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    Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems, In c. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 951 34-1706 USA http://www.ci sco.com Tel: 408 526-4000 800 553-NETS (638 7) Fax: 408 527-0883 Cisco U CS C24 S erver Installation and S er vice Guide Covers S erver Generatio n M3 May 09, 20 13 Text Part Number: OL-26647-01[...]

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    THE SPECIFICATION S AND INFORMAT ION RE GARDIN G TH E PRODU CTS IN THIS MANU AL A RE SUBJ ECT T O CHAN GE W ITHOUT N OTICE. ALL STATEMENTS , INFORMATION, AND RECOMMENDA TIONS IN THI S MANUAL ARE BE LIEVED TO BE A CCURATE BUT ARE PRESENTED WI THOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. USERS MUS T TAKE FULL RESPONSI BILITY FOR THEIR APPLICAT ION[...]

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    1 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Server 2-1 Unpacking and Inspecting the Server 2-2 Preparing f[...]

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    Contents 2 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 Buttons 3-4 Preparing for Server Component Installation 3-6 Required Equipment 3-6 Shutting Down and Powering Off the Serv[...]

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    Contents 3 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Monitoring and Managing a Cisco USB Flash Drive 3-43 Internal Cisco USB Flash Drive Replacement Procedure 3- 43 Enabling or Disabling the Inte rnal USB Port 3-44 Installing a Trusted Platform Mo dule 3-45 Enabling the In tel Trusted Execution Techn ology (TXT) Feature For t[...]

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    Contents 4 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Cisco UCS C24 Server RAID Cabling Instructions C-18 Backplane and Expander Options C-18 Small Form Factor 24-Drive Backplan e With Expander Cabling C-18 Small Form Factor 16-Drive Backplan e (No Expander) Cabling C-19 Large Form Factor 12-Drive Backplane With E xpander Cabl[...]

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    v Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Preface This preface describes the audi ence, organi zation, and conventions o f the Cisco UCS C24 Server Installation an d Servi ce Guid e . It also pr ovi des informatio n about h ow t o obtain r elated documen tation. Related Documentation The documentation set for the Cisco Unif[...]

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    vi Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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.cis[...]

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    vii Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Preface V a roitus TÄRKEITÄ TURVALLISUUSOHJEIT A Tämä varoitusmerkki merkitsee vaaraa. T ilanne voi aiheuttaa ruumiillisia vam moja. Ennen kuin käsittelet laitteistoa, huomioi sähköpiirien käsittelemisee n liittyvät riskit ja tutustu onnettomuuksien yl eisiin ehkäisytapo[...]

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    viii Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 ma[...]

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    ix Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 e[...]

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    x Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Preface[...]

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    xi Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 Pr oduct D ocumentatio n , which also lists all new and revise[...]

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    xii Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Preface[...]

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    CH A P T E R 1-1 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01 1 Overview This chapter provi des an overview of th e Cisco UCS C24 server features. The figures in this chapter sh ow an overview of exte rnal server features. Inte rnal server features are illustrated in Figure 3-4 on page 3-9 . The server is orderable in three dif[...]

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    1-2 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Figur e 1 -1 Cisco UCS C24 Server (Small For m Fact or Dr ives) Fr ont P anel Featur e s 1 USB 2.0 ports (two) 4 Status LEDs (top to bottom): Network activity LED Power supply status LED T emperature status LED Fan Status LED System status LED 2 Pull-out asset [...]

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    1-3 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01 Chapter 1 Overview Figure 1-2 shows the front panel features of the Large Fo rm Factor drives version of the server . This version of the s erver has a 12-d rive backplane wi th an expander . For definitions of all LED states, see Stat us LEDs and Buttons, page 3-2 . Figur e 1 -2[...]

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    1-4 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Figure 1-3 shows the rear panel features of the server (i dentical for al l versions of the server). For definitions of all LED states, see S tatus LEDs and Buttons, page 3-2 . Figur e 1 -3 Cisco UCS C24 Server Rear P ane l Feat ures Ta b l e 1-1 lists a summar[...]

