an old CPU, skip to Step 3 . • If you are installing a new CPU[...]

3-32 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Figur e 3-1 7 Removin g or Insertin g a CPU Step 4 Insert the new CPU into the Pick- and-Place tool: a. Remove the new CPU from the p ackaging and place it on the pedestal that is included in the kit. [...]

3-33 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Figur e 3-18 CPU and Pi ck-and-Place T ool on Pedestal Step 5 Install a new CPU: a. Set the Pick-and-Place tool with CPU over the empty C PU socket on the motherboard. Note Align the arrow on the to p of[...]

3-34 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components c. Apply thermal grease from an included syringe to the top of the CPU. Apply about 2 cubic centimeters of grease (about half the syringe con tents) to the top of t he CPU in the pattern that is shown [...]

3-35 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Additional CPU-Related Parts To Order With RMA Replacement Motherboards When a return material authori zation (RMA) of the motherboard o r CPU is done on a Cisco UCS C-series server, there are additional[...]

3-36 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Replacing a Mezzanine Card The server has a dedicated socket on the mother board for a mezzanine-styl e RAID controller card. Note See RAID Controller Considerations, page C-1 for more information abou[...]

3-37 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Figur e 3-20 Replacing the Mezzanine Card (S hown With PCIe Riser 2 Remo ved) 1 Mezzanine card connec tor on motherboard 2 Mezzanine card secu ring screws (two) 1 2 331849[...]

3-38 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Replacing a PCIe Riser Note The older PCIe risers UCSC-PCIE- RL-C240= and UCSC-PCIE-RR-C240= are com patible only with the older version V01 ch assis, and have been obso leted. These pa rts have been r[...]

3-39 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Step 2 Install a new PCIe riser: a. If you removed a card from the old PCIe ri ser , install the card to the new riser (see Re placing a PCIe Card, page 3-40 ). b. Position the PCIe rise r over its socke[...]

3-40 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Replacing a PCIe Card Caution Cisco supports all PCIe cards qualified and sold by Ci sco. PCIe cards not qu alified or sold by Cisco are the responsibi lity of the custom er . Although Cisco will alwa [...]

3-41 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Replacing a PCIe Card Note For the list of supported PCIe adapters and other co mponents, see the T echnical Specifications Sheet at http://www .cisco.com/en/US/ prod/collateral/ps10265/ps1049 3/C240M3_S[...]

3-42 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Step 2 Install a PCIe card: a. Align the new PCIe card with the empty sock et on the PCIe rise r . b. Push down evenly on both ends of the card until it is fully seated in th e socket. Ensure that the [...]

3-43 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Special Considerations for Ci sco UCS Virtual Interface Cards Ta b l e 3-8 describes the requirements for the suppor te d Cisco UCS virtual interface cards (VICs). Ta b l e 3-8 Cisco UCS C240 Requir emen[...]

3-44 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Special Considerations for Cisco UCS Fusion ioDrive2 Storage Accelerator Cards Ta b l e 3-9 describes the requirements for the su pported Cisco UCS Fusion i oDrive2 cards. RAID Controller Card Cable Ro[...]

3-45 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Installing Multiple PCIe Cards and Resolving Limited Resources When a large number of PCIe add- on cards are installed in the serv er, the sy stem may run out of t he following resources r equired for PC[...]

3-46 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Resolving Insufficient 16-Bit I/O Space The system has only 64 KB of legacy 16-bit I/O resour ces available. This 64 KB of I/O space is divided between the CPUs in the system becau se the PCIe controll[...]

3-47 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Installing an NVIDIA GRID or Tesla GPU Card This section contains the following topics: • Overview of Software Requiremen ts, page 3-47 • Configuration Rules, page 3-47 • How to Determine Y o ur Se[...]

3-48 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components General NVIDIA GPU Card Configuration Rules Caution When using NV IDIA GRID GPU cards, the operating temperature range is 32° to 95°F (0° to 35°C). Caution When using dual NVIDIA GPU cards, you mus[...]

3-49 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents How to Determine Your Server Version The version of your server can be seen in the versi on ID on the PID/VI D label. The PID/VID label is on the top of the server (see Figure 3-2 5 ). • A version ID w[...]

3-50 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Installation Procedures Use one of the following two pr ocedures, depending on your server ver sion: • If you have a version 01 ser ver , use the procedure in Inst alling the GPU Card in V ersion 01 [...]

