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Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and
Service Note
The Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server (shown in Figure 1) is one of the industry's highest-density
two-socket blade server platforms, providing performance, density, and cost-effective value to data
centers. With a half-width blade form factor, up to eight B230 servers can reside in the Cisco UCS 5100
Series Blade Server Chassis. Combining the performance of the Intel Xeon 6500 and 7500 series
processo
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Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com operating expenses. Among the I/O adapter options, and unique to the Cisco Unified Computing System, the Cisco UCS M81KR Virtual Interface Card (VIC) delivers up to 128 dynamic virtual adapters and interfaces, all integrated with Cisco UCS Manager and VMware vCenter Server. Incorporating Cisco VN-Link technology, this advanced fabric interface provides network visibility to virtual machines and helps enable configurations and policies to follow the vi
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Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com the server to become out of sync with the actual power state and the server may unexpected shutdown at a later time. To safely reboot a server from a power-down state, use the Boot Server action in Cisco UCS Manager. Connectors A console port is provided to give a direct connection to a blade server to allow operating system installation and other management tasks to be done directly rather than remotely. The port uses the KVM dongle device included in t
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Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Table 1 Blade Server LEDs (continued) LED Color Description Health Off Power unavailable. Green Normal operation. Amber Minor error. Blinking Critical error. Amber Beaconing Off Beaconing not enabled. Blinking Beaconing to locate a selected blade—If the LED is not blue 1 Hz blinking, the blade is not selected. You can initiate beaconing in UCS Manager or with the button. Activity Off Drive not installed. (Disk Drive) Green Outstanding I/O to disk driv
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Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Safety warnings appear throughout this publication in procedures that, if performed incorrectly, can cause physical injuries. A warning symbol precedes each warning statement. Warning IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accident
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Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Warnung WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE Dieses Warnsymbol bedeutet Gefahr. Sie befinden sich in einer Situation, die zu Verletzungen führen kann. Machen Sie sich vor der Arbeit mit Geräten mit den Gefahren elektrischer Schaltungen und den üblichen Verfahren zur Vorbeugung vor Unfällen vertraut. Suchen Sie mit der am Ende jeder Warnung angegebenen Anweisungsnummer nach der jeweiligen Übersetzung in den übersetzten Sicherheitshinweisen, die zusammen mit di
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Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Varning! 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 medveten om farorna med elkretsar och känna till vanliga förfaranden för att förebygga olyckor. Använd det nummer som finns i slutet av varje varning för att hitta dess översättning i de översatta säkerhetsvarningar som medföljer denna anordning. SPARA DESSA ANVIS
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Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Aviso INSTRUÇÕES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURANÇA Este símbolo de aviso significa perigo. Você se encontra em uma situação em que há risco de lesões corporais. Antes de trabalhar com qualquer equipamento, esteja ciente dos riscos que envolvem os circuitos elétricos e familiarize-se com as práticas padrão de prevenção de acidentes. Use o número da declaração fornecido ao final de cada aviso para localizar sua tradução nos avisos de segurança traduzidos que aco
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Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 9
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Installing and Removing a Solid State Drive Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Installing and Removing a Solid State Drive There are up to 2 front-accessible, hot-swappable SSD drives per blade. You can remove or install supported blade server SSD drives (see Table 2 ) without removing the blade server from the chassis. All other component replacements for a blade server require removing the blade from the chassis. Unused SSD drive bays should always be covered with cover plates (N20-BBL
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Installing and Removing a Solid State Drive Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Caution To prevent ESD damage, wear grounding wrist straps during these procedures and handle modules by the carrier edges only. Replacing an SSD with a drive of the same size, model, and manufacturer generally causes few problems with UCS Manager. If the drive being replaced was part of a RAID array we recommend using a newly ordered drive of identical size, model, and manufacturer to replace the failed drive
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Removing and Installing a UCS B230 Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Figure 3 Squeeze the Catch on the Drive Sled 1 2 Step 3 Place the drive on an antistatic mat or antistatic foam if you are not immediately reinstalling it in another blade server. Step 4 Install a blank faceplate (N20-BBLKD-7MM) to keep dust out of the blade server if the slot will remain empty. Removing and Installing a UCS B230 Caution To prevent ESD damage, wear grounding wrist straps while performing procedures whe
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Removing and Installing a UCS B230 Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com � Standby power mode—Power is supplied only to the service processor and the cooling fans and it is safe to remove the server for service. After establishing a connection to the blade server’s operating system, you can directly shut down the blade server using the operating system. You can invoke a graceful shutdown or an emergency shutdown (hard shutdown) by using either of the following methods: � UCS Manager, see
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Removing and Installing a UCS B230 Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Installing a Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server To install a blade server, follow these steps: Step 1 Grasp the front of the blade server and place your other hand under the blade to support it. Step 2 Open the ejector lever in the front of the blade server. (See Figure 4.) Figure 4 Inserting a Blade Server in the Chassis Step 3 Gently slide the server into the opening until you cannot push it any farther. At a certain point i
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Removing a Blade Server Cover Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Removing a Blade Server Cover Caution To prevent ESD damage, wear grounding wrist straps while performing procedures where the cover is removed from the server, and handle modules by the carrier edges only. To open the blade server, follow these steps: Step 1 Set the ejector lever to the angle shown in Figure 5. Figure 5 Opening a Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Step 2 Remove any installed SSDs. If needed, refer to “Removing an
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Removing a Blade Server Cover Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Blade Server Internal Components Figure 6 calls out the various components within the blade server. Figure 6 Inside View of a Blade Server 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 DIMM slots 2 CPU 1 and heat sink 3 CPU 2 and heat sink 4 DIMM slots 5 Adapter card connector 6 Diagnostic button Diagnostics Button and LEDs At blade start-up, POST diagnostics test the CPUs, DIMMs, and adapter cards, and any failure notifications are sent to Cisco UCS Manag
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Working Inside the Blade Server Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Working Inside the Blade Server This section describes how to perform the following tasks within a blade server: � Removing a CPU or Heat Sink, page 17 � Installing a CPU or Heat Sink, page 19 � Installing a Motherboard CMOS Battery, page 21 � Installing an Adapter Card, page 22 � Installing Memory, page 24 Removing a CPU or Heat Sink You can order your blade server with two CPUs, or upgrade later to a second CPU. Both
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Working Inside the Blade Server Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Step 3 Unhook the socket latch. (See Figure 7, callout 3.) Step 4 Open the socket latch. (See Figure 7, callout 4.) Step 5 Remove the CPU or socket protective cover. (See Figure 7, callout 5.) Figure 7 Removing the Heat Sink and Accessing the CPU Socket 2 1 1 3 4 5 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note 18 OL-23811-01 199984
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Working Inside the Blade Server Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com In systems shipped with one CPU, the vacant CPU has an N20-BBFLA-230 air blocker (see Figure 8) in place of the CPU heat sink. The blocker is needed for cooling air to flow as designed and needed through the server, and should be kept in place unless another CPU is added. If you are downgrading to a single CPU, order the air blocker and install it in the empty CPU location. Figure 8 Air Blocker (shown in CPU 2) Installing
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Working Inside the Blade Server Comments to ucs-docfeedback@cisco.com Figure 9 Inserting the CPU and Replacing the Heat Sink 5 6 4 6 3 1 2 Step 2 Close the socket latch. (See Figure 9, callout 2.) Step 3 Lock the socket latch into place with the hook. (See Figure 9, callout 3.) Step 4 Attach the thermal pad (also available as a spare A04-BTHP3=) provided with the replacement CPU or server to the bottom of the heat sink, then remove the covering film from the side that will adhere to the CPU