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    1-5 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01 Chapter 1 Overview PCIe I/ O Five horizontal PCIe 4 expansion slots on two risers. See PCIe Slots, page 3-34 for specifi cations of the slots. Sto ra ge Drives are installed into front-panel driv e bays that provide hot-plugg able access. There are two versions of the se rver fro[...]

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    1-6 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew[...]

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    CH A P T E R 2-1 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01 2 Installing the Server This chapter d escribes ho w to instal l the server, and it includes the fo llowing se ctions: • 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 ?[...]

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    2-2 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 carr ier edges only . Ti p Keep the shipping container in case the server require[...]

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    2-3 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01 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, pa[...]

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    2-4 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Preparing for Server Installation Rack Requirements This section prov ides the requirem en ts for the stan dard open racks. The rack must be of the following type: • A standard 19-in. (48.3-cm) wide, fou r -post EIA rack, wi th mou nting posts tha[...]

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    2-5 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Installing the Server In a Rack Installing the Server In a Rack T o install the slide r ails and the serv er into a rack, follow these steps: Step 1 Open the front securing latch (see Figure 2-2 ). The end of the sl ide-rail assembly marked “FRON[...]

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    2-6 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Installing the Server In a Rack Figur e 2-3 At taching a Sl ide-Rail Assem bly d. Attach the second slide-rail assemb ly to the opposite side of the rack. En sure that the two slide-rail assemblies are lev el and at the sa me height with each other [...]

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    2-7 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Installing the Server In a Rack c. Attach the CMA retaining brack et to the left sl ide rail. Slide the plastic clip on th e bracket ov er the flange on the end of the left slide rail. See Figure 2-4 . Figur e 2-4 Attac hing the Cable Management A [...]

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    2-8 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 2-8 • NIC Modes and N IC Redunda ncy Setting s, page 2-10 Connecting and Powering On the Serv[...]

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    2-9 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01 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 Pow e r button to boot the server . W atch for the prompt to press F8. b. During bootup, press F8 when promp[...]

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    2-10 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Initial Server Setup Step 4 Connect to th e CIMC for server manage ment. Connect Ethern et cables from your LA N to the server by using the ports that you selected b y your NIC Mode setting in Step 3 . The Activ e-activ e a nd Acti ve-passi ve NIC [...]

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    2-11 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server System BIOS and CI MC 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, page 2-1 1 • Accessing the System BIOS, page[...]

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    2-12 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server System BIOS and CIMC Firmware Accessing the System BIOS T o change the BIOS settings for your server , foll ow these steps. Detailed instructions ar e also printed on the BIOS screens. Step 1 Enter the BIOS setup utility by pressing the F2 key wh e[...]

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    2-13 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Service He aders and Jump ers Service Headers and Jumpers This section includes the following topics: • Header Location on the Motherboard, page 2-13 • Using the BIOS Recove ry Head er CN34, page 2-14 • Using the Clear CMOS He ader CN14, pag[...]

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    2-14 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Service Headers a nd Jumpers Using the BIOS Recovery Header CN34 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 following [...]

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    2-15 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Service He aders and Jump ers Procedure 2: Use Recovery Jumper and recovery.cap File See Figure 2-5 for the location of the CN34 header . Step 1 Download the BIOS update package an d extract it to a temp orary locati on. Step 2 Copy the contents o[...]

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    2-16 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Server Service Headers a nd Jumpers Using the Clear CMOS Header CN14 See Figure 2-5 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 beca[...]

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    CH A P T E R 3-1 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01 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 ool[...]

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    3-2 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 Front Panel LEDs Fig[...]

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    3-3 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z 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 i[...]