3-51 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Installation Procedure Summary of procedure steps: 1. Prepare the server for component installation. 2. Replace the c hassis mid-brace. 3. Connect the 8-to-8 pin powe r cable adapter and the powe r cable[...]

3-52 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Figur e 3-27 Removing the Chassis Mi d-Brace and PCIe Risers Step 3 Connect the 8-t o-8 pin power cable adapter to the motherboard conn ector GPU PWR (see Figure 3-28 ). Figur e 3-28 GPU PWR Motherboar[...]

3-53 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Note Do not connect the power cable to the GPU card at this p oint. Figur e 3-29 Cabling Diagr am, Single- and Dual-GPU Car d Examples Note See Configuration Ru les, page 3-47 before you install the GPU [...]

3-54 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components c. Close the hinged card retainer , then the long-car d retainer over the end of the card. Figur e 3-31 PCIe Riser (Slot 5 on PCIe Riser 2 Sh own) Step 6 If you are installing a second GPU card, repeat[...]

3-55 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Note The power connector on the NVIDIA GRID K1 GPU card has onl y 6 pins, but the power cable has an 8-pin connector . Plug the 8-pin cable connector int o the 6-pin connector on the card, aligning the c[...]

3-56 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Note The option ROM must be enabled in the BIOS Setup Utility for the slot in which you are installing the GPU card or it will not be recognized by the system. Figur e 3-32 Rear Panel, Sho wing PCIe Ri[...]

3-57 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Note If you are installing a Cisco UCS V irtual Interf ace Card (VIC) , see the slot restrictions in Special Considerations for Cisco UCS V irtua l Interface C ards, page 3-43 . b. Install riser 2 first.[...]

3-58 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Figur e 3-34 GPU Motherboard Connector an d P CIe Riser Alignment Slots Figur e 3-35 Cabling Diagr am, Single- and Dual-GPU Car d Examples Step 8 Replace the air baffle. Step 9 Replace the top cover . [...]

3-59 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Installing Drivers to Sup port the NVIDIA GPU Cards After you install the hardware, yo u must update to the correct level of server BIOS an d then install NVIDIA drivers and other software. • 1. Update[...]

3-60 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Step 2 Create a virtual machine in your h ypervisor . Refer to your hypervisor d ocumentation for instruction s. Step 3 Install the NVIDIA drivers to the virtua l machine. Download the drivers fr om ht[...]

3-61 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Replacing a Cisco Flexib le Flash Card Replacing a Cisco Flexible Flash Card This section includes the following topics: • Overview of the Pre-Instal led Cisco Flexible Flash Card, page 3-61 • Enabling a Cisco Flexible Flash V irtual Drive, p[...]

3-62 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Replacing a Cisco Fle xible Flash Card Enabling a Cisco Flexible Flash Virtual Drive Each of the VDs on the pr e-installed Cisco Flexible Fl ash card can be separately enabled or hidden from the host. The default as shipped fro m the factory is[...]

3-63 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Replacing a Cisco Flexib le Flash Card Booting the Hypervisor VD Y ou can boot the hypervisor (HV) VD with a mo re pe rmanent bo ot selection. (T o change the boot order one time, use the procedure in Booting the Cisco SCU and Cisco HUU Software [...]

3-64 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Replacing a Cisco Fle xible Flash Card Cisco Flexible Flash Card Replacement Procedure T o install or replace a Cisco Flexib le Flash card, follow these steps: Step 1 Remove the card that you are replacing. See Figure 3-36 : a. Power off the se[...]

3-65 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Replacing a Cisco Flexib le Flash Card Replacing the LSI RAID Battery Backup Unit or SuperCap Power Module This server suppor ts installation of two RAID b att ery backup uni ts (BBUs) or SuperCap Power Modules (SCPMs). The units mount to clips o[...]

3-66 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Replacing a Cisco Fle xible Flash Card Figur e 3-37 Replacing a BBU or SCPM RAID Backup Unit 1 RAID backup unit mou nting points on removable a ir baffle 1 331851[...]

3-67 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Replacing a Cisco Flexib le Flash Card Installing a Trusted Platform Module The trusted p latform modu le (TPM) is a smal l circu it board that attaches to a motherboard socket. The socket location is on the motherbo ard, underneath PCIe riser 1 [...]

3-68 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Replacing a Cisco Fle xible Flash Card f. Press F10 to save yo ur settings and reboot the serv er . Step 4 V erify that the TPM is now enabled. a. W atch during bootup for the F2 prompt, and then p ress F2 to enter BIOS setup. b. Log into the B[...]

