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Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server Installation and Service Note
Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server 2
LEDs 2
Buttons 4
Connectors 4
Hard Drive Replacement 4
Blade Server Removal and Installation 6
Secure Digital (SD) Card Access 9
Removing a Blade Server Cover 9
W orking Inside the Blade Server 13
Enabling a T rusted Platform Module 30
Server T roubleshooting 31
Server Configuration 31
Physical Specifications for the Cisco UCS B200 M3 31
Related Documentation 31
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a
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Revised: September 9, 2013, OL-26624-01 Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server The Cisco UCS B200 M3 is an Intel-based, half-width blade supporting two CPU sockets using Intel E5-2600 series CPUs and up to 24 DIMMs; it supports one modular LOM (dedicated slot for Cisco's V irtual Interface Card) and one mezzanine adapter . At this time, the UCS B200 M2 (second generation) server is still available and is documented elsewhere. Y ou can install up to eight UCS B200 Blade Servers to a UCS chassis, mixing w
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Table 1: Blade Server LEDs LED Color Description Power Of f Power of f. Green Normal operation. Amber Standby . Link Of f None of the network links are up. Green At least one network link is up. Health Of f Power of f. Green Normal operation. Amber Minor error . Blinking Critical error . Amber Beaconing Of f Beaconing not enabled. Blinking blue Beaconing to locate a selected blade—If the LED is not blinking, the 1 Hz blade is not selected. Y ou can initiate beaconing in UCS Manager or with the b
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Buttons The Reset button is just inside the chassis and must be pressed using the tip of a paper clip or a similar item. Hold the button down for five seconds, and then release it to restart the server if other methods of restarting are not working. The beaconing function for an individual server may get turned on or of f by pressing the combination button and LED. The power button and LED allows you to manually take a server temporarily out of service but leave it in a state where it can be res
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Before upgrading or adding an HDD to a running system, check the service profile in Cisco UCS Manager and make sure the new hardware configuration will be within the parameters allowed by the service profile. Caution T o prevent ESD damage, wear grounding wrist straps during these procedures and handle modules by the carrier edges only . RAID Considerations Each blade contains an LSI SAS 2004 RAID controller embedded in the motherboard that is not separately replaceable. The controller supports
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Step 2 Place the hard drive on an antistatic mat or antistatic foam if you are not immediately reinstalling it in another server . Step 3 Install a hard disk drive blank faceplate (N20-BBLKD) to keep dust out of the blade server if the slot will remain empty . Installing a Blade Server Hard Drive Procedure Step 1 Place the hard drive lever into the open position by pushing the release button. Figure 4: Installing a Hard Drive in a Blade Server Step 2 Gently slide the hard drive into the opening
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Powering Off Blade Servers Using the Power Button Tip Y ou can also shut the server down remotely using Cisco UCS Manager. For details, see the Configuration Guide for the version of Cisco UCS Manager that you are using. The configuration guides are available at the following URL: http://www .cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10281/products_ installation_ and_ configuration_guides_ list.html Procedure For each server in the chassis that you want to power of f, check the color of the Power Status LED. S
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Installing a Half-width Blade Server UCS B200 M3 and UCS B22 M3 half-width blade servers are interoperable in a UCS chassis with any other UCS blade servers, including prior generation B200 M2 and B200 M1 servers, or other UCS B-Series blade servers. T o install a half-width blade server , follow these steps: Procedure Step 1 Grasp the front of the blade server and place your other hand under the blade to support it. Figure 5: Positioning a Blade Server in the Chassis 8
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Step 2 Open the ejector lever in the front of the blade server . Step 3 Gently slide the blade into the opening until you cannot push it any farther . Step 4 Press the ejector lever so that it catches the edge of the chassis and presses the blade server all the way in. Step 5 T ighten the captive screw on the front of the blade to no more than 3 in-lbs. T ightening with bare fingers only is unlikely to lead to stripped or damaged captive screws. Step 6 Power on the server . UCS Manager automatic