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    3-4 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 but tons. Ta b l e 3-2 de fines the LED states. Figur e 3-2 Rear P anel LEDs and Butt ons 1 Power supply fau lt LED 5 10/100/1000 Ethernet dedicated man[...]

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    3-5 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Status LEDs and Button s 10/100/1000 Ether net dedicated management link status • Off —No link is present. • Green—Link is active. • Green, blinking—T raffic is present on the active link. Identif ication • Off—The Identification [...]

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    3-6 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Preparing for Server Co mponent 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 3-6 • Shutting Dow[...]

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    3-7 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Preparing for Server Compone nt 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 t he cover to replace hard drives or po wer supplies.[...]

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    3-8 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Preparing for Server Co mponent Installation Removing and Replacing the Front Chassis Panel T o remove or replace the front chassis panel of the server , follow these steps: Ti p Remove this panel only if you ar e instructed to do so in a p roced[...]

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    3-9 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z 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 3-4 is from the top do wn with the top cover , front chassi[...]

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    3-10 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Preparing for Server Co mponent Installation Color-Coded Touch Points This server has color -coded touch points that in dicate thumbscrews and latches on replaceable and hot-swappable com ponents. • Hot-swappable comp onents have green p lasti[...]

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    3-11 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z 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[...]

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    3-12 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 Guid[...]

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    3-13 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents • Y ou can mix hard drives and solid state drives in the same serv er . However , Y ou cannot configure a logical volume (virtual d rive) that contains a mix o f hard drives and SSDs. That is, when yo[...]

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    3-14 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Replacing a Drive Backplane Note The Small Form-Factor (24-drive or 16-drive) a nd Lar ge Form-Factor (12- drive) backplanes are factory-configurable options. When re placing a backplane, you must repl [...]

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    3-15 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Step 13 Replace all drives and drives trays to the drive bays. Step 14 Replace the front chassis panel. Step 15 Replace the top cover . Step 16 Replace the server in the rack, repla ce cables, and then [...]

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    3-16 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Replacing a SAS Expander The SAS expander is a card that p lugs directly in to the drive backplane. The SAS expander allows control of up to 24 dri ves with one RAID controller card. See Appendix C, “[...]

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    3-17 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Step 8 Replace the server in the rack, replace cables, a nd then power on the server by pressing the Power button. Figur e 3-9 Replacing the SAS Expander 1 SAS expander securing screws (three) – 28525[...]

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    3-18 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Replacing Fan Modules The four hot-pluggable fan modu les in the server are numbered as follows when you are facing the front of the server . Figur e 3-1 0 F an Module Numbering T o replace or install a[...]

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    3-19 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Figur e 3-1 1 Replacing F an Modules 1 Fan tray connector (on e on each fan module) 3 Connector on underside of fan module 2 Finger latches (tw o on each fan m odule) 285253 Port 1 Port 0 SYS FAN1 SYS F[...]

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    3-20 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 3-20 • DIMM Replacement Procedure, pa ge 3-23 Caution DIMMs and their sockets [...]

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    3-21 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Figur e 3-12 DIMM Slots and CPUs DIMM Population Rules Observe the following g uidelines when installing or rep lacing DIMMs: • Each CPU supports thr ee memory channels. – CPU1 supports channels A, [...]

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    3-22 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components • Although 1600 MH z DIMMs can be run in Power Saving s Mode (1.35 V operation), 1600 MHz operation is supported only when the DDR mode is set to Performance Mode (see “ Enabling Low-V oltage DIMM O[...]

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    3-23 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Memory Mirroring When memory mirroring is enabled, th e memory s ubsystem simu ltaneously writes i dentical data t o two channels. If a memory read from one of the channels returns incorrec t data due t[...]

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    3-24 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Note Before installing DIMMs, refer to the popu lation guidelines. See Memory Performance Guidelines and Population Rul es, page 3-20 . a. Align the new DIMM with the empty slot on the motherbo ard. Use[...]