3-69 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Replacing a Cisco Flexib le Flash Card Step 1 V erify that a TPM is now installed and enabled in the server: a. Either attach a VGA monitor and USB ke yboard to the server , or log in remotely to th e CIMC interface of the server and open a virtu[...]

3-70 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Replacing a Cisco Fle xible Flash Card Replacing a SCU Upgrade ROM Module T o remove and replace a module, use the followi ng procedure. Step 1 Prepare the server for component installation: a. Power off the server as described in Sh utting Dow[...]

3-71 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Replacing a Cisco Flexib le Flash Card Replacing a Software RAID Key Module T o remove and replace a software RAID key modu le, use the following procedure. Step 1 Prepare the server for component installation: a. Power off the server as describe[...]

3-72 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Replacing a Cisco Fle xible Flash Card Replacing Power Supplies The server can have one or two power supplies. When two power sup plies are installed they are redundant as 1+1. • See Power Specifications, page A-2 for more information about t[...]

3-73 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Replacing a Cisco Flexib le Flash Card Figur e 3-41 Removing and Replacing P ower Supplies Wiring a DC Power Supply War ni ng A readily accessible two-poled d isconnect device must be incorporate d in the fixed wiring. Statement 1022 War ni ng Th[...]

3-74 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Replacing a Cisco Fle xible Flash Card Use the follo wing procedure to co nnect wires to the DC po wer supply connector: Caution Before be ginning this wiring procedure, tu rn of f the DC po wer source from your faci lity’ s circuit break er [...]

3-75 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Replacing a Cisco Flexib le Flash Card Enabling or Disabling the Internal USB Port The factory default is for all USB ports on the server to be enabled. However , the internal USB port can be enabled or disabled in th e serv er BIOS. T o enable o[...]

3-76 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Replacing a Cisco Fle xible Flash Card[...]

A-1 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-22326-01 APPENDIX A Server Specifications This appendix lists t he technical specification s for the server and includ es the following sections: • Physical Specifications, page A-1 • Power Specifica tions, pa ge A-2 • Environmenta l Sp ecifications, page A-4 Physical Specifications[...]

A-2 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-22326-01 Appendix A Server Sp ecifications Power Specifications Power Specifications The po wer specificatio ns for the two p ower suppl y options are listed in the follo wing sections: • 650 W AC Power Supply , page A-2 • 1200 W AC Power Supply , page A-2 • 930W DC Power Supply , pa[...]

A-3 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-22326-01 Appendix A Server Spec ifications Power Spec ifications 930W DC Power Supply Ta b l e A-4 lists the specifications for each 930 W DC power supply (Cisco par t number UCSC-PSU-930WDC). Ta b l e A -4 930 W DC P ow er Supply Specifications Description Specification Class RSP1 Input [...]

A-4 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-22326-01 Appendix A Server Sp ecifications Environmental Specifications Environmental Specifications Ta b l e A-5 lists the environmental speci fications for the server . Ta b l e A -5 Envir onmental Specifications Description Specification T empe rature, operating: 41 to 104°F (5 to 40°[...]

B-1 Cisco UCS C22 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26646-01 APPENDIX B Power Cord Specifications This appendix pro vides supported po wer cable specif ications. Supported Power Cords and Plugs Each po wer supply has a separate po wer cord. Standa rd po wer cords or jumper power cords are a vailable for connection to the server . The jumper[...]

B-2 Cisco UCS C22 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26646-01 Appendix B Power Cord Specifications Supported Power Cords and Plugs CAB-9K10A- IT  Pow er Cord, 250 V A C 10 A CEI 23-16 Plug  Italy 8.2 2.5 Figure B-7 CAB-9K10A- SW  Pow er Cord, 250 V A C 10 A MP232 Plug  Switzerland 8.2 2.5 Figure B-8 CAB-9K10A- UK  Pow er Cord,[...]

B-3 Cisco UCS C22 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26646-01 Appendix B Po wer Cord Specifications Supported Power Cords and Plugs AC Power Cord Illustrations This section includes the A C po wer cord illustrations. See Figure B-1 through Figure B-15 . Figur e B-1 SFS-250 V -1 0A -AR Figur e B-2 CAB-9K1 0A -AU Figur e B-3 SFS-250V -1 0A -CN[...]