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Procedure Step 1 Press and hold the button down as shown in the figure below . Step 2 While holding the back end of the cover , pull the cover back and then up. Figure 7: Opening a Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server 10
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Air Baffles The air baf fles direct and improve air flow for the server components. T wo identical baf fles ship with each B200 M3 server . No tools are necessary to install them, just place them over the DIMMs as shown, with the holes in the center of the baf fles aligned with the corresponding motherboard standof fs. Figure 8: Cisco UCS B200 M3 Air Baffles 1 1
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Internal Components Figure 9: Inside View of the B200 M3 Blade Server 1 Hard drive bays 2 Internal USB connector Cisco UCS-USBFLSH-S-4GB= is recommended, but if another USB drive will be used it must be no wider than .8 inches, and no more than 1.345 inches long in order tp provide needed clearances to install or remove the USB drive. 3 Battery 4 CPU and heat sink 5 DIMM slots 6 Diagnostic button 7 Modular LOM (shown installed) 8 Adapter card connector (Adapter not shown installed) Diagnostics B
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populating DIMMs in a blade server , and the rules depend on the blade server model. Refer to the documentation for a specific blade server for those rules. HDD status LEDs are on the front face of the HDD. Faults on the CPU, DIMMs, or adapter cards also cause the server health LED to light solid amber for minor error conditions or blinking amber for critical error conditions. Working Inside the Blade Server Installing a Motherboard CMOS Battery All Cisco UCS blade servers use a CR2032 battery (
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d) Replace the server in the chassis and power on the blade by pressing the Power button. Figure 10: Location of the Motherboard CMOS Battery CPU and Heatsink Replacement Special Information For Upgrades to Intel E5-2600 v2 Series CPUs Caution Y ou must upgrade your server firmware to the required minimum level before you upgrade to Intel E5-2600 v2 Series CPUs. Older firmware versions cannot recognize the new CPUs and this results in a non-bootable server . The minimum software and firmware ver
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Server CIMC 2.1(3) Server BIOS 2.1(3) Cisco UCS Manager 2.1(3) Board controller firmware 8.0 Do one of the following actions: • If your server’s firmware and/or Cisco UCS Manager software are already at the required levels shown in the table above, you can replace the CPU hardware by using the procedures in this section. • If your server ’s firmware and/or Cisco UCS Manager software is earlier than the required levels, use the instructions in the Cisco UCS B-Series Servers Upgrade Guide for Inte
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Step 3 Unhook the first socket hook, which has the following icon: See callout 3 in the following figure. Step 4 Unhook the second socket hook, which has the following icon: See callout 4 in the following figure. Step 5 Open the socket latch. See callout 5 in the following figure. Figure 11: Removing the Heat Sink and Accessing the CPU Socket Step 6 Press the central button on the provided CPU pick and place tool (UCS-CPU-EP-PNP=) to release the catch. The CPU pick and place tool is included wit
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c) Lift the tool and CPU straight up. Figure 12: Proper Alignment of CPU Pick and Place Tool (for Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series Processors) 1 Alignment mark on the button/handle of the pick and 2 Alignment mark on the socket place tool Installing a New CPU and Heat Sink Before installing a new CPU in a server , verify the following: The CPU is supported for that given server model. This may be verified via the server's T echnical Specifications ordering guides • or by the relevant release of the Cis
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Procedure Step 1 (Optional) If you are installing a CPU in a socket that had been shipped empty , there will be a protective cap intended to prevent bent or touched contact pins. The pick and pull cap tool provided can be used in a manner similar to a pair of tweezers. Grasp the protective cap and pivot as shown. Figure 13: Protective Cap Removal Step 2 Release the catch on the pick and place tool by pressing the handle/button. Step 3 Remove the new CPU from the packaging, and load it into the p
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e) Lift the tool and CPU straight up of f of the pedestal. Figure 14: Loading the Pick and Place Tool 1 Alignment mark on the pick and place tool, CPU and pedestal 19
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Step 4 Place the CPU and tool on the CPU socket with the registration marks aligned as shown. Step 5 Press the button/handle on the pick and place tool to release the CPU into the socket. Figure 15: Using the CPU Pick and Place Tool to Insert the CPU 1 Alignment mark on the tool button/handle 2 Alignment mark on the CPU socket 20