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    3-25 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents T o install or replace a CPU heatsink and CPU, f ollow these steps: Step 1 Remove the CPU and heatsink that you are replacing: a. Power off the server as described in the “Shuttin g Down and Powerin g[...]

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    3-26 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components • If you are installing a new CPU to a socket that was shipped empty , the socket has a protective cap that is intended to prevent bent contact pins. Use the tool as show n in Figure 3-14 to grasp the[...]

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    3-27 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Figur e 3-15 Rem o ving or Inserting a CPU Step 4 Insert the new CPU into the Pick- and-Place tool: a. Remove the new CP U from the packaging and p lace it on the pedestal that is included in the kit. A[...]

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    3-28 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Figur e 3-16 CPU and Pick-and-Place T ool on Pedestal Step 5 Install a new CPU: a. Set the Pick-and-Place tool with CPU over the empty CPU socket on the motherboard. Note Align the arrow on the top of t[...]

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    3-29 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents c. Apply thermal grease from an included syringe t o the top of the CPU. Apply about 2 cubic centimeters of grease (about half the syringe con tents) to th e top o f the CPU in the pattern that is shown[...]

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    3-30 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 manu[...]

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    3-31 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Figur e 3-18 Repla cing the Motherboard R TC Battery 1 R TC battery holder on motherb oard – 285254 Port 1 Port 0 SYS FAN1 SYS FAN2 SYS FAN3 SYS FAN4 CPU 1 CPU 2 PCIe riser 1 PCIe riser 2 PSU 1 (botto[...]

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    3-32 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Replacing a PCIe Riser The server contains two toolle ss PCIe rise rs for hor izontal in stallation of PCIe car ds. See PCIe Slots, page 3-34 for specifications of the PCIe sl ots on the risers. Note PC[...]

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    3-33 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Caution Make sure that the circuit board co nnector of the riser is aligned correctl y with the motherboard sock et before you push down to seat th e riser in the next step. c. Carefully push dow n on b[...]

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    3-34 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 alifi ed or sold by Ci sco are the responsibi lity of th e customer . Although C isco will alw[...]

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    3-35 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Replacing a PCIe Card Note If you are ins talling a Cisc o UCS V irtual Interface Car d, there are pr erequisite cons iderations . See Special Considerations for Cisco UCS V irtual Interface Cards, page[...]

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    3-36 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Caution Make sure that the circuit board co nnector of the riser is aligned corr ectly with the motherboar d socket before you push down to seat th e riser in the next step. e. Carefully push dow n on b[...]

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    3-37 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z 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 P[...]

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    3-38 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 availab le. This 64 KB of I/O space is divi ded between the CPUs in the system becau se the PCIe control[...]

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    3-39 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Replacing a SuperCap Power Module (RAID Backup Unit) This server supports installation of up to t wo SuperCap power modules (SCPMs). The SCPMs mount inside a cage that is nex t to the c ooling fa ns (se[...]

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    3-40 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Figur e 3-22 Repla cing an SCPM 1 Captive thumbs crew on SCPM cage 4 SCPM holders with SCPMs installed ( up to two) 2 SuperCap pow er module (SCPM) 5 SCPM cage removed from server 3 SCPM holder 6 SCPM c[...]

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    3-41 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Replacing a Cisco USB Flash Drive This server can be ordered with an optional 16- GB Ci sco USB flash dri ve that is pre-loaded with Cisco UCS C-Series Utilities. This section includes the following top[...]

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    3-42 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Booting a Pre-Loaded Cisco US B Flash Drive Virtual Drive When you want to access the Cisco SCU or Cisco HU U software, you boo t its VD with a one-time boot option. When you want t o boot the hyperviso[...]

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    3-43 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Monitoring and Managing a Ci sco USB Flash Drive Y ou can monitor and manage your installed Cisco USB Flash Drive by using the CIMC GUI interface or the CLI interface. Se e the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-M[...]