B-4 Cisco UCS C22 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26646-01 Appendix B Power Cord Specifications Supported Power Cords and Plugs Figur e B-4 CAB-9K1 0A -EU Figur e B-5 SFS-250V - 1 0A -ID Figur e B-6 SFS-250V - 1 0A -IS Connector : V S CC15 Cordset r a ting: 10A/16 A, 250 V Length: 8 ft 2 in. (2.5 m) Pl u g: M2511 1 8 6576 OVE Cordset r a [...]

B-5 Cisco UCS C22 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26646-01 Appendix B Po wer Cord Specifications Supported Power Cords and Plugs Figur e B-7 CAB-9K1 0A -IT Figur e B-8 CAB-9K1 0A -SW Figur e B-9 CAB-9K1 0A -UK Pl u g: I/ 3 G (CEI 2 3 -16) Connector C15M (EN60 3 20/C15 ) Cordset r a ting: 10 A, 250 V Length: 8 ft 2 in. (2.5 m) 1 8 6575 Pl [...]

B-6 Cisco UCS C22 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26646-01 Appendix B Power Cord Specifications Supported Power Cords and Plugs Figur e B-1 0 CAB-AC-250V/13A Figur e B-1 1 CAB-N5K6A -NA Figur e B-12 CAB-9K12A -NA Cordset r a ting 1 3 A, 250V (6.6 f eet) (79±2m) Pl u g: EL 3 12MoldedT wistlock (NEMA L6-20) 1 8 656 8 Connector : EL 701 (IE[...]

B-7 Cisco UCS C22 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26646-01 Appendix B Po wer Cord Specifications Supported Power Cords and Plugs Figur e B-13 CAB-C13-CBN, Jumper P ower Cor d (0.68 m) Figur e B-14 CAB-C13-C14-2M, Jump er Power Co rd ( 2 m) Figur e B-15 CAB-C13-C14-AC, Jumper P ow er Cor d (3 m) Cordset r a ting 10A, 250V (6 8 6mm) Pl u g:[...]

B-8 Cisco UCS C22 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26646-01 Appendix B Power Cord Specifications Supported Power Cords and Plugs[...]

C-1 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 APPENDIX C RAID Controller Considerations This appendix contain s the follo wing sections: • Supported RAID Cont rollers and Required Cabl es, page C-2 • LSI Nytro Me gaRAID 8110-4i Considerations , page C-4 • Mixing Dri ve T ypes in RAID Groups, page C-4 • Battery Backup[...]

C-2 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Supported RAID Cont rollers and Required Cab les Supported RAID Controllers and Required Cables This server sup ports the RAID controller options, cable requ irements, and RAID backup uni ts shown i n Ta b l e C-1 . Caution Do not mix cont[...]

C-3 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Supported RAID Controlle rs and Required Cables LSI MegaRAID SAS 9266CV -8i PCIe • SFF/expander: 24 internal • LFF/expander: 12 internal • SFF/no expander: 8 internal or  16 internal with dual controllers SCPM 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,[...]

C-4 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations LSI Nytro MegaRAID 8 110-4i Considerations LSI Nytro MegaRAID 8110-4i Considerations Note the follo wing restrictions reg arding support of t he LSI Nytro Meg aRAID 8110-4i card in this server: • This card is not supported with the SFF 1[...]

C-5 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Battery Backup Units Battery Backup Units T his se rver sup ports installation of up to two RAID ba ttery backup units (BBUs) or Su perCap power modules (SCPMs). The units mo unt to clips on the removabl e air baffle (see Figure 3-37 ). N[...]

C-6 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Factory-Default Option ROM Settings Factory-Default Option ROM Settings Ta b l e C-3 describes the option ROM (OPROM) set tings for card slots that are made a t the factory for various configurati ons. The version of server an d the number[...]

C-7 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations RAID Controller Migration RAID Controller Migration This server supports hardware RA ID (mezzanine and PCIe controller card s) and embedded software RAID. See Ta b l e C-4 for which migrations are allo wed and a summary of migration steps[...]

C-8 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller Embedded MegaRAID Controller Note VMware ESX/ESXi or any other virtualized environments are not supported for use wi th the embedded MegaRAID controller . Hype rvisors such as Hyper-V , Xen, or KVM are also not[...]

C-9 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller • Enabling the Em bedded RAID Contro ller in the BIOS, page C-11 • Disabling the Embedded RAID Controller in the BIOS, page C-12 • Launching the LSI Embedded RAID Conf iguration Utility , page C-12 • I[...]

