Cisco UCS B260 M4 and B460 M4 Blade Server Installation and Service Note for Servers with E7 v3 and E7 v2 CPUs
First Published: 2015-07-13
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CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1
Preface v
Audience v
Conventions v
Related Cisco UCS Documentation vii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request vii
Overview 1
Cisco UCS B260 M4 Blade Server 1
The Cisco UCS B460 M4 Blade Server 2
External Features Overview 4
LEDs 4
Buttons 6
Local Console Connection 6
Secure Digital Cards 7
Drives 7
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
Installing a Blade Server 9
Installing a Blade Server in the Chassis 9
Server Configuration 11
Powering Off a Blade Server Using the Power Button 11
Removing a Blade Server from the Chassis 12
Server Troubleshooting 12
Servicing the Blade Server 13
Drive Replacement 13
Removing a Blade Server Drive 13
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Contents
Installing a Blade Server Drive 14
Removing a Blade Server Cover 15
Internal Components 16
Diagnostics Button and LEDs 19
Installing a CMOS Battery 20
Removing a CPU and Heat Sink 20
Installing a New CPU and Heat Sink 22
Installing Memory 26
Supported DIMMs 26
Memory Arrangement 27
Channels 28
Memory Performance 32
Installing a Virtual Interface Card Adapter 32
CHAPTER 4
APPENDIX A
Installing an Adapter Card 33
Installing and Enabling a Trusted Platform Module 34
Upgrading to a Cisco UCS B460 M4 Blade Server 37
Upgrading to a Cisco UCS B460 M4 Blade Server 37
Removing the Scalability Terminator 38
Installing a Scalability Connector 38
Technical Specifications 41
Physical Specifications 41
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Preface
Audience
To use this installation guide, you must be familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices and preferably
be an electronic or electromechanical technician who has experience with electronic and electromechanical
equipment.
Only trained and qualified service personnel (as defined in IEC 60950-1 and AS/NZS60950) should install,
replace, or service the equipment. Install the system in accordance with the U.S. National Electric Code if
you are in the United States.
Conventions
• Audience, on page v
• Conventions, on page v
• Related Cisco UCS Documentation, on page vii
• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, on page vii
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font.
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Variables in a CLI command appear in this font.
Elements in square brackets are optional.[ ]
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Preface
Related Cisco UCS Documentation
Documentation Roadmaps
For a complete list of all B-Series documentation, see the Cisco UCS B-Series Servers Documentation Roadmap
available at the following URL: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/overview/
guide/UCS_roadmap.html
For a complete list of all C-Series documentation, see the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Documentation Roadmap
available at the following URL: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/overview/
guide/ucs_rack_roadmap.html.
For information on supported firmware versions and supported UCS Manager versions for the rack servers
that are integrated with the UCS Manager for management, refer to Release Bundle Contents for Cisco UCS
Software.
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Overview
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Cisco UCS B260 M4 Blade Server, on page 1
• The Cisco UCS B460 M4 Blade Server, on page 2
• External Features Overview, on page 4
Cisco UCS B260 M4 Blade Server
The UCS B260 M4 Blade Server is a full-width blade that is formed from the following parts:
• One UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module
• One UCS Scalability Terminator that attaches to the front of the UCS Scalable Blade Module
There are two versions of the UCS B260 M4 Blade Server. The following table lists the features of each
version.
Table 1: Features of the UCS B260 M4 Blade Server
CHAPTER 1
Feature
LSI3008 SASRAID Controller
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UCS B260 M4 with Intel Xeon E7 v2
CPU
1 that supports 2 SAS or SATA
hard drives
UCS B260 M4 with Intel Xeon E7 v3
CPU
UCSB-EX-M4-2UCSB-EX-M4-1Base server PID
Full widthFull widthForm factor
22Number of CPUs
Intel Xeon E7 v3Intel Xeon E7 v2CPU Model
DDR3 DIMMsDDR3 DIMMsMemory type
4848Memory slots
1 that supports 2 SAS or SATA
hard drives
2 HDD or SSD2 HDD or SSDDrive Quantity
1
The Cisco UCS B460 M4 Blade Server
Overview
Feature
You can install up to four UCS B260 M4 Blade Servers in the Cisco UCS 5108 server chassis.
Figure 1: Cisco UCS B260 M4 Scalable Blade Server
UCS B260 M4 with Intel Xeon E7 v2
CPU
UCS B260 M4 with Intel Xeon E7 v3
CPU
2+ mLOM2+ mLOMMezzanine slots
22Secure digital (SD) cards
11Internal USB device
11Trusted platform module (TPM)
Network link status LED7Drive bay 11
Power button and LED8Drive bay 22
4
LED
The Cisco UCS B460 M4 Blade Server
The UCS B460 M4 blade server is a four-socket blade server that consists of two UCS Scalable M4 Blade
Modules that are attached together with the UCS Scalability Connector.
Right ejector handle9Reset button access3
10Blue locator button and
12Blade health LED6
UCS Scalability
Terminator
Left ejector handle11Local console connector5
Asset tag
Each server has a plastic
tag that pulls out of the
front panel and does not
interfere with the air flow
of the module. A label that
identifies the version of
the UCS Scalable M4
Blade Module appears on
the asset tag.
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Overview
The Cisco UCS B460 M4 Blade Server
An upgrade kit is available to upgrade the Cisco UCS B260 blade server to the UCS B460 M4 blade server.