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    3-44 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Figur e 3-23 Cisco USB Flash Dr ive Sock et Enabling or Disabling th e Internal USB Port The factory default is for all USB ports on the server to be enabled. However , the internal US B por t can be en[...]

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    3-45 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Installing a Trusted Platform Module The trusted p latform m odule (TPM) is a smal l circu it board that attaches to a motherboard socket. The socket location is on the motherbo ard, underneath PCIe ris[...]

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    3-46 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components Step 4 V erify that the TPM is now enabled. a. W atch during bootup for t he F2 prompt, and then press F2 to enter BIOS setup. b. Log into the BIOS Setup ut ility with your BIOS Administ rator password.[...]

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    3-47 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents Step 1 V erify that a TPM is now installed and enab led in the server: a. Either attach a VGA monito r and USB ke yboard to the serv er , or log in remotely to the CIMC interface of the server and open [...]

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    3-48 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components 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 Shutting D[...]

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    3-49 Cisco UCS C24 Server Inst allation and Service Gu ide OL-26647-01z Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server Installing or Replacing Server Comp onents 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 des[...]

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    3-50 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Chapter 3 Mainta ining the Se rver Installing or Replacin g Server Components 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. Note The power supplies must both be either 450W or 650W ; do no[...]

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    A-1 Cisco UCS C24 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-3 Physical Specifications [...]

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    A-2 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation 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: • 450W Power Supply , page A-2 • 650W Power Supply , page A-3 Y ou can get more specific po wer info[...]

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    A-3 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-22326-01 Appendix A Server Spec ifications Environmen tal Specificat ions 650W Power Supply Ta b l e A-3 lists the specification s for each 650W power supply (Cisco p art number UCSC-PSU-650W). Environmental Specifications Ta b l e A-4 lists the environmental speci fications for the server[...]

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    A-4 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-22326-01 Appendix A Server Sp ecifications Environmental Specifications[...]

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    B-1 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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[...]

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    B-2 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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,[...]

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    B-3 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 thro ugh Figure B-15 . Figur e B-1 SFS-250V -1 0A -AR Figur e B-2 CAB-9K1 0A -A U Figur e B-3 SFS-250V -1 0A-CN[...]

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    B-4 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 Cord s et rating: 10A/16 A, 250 V Length: 8 ft 2 in. (2.5 m) Plug: M2511 1 8 6576 OVE Cord s et rating[...]

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    B-5 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 Plug: I/ 3 G (CEI 2 3 -16) Connector C15M (EN60 3 20/C15 ) Cord s et rating: 10 A, 250 V Length: 8 ft 2 in. (2.5 m) 1 8 6575 Plug:[...]

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    B-6 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 Cord s et rating 1 3 A, 250V (6.6 f eet) (79±2m) Plug: EL 3 12MoldedT wi s tlock (NEMA L6-20) 1 8 656 8 Connector : EL 701 (IE[...]

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    B-7 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 Cord (3 m) Cord s et rating 10A, 250V (6 8 6mm) Plug: SS [...]

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    B-8 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix B Power Cord Specifications Supported Power Cords and Plugs[...]

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    C-1 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 APPENDIX C RAID Controller Considerations This appendix contain s the follo wing sections: • Supported RAID Cont rollers and Required Cabl es, page C-2 • Mixing Dri ve T ypes in RAID Groups, page C-3 • SuperCap Po wer Modules (RAID Backup Units), page C-3 • Embedded MegaRA[...]

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    C-2 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 opti ons, cables, and RAID backup units shown in Ta b l e C-1 . Caution Do not use the embedded MegaR[...]

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    C-3 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Mixing Drive Types in RAID Groups Ta b l e C-2 lists the RAID options for the lar ge form factor (LFF) versi on of the server . Mixing Drive Types in RAID Groups Follo wing are the rules for mi xing hard disk dri ve (HDD) and solid stat e [...]