C-10 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller Installing a SCU Upgrade ROM Modu le For Embedded RAID SAS Support The SCU Upgrade R OM module contains a chip on a small circuit board. This module att aches to a motherboard header . This chip upgr ades the [...]

C-11 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller Installing a Software RAID Key Module for Embedded RAID 5 Support The software RAID key module cont ains a chip on a small c ircuit bo ard. This module attaches to a motherboard header . This chip upgrades SA[...]

C-12 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller Disabling the Embedded RAID Controller in the BIOS Caution Data migr ation from SW RAID to HW RAID is not supported and could result in data loss. Mig rations from SW RAID to HW RAID are supported only befor e[...]

C-13 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller Downloading the LSI MegaSR Drivers The MegaSR dri vers are included in the C-serie s driv er ISO for your server and OS. Do wnload the driv ers from C isco.com: Step 1 Find the dri vers ISO f ile dow nload fo[...]

C-14 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller d. Copy the expanded folder to a USB thumb dri ve. Step 4 Start the W indo ws driv er installation using one of the follo wing methods: • T o install from local media: Connect an e xternal USB D VD dri ve to[...]

C-15 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller Linux Driver Installation This section e xplains the steps to install the embedded Me gaRAID de vice dri ver in a Red Hat Enterp rise Linux installation o r a SuSE Linux Enterprise Serv er installation. This [...]

C-16 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller Step 5 Open the DOS Command Prompt and na vigate to the directory wher e raw write.e xe is located. Step 6 T ype the follo wing command to create the installation disk ette: raw wri te Step 7 Press Enter . Y o[...]

C-17 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller Installing the Red Hat Linux Driver For the specif ic supported OS versions, see the Hardware and Software Interoperability Matrix for your server release. This section describes the fresh i nstallation of th[...]

C-18 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller Note The noprobe v alues depend on the number of drives. F or example, to inst all RHEL 5.7 on a RAID 5 conf iguration with three dri ves, enter:  Linux dd blacklist=isci blacklist=ahci nopr obe=ata1 nopro [...]

C-19 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller • T o install from local media: Connect an e xternal USB D VD driv e to the serv er and then insert the first RHEL i nstall disc into the dri ve. Skip to Step 6 . • T o install from remote ISO: Lo g in to[...]

C-20 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations RAID Controller Cabling RAID Controller Cabling This section includes the following topics: • Cable Routing, page C-20 • Cisco UCS C240 Server Cabling Instructions, page C-21 Cable Routing The RAID controll er connectors in this serve[...]

C-21 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations RAID Controller Cabling Cisco UCS C240 Server Cabling Instructions This section contains the following topics: • Backplane and Expander Options, page C-21 • SFF 24-Driv e Backplane With Expander Ca bling, page C-21 • SFF 16-Driv e [...]

C-22 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations RAID Controller Cabling PCIe-Style Card This option can control up to 24 dri ves. The required UCSC-CABLE6 cable kit has two cables. Cable 1 controls drives 1–12 and cable 2 controls dri ves 13–24. 1. Connect cable 1 from connecto r S[...]

C-23 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations RAID Controller Cabling LFF 12-Drive Backplane With Expander Mezzanine-Style Card This option can control up to 12 dri ves. The required UCSC-CABLE4 cable kit has two cables. Cable 1 controls dri ves 1–6 and cable 2 controls dri ves 7?[...]

C-24 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Restoring RAID Configuration After Replacing a RAID Cont roller Restoring RAID Configuration After Replacing a RAID Controller When you replace a RAID controller , the RAID configuration that is stored in the controller is lost . Use the [...]

C-25 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations For More Information • LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Soluti on User Gui de (for LSI SAS 2008) http://www .cisco.com/en/US/docs/unif ied_computing/ ucs/3rd-party/lsi/irsas/us erguide/LSI_IR_SAS_UG.pdf[...]

C-26 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations For More Information[...]

D-1 Cisco UCS C240 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 APPENDIX D Installation for Cisco UCS Integration The Cisco UCS integratio n instructions ha ve been mov ed to the integ ration guides found here: Cisco UCS C-Series Server I nte gration wit h UCS Manager Guides Refer to the guide that is for the versio n of Cisco UCS Manager tha[...]

D-2 Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide OL-25761-01 Appendix D Installati on for Cisco UCS Integration[...]