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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com Americas Headquarters: Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note The Cisco UCS B230 Blade Serv er (shown in Figure 1 ) is one of the industry's highest-densit y two-socket blade server platforms, providing performa nc[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 2 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Insta llation and Service Note OL-23811-01 operating expen s es. Among the I/O adapter options, and un ique to the Cisco Unified Computing System, the Cisco UCS M81KR V irtual Interface Card ( VIC) delivers up to 128 dynamic virtual adapters and interfaces, all integrated with Ci[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 3 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server In stalla tion and Service No te OL-23811-01 the server to become out of sync with the actual po we r state and the s erver may une xpected shutdo wn at a later time. T o safely reboot a se rv er from a power -down state, use the Boot Server action in Cisco UCS Manager . Connecto[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 4 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Insta llation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Each UCS B230 blade serv er contains sev eral Field Replaceable and Field Upgradab le units: • Solid State Driv e • CPU(s) • Memory • Adapter card This document pr ovides step–by–st ep information on ho w to add or replace al[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 5 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server In stalla tion and Service No te OL-23811-01 Safety warnings appear th roughout this publication in procedures th at, if performed incorrectly , can cause physical injuries. A warning sy mbol precedes eac h warning statement. War ni n g IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRU CTIONS This warnin[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 6 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Insta llation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Warnung WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE Dieses Warnsymbol b edeutet Gefahr . Sie befinden sich in einer Situation, die zu V erletzungen führen kann. Machen Sie sich vor d er Arbeit mit Geräten mit den Gefahren elektrisc her Schaltungen un[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 7 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server In stalla tion and Service No te OL-23811-01 Va r n i n g ! VIKTIGA SÄKERHETSANVISNINGAR Denna varningssignal signalerar fara. Du befinner dig i en situation som kan leda till personskada. Innan du utför arbete på någon utrustning måste du vara med v eten om farorna m ed elk[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 8 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Insta llation and Service Note OL-23811-01 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 lesões corporais. Antes de trabalhar com qualquer equipam ento, esteja ciente dos riscos qu[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 9 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server In stalla tion and Service No te OL-23811-01[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 10 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Insta llation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Installing and Removing a Solid State Drive Installing and Removing a Solid State Drive There are up to 2 front-accessible, hot-swappable SSD driv es per blade. Y ou can remov e or install supported blade server SSD dri ves (see Ta b l [...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 11 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server In stalla tion and Service No te OL-23811-01 Installing and Removing a Solid State Drive Caution T o pre vent ESD damage, wear grounding wrist st raps during these procedures and handle mo dules by the carrier edges only . Replacing an SSD with a drive of the same size, mode l, [...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 12 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Insta llation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Removing and Installing a UCS B230 Figure 3 Squeeze the Catc h on the Dr ive Sled Step 3 Place the dri ve on an antistatic mat or antistatic foam if you are not immediately reinstalling it i n another blade server . Step 4 Install a bla[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 13 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server In stalla tion and Service No te OL-23811-01 Removing and Installing a UCS B230 • Standb y power mode—Po wer is supplied only to the service processor an d the cooling fans and it is safe to remove the server for service. After establishing a connection to the blade server?[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 14 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Insta llation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Removing and Installing a UCS B230 Installing a Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server T o instal l a blade server , follo w these steps: Step 1 Grasp the front of t he blade server and place your other hand under the blade to support it. Step 2 O[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 15 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server In stalla tion and Service No te OL-23811-01 Removing a Blade Server Cover Removing a Blade Server Cover Caution T o pre vent ESD damage, wear grounding wrist strap s while performing procedures where the cov er is remov ed from the server , and handle modules b y the carrier ed[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 16 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Insta llation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Removing a Blade Server Cover Blade Server Internal Components Figure 6 calls out the various co mponents within the blade server . Figure 6 Inside View of a Blade Server Diagnostics Button and LEDs At blade st art-up, POST diagno stics[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 17 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server In stalla tion and Service No te OL-23811-01 Working Inside th e Blade Server Working Inside the Blade Server This section descri bes how to perform the f ollowing tasks within a bl ade server: • Removing a CPU or Heat Sink, page 17 • Installing a CPU or H eat Sink, page 19 [...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 18 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Insta llation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Working Inside the Blade Server Step 3 Unhook the socket latch. (See Figure 7 , cal lout 3.) Step 4 Open the so cket latch. (See Figure 7 , callout 4.) Step 5 Remove the CPU or socket protecti ve cover . (See Figure 7 , callout 5.) Figu[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 19 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server In stalla tion and Service No te OL-23811-01 Working Inside th e Blade Server In systems shipped wi th one CPU, the vacant CPU has an N20-BBFLA- 230 air blocker (see Figure 8 ) in place of the CPU heat sink. The bloc ker is needed for cooling ai r to flow as designed and needed [...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 20 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Insta llation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Working Inside the Blade Server Figur e 9 Inser ting the CPU and Replacing the Heat Sink Step 2 Close the so cket latch. (See Figure 9 , callo ut 2.) Step 3 Lock the socket latch into place with the hook. (See Fi gure 9 , callout 3.) St[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 21 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server In stalla tion and Service No te OL-23811-01 Working Inside th e Blade Server Installing a Motherboard CMOS Battery The B230 blade serv er supports the follo wing Cisco component: War ni n g There is danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly . Replace the batter[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 22 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Insta llation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Working Inside the Blade Server Figur e 1 0 Removing and Replacin g a Mot herboard CMOS Bat tery Installing an Adapter Card The network adapters and interface cards a ll hav e a shared installation proces s. Ta b l e 5 lists the av aila[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 23 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server In stalla tion and Service No te OL-23811-01 Working Inside th e Blade Server If you are swit ching from one type of adapter card to another , before you physically perform the swit ch make sure you ha ve do wnloaded the appropriate de vice drivers and loaded them in to the serv[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 24 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Insta llation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Memory and Perfo r mance Installing Memory Only the DIMMs listed in Ta b l e 6 should be used. Memory must be installed i n the order shown in Ta b l e 8 into the slots located in Figure 13 . T o install a DIMM into a slot in the B230 b[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 25 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server In stalla tion and Service No te OL-23811-01 Memory and Performance Supported DIMMs Ta b l e 6 lists the type of DIMM s that Cisco Systems makes av ailable fo r use with this blade server: Cisco does not support thir d-party memory DIMMs, an d in some cases th eir use may ir rep[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 26 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Insta llation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Memory and Perfo r mance Figure 13 sho ws how DIMMs slots are laid out on the blad e server . A CPU uses the DIMM slots directly to the right or the left of the CPU. Note that the arrangement for CPU 2 and CPU 1 is not identical . Figur[...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 27 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server In stalla tion and Service No te OL-23811-01 Server Troublesh ooting Server Troubleshooting For general server troubleshooti ng information, re fer to t he " T r oubleshooting Server Har d war e " chapter of the Cisco UCS T rou bleshooting Guide . Server Configuration [...]

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    Comments to ucs-doc feedbac k@cisco.com 28 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Insta llation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Related Documentation[...]