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    C-4 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations RAID Controller Migration RAID Controller Migration This server supports hardw are RAID (PCIe cont roller cards) and embedded software RAID. See Ta b l e C-4 for which migrations are allo wed a nd a summary of migration steps. Ta b l e C-4[...]

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    C-5 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller Embedded MegaRAID Controller Note VMware ESX/ESXi or any other virtualize d en vironm ents are not supported fo r use with the embedded MegaRAID controller . Hype rvisors such as Hyper-V , Xen, or KVM are also [...]

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    C-6 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller • Installing LSI Me gaSR Driv ers For W indo ws and Linux, page C-9 Notes on Supported Embedded MegaRAID Levels The follo wing RAID le vels are supported b y the embedded Meg aRAID controller . • RAID 0—Y[...]

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    C-7 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 ( see Figure C-1 ). This ch[...]

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    C-8 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 SAS [...]

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    C-9 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller Launching the LSI Embedded RA ID Configuration Utility Launch the utility b y pressing Ctrl+M when you see t he prompt during system bo ot. For more in formation about using the Embedded Me gaRA ID software to [...]

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    C-10 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 for[...]

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    C-11 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller 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 driv e to the serv er and then insert the first W indows ins[...]

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    C-12 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 s[...]

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    C-13 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller Step 4 If necessary , use this command to change the file name of the dr iv er update disk to a name with fe wer than eight characters: copy dud-[ driver version ].img dud.img Step 5 Open the DOS Co mmand Prom[...]

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    C-14 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller Installing the Red Hat Linux Driver This section describes the fresh i nstallation of the Red Hat Enter prise Linux 5.7, 6.1, or 6.2 devi ce driv er on systems with the em bedded Me gaRAID stack. Step 1 Create[...]

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    C-15 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller Step 10 Press Enter . The prompt asks whet her you hav e a driv er disk. Step 11 Use the arrow ke y to select Ye s , and then press Enter . Step 12 Select fd0 to indicate that you ha ve a floppy di skette with[...]

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    C-16 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Embedded MegaRAID Controller c. Select the check box in the Mapped column for the med ia that you just added, then wa it for mapping to complete . Step 6 Po wer cy cle the ser ver . Step 7 Press F6 when you see the F6 prompt d uring bootu[...]

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    C-17 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations RAID Controller Cabling RAID Controller Cabling This section includes the following topics: • Cable Routing, page C-17 • Cisco UCS C24 Server RAID Cabling Instructions, page C-18 Cable Routing The RAID controll er connectors in this s[...]

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    C-18 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations RAID Controller Cabling Cisco UCS C24 Server RAID Cabling Instructions This section contains the following topics: • Backplane and Expander Options, page C-18 • Small Form F actor 24-Driv e Backplane W ith Expander Cabling, page C-18 [...]

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    C-19 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations RAID Controller Cabling Step 1 Connect SAS cable 1 from card connector SAS 0 t o the Port0 connector on the e xpander . Step 2 Connect SAS cable 2 from card connector SAS 1 on th e card to the Port1 conn ector on the expander . Step 3 If [...]

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    C-20 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations RAID Controller Cabling Second Controller (Drives 9 thr o ugh 16, Cable UCSC-CABLE-A8): The required UCSC-CABLE-A8 cable kit has two mini - SAS cables. T o control 16 dri ves in this confi guration, you must add a second controller car d [...]

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    C-21 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations Restoring RAID Configuration Af ter Replacing a RAID Controller Restoring RAID Configuration After Replacing a RAID Controller When you replace a RAID controller , the RAID configuration that is stored in the control ler is lost. Use the [...]

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    C-22 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations For More Information[...]

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    D-1 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 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 that[...]

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    D-2 Cisco UCS C24 Server Insta llation and Service Guide OL-26647-01 Appendix D Installati on for Cisco UCS Integration[...]