The upgrade kits includes the following parts:
• One UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module
• One UCS Scalability Connector that attaches to the front of the blade modules and connects them to
form the four-socket blade server.
The two UCS Scalable M4 Blade Modules in the UCS B460 M4 blade server are in a master-slave relationship.
The lower module is the master, and the upper module is the slave. The KVM cable, USB flash drive, and
SD cards must be configured in the master blade module of a B460 M4 blade server; if they are configured
in the slave module, they will not operate.
See Upgrading to a Cisco UCS B460 M4 Blade Server, on page 37 for the instructions to upgrade to a UCS
B460 M4 blade server.
There are two versions of the UCS B460 M4 blade server. The following table lists the features of each version.
Table 2: Features of the UCS B460 M4 Blade Server
Feature
LSI3008 SASRAID Controller
UCS B460 M4 with Intel Xeon E7 v2
CPU
2 that supports 4 SAS or SATA
hard drives
UCS B460 M4 with Intel Xeon E7 v3
CPU
UCSB-EX-M4-2UCSB-EX-M4-1Base server PID
Full width, double heightFull width, double heightForm factor
44Number of CPUs
Intel Xeon E7 v3Intel Xeon E7 v2CPU Model
DDR3 DIMMsDDR3 DIMMsMemory type
9696Memory slots
2 that supports 4 SAS or SATA
hard drives
4 HDD or SSD4 HDD or SSDDrive Quantity
4 + 2x mLOM4 + 2x mLOMMezzanine slots
22Secure digital (SD) cards
11Internal USB device
11Trusted platform module (TPM)
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External Features Overview
Figure 2: Cisco UCS B460 M4 Blade Server
Overview
Drive bay 23
External Features Overview
The features of the blade server that are externally accessible are described in this section.
LEDs
Server LEDs indicate whether the blade server is in active or standby mode, the status of the network link,
the overall health of the blade server, and whether the server is set to give a blinking blue locator light from
the locator button.
The removable drives also have LEDs indicating hard disk access activity and disk health.
4Drive bay 31
UCS Scalability
Connector
Drive bay 15Drive bay 42
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Overview
LEDs
Table 3: Blade Server LEDs
DescriptionColorLED
Power off.OffPower
Green
Amber
Main power state. Power is
supplied to all server components
and the server is operating
normally.
Standby power state. Power is
supplied only to the service
processor of the server so that the
server can still be managed.
Note
The front-panel power
button is disabled by
default. It can be
re-enabled through
Cisco UCS Manager.
After it's enabled, if you
press and release the
front-panel power
button, the server
performs an orderly
shutdown of the 12 V
main power and goes to
standby power state.
You cannot shut down
standby power from the
front-panel power
button. See the Cisco
UCS Manager
Configuration Guides
for information about
completely powering off
the server from the
software interface.
OffLink
None of the network links are up.
At least one network link is up.Green
OffHealth
Power off.
Normal operation.Green
Minor error.Amber
Critical error.Blinking Amber
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Buttons
Overview
DescriptionColorLED
(Disk Drive)
(Disk Drive)
OffBlue locator button and LED
Blinking blue 1 Hz
OffActivity
OffHealth
Flashing Amber 4 hz
Blinking is not enabled.
Blinking to locate a selected
blade—If the LED is not blinking,
the blade is not selected. You can
control the blinking in UCS
Manager or by using the blue
locator button/LED.
Inactive.
Outstanding I/O to disk drive.Green
Can mean either no fault detected
or the drive is not installed.
Rebuild drive active.
If the Activity LED is also flashing
amber, a drive rebuild is in
progress.
Fault detected.Amber
Buttons
The Reset button is recessed in the front panel of the server. You can press the button with 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 do not work.
The locator function for an individual server may get turned on or off by pressing the locator button/LED.
The front-panel power button is disabled by default. It can re-enabled through Cisco UCS Manager. After it's
enabled, The power button allows you to manually take a server temporarily out of service but leave it in a
state where it can be restarted quickly. If the desired power state for a service profile associated with a blade
server is set to "off," using the power button or Cisco UCS Manager to reset the server will cause the desired
power state of the server to become out of sync with the actual power state and the server may unexpectedly
shut down at a later time. To safely reboot a server from a power-down state, use the Boot Server action in
Cisco UCS Manager.
Local Console Connection
The local console connector allows 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 cable
that provides a connection into a Cisco UCS blade server; it has a DB9 serial connector, a VGA connector
for a monitor, and dual USB ports for a keyboard and mouse. With this cable, you can create a direct connection
to the operating system and the BIOS running on a blade server. A KVM cable ships standard with each blade
chassis accessory kit.
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Overview
Secure Digital Cards
Figure 3: KVM Cable for Blade Servers
1
3
Secure Digital Cards
Secure Digital (SD) card slots are provided and one or two SD cards can be populated. If two SD cards are
populated, they can be used in a mirrored mode.
Note
Do not mix different capacity cards in the same server.
Figure 4: SD Card Slots
local console connection
monitor
DB9 serial connector2Connector to blade server
4VGA connector for a
2-port USB connector for
a mouse and keyboard
Drives
Each UCS Scalable M4 Blade Module has two front-accessible, hot-swappable, 2.5-inch drives. Unused drive
bays should always be covered with a blank faceplate if the bay is to remain empty.
The drives supported in the blade server come with the drive sled attached. Spare drive sleds are not available.
A list of currently supported drives is in the specification sheets at this
URL:http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/servers-unified-computing/ucs-b-series-blade-servers/datasheet-listing.html
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