Cisco Systems UCSSPENTVB200M3 User Manual

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

Working Inside the Blade Server 13

Enabling a Trusted Platform Module 30

Server Troubleshooting 31

Server Configuration 31

Physical Specifications for the Cisco UCS B200 M3 31

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 Virtual Interface Card) and one mezzanine adapter. At this time, the UCS B200 M2 (second generation) server is still available and is documented elsewhere. You can install up to eight UCS B200 Blade Servers to a UCS chassis, mixing with other models or Cisco UCS blade servers in the chassis if desired.

Figure 1: Cisco UCS B200 M3 Front Panel

Each server has a blank plastic tag that pulls out of the front panel which is provided so that you can add your own asset tracking label without interfering with the intended air flow.

Power button and LED6

Network link status LED7Asset tag

Blade health LED8Blade ejector handle2

Console connector9Ejector captive screw3

Reset button access10Hard drive bay 14

Beaconing LED and button11Hard drive bay 25

LEDs

Server LEDs indicate whether the blade server is in active or standby mode, the status of the network link, the over all health of the blade server, and whether the server is set to give a flashing blue beaconing indication.

The removable drives also have LEDs indicating hard disk access activity and disk health.

Table 1: Blade Server LEDs

DescriptionColorLED

Power off.OffPower

Normal operation.Green

Standby.Amber

None of the network links are up.OffLink

At least one network link is up.Green

Power off.OffHealth

Normal operation.Green

Minor error.Amber

Critical error.Blinking

Amber

Beaconing not enabled.OffBeaconing

(Disk Drive)

Blinking blue 1 Hz

Amber 4 Hz

Amber 4 hz

Flashing Amber 4 hz

Beaconing to locate a selected blade—If the LED is not blinking, the blade is not selected. You can initiate beaconing in UCS Manager or with the button.

Inactive.OffActivity

Outstanding I/O to disk drive.Green

Rebuild in progress. Health LED will flash in unison.Flashing

Identify drive active.Flashing

Can mean either no fault detected or the drive is not installed.OffHealth

Identify drive active. If the Activity LED is also flashing amber, a drive rebuild is in progress.

Fault detected.Amber

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 off 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 restarted quickly. If the desired power state for a service profile associated with a blade server or an integrated rack-mount 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 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

The console port 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 (N20-BKVM) which 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.

Figure 2: KVM Cable for Blade Servers

VGA connection for a monitor3Connector to blade server slot1

2-port USB connector for a mouse and keyboard4DB9 serial connector2

Hard Drive Replacement

Each blade has up to two front-accessible, hot-swappable, 2.5-inch drives. Unused hard drive bays should always be covered with cover plates (N20-BBLKD) to ensure proper cooling and ventilation.

You can remove blade server hard drives without removing the blade server from the chassis.

The drives supported in this 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: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10280/products_data_sheets_list.html

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

RAID Considerations

Each blade contains an LSI SAS 2004 RAID controller embedded in the motherboard that is not separately replaceable. The controller supports RAID 0 and 1.

If the drive being replaced was part of a RAID array, Cisco recommends using a new drive of identical size, model, and manufacturer to replace the failed drive. This recommendation comes from the industry standard practice of using drives of the same capacity when creating RAID volumes. If drives of different capacities are used, the useable portion of the smallest drive will be used on all drives that make up the RAID volume.

If you ever need to move a RAID cluster from one server to another, both the old and new servers for the cluster must use the same LSI controller. For example, migration from a server with an LSI 1064E controller to a server with an LSI MegaRAID controller is not supported. Similarly, migrating a RAID cluster from a B200 M3 to a B420 M3 is not supported.

For hard disk and RAID troubleshooting information, see the Cisco UCS Manager B-Series Troubleshooting Guide.

To prevent ESD damage, wear grounding wrist straps during these procedures and handle modules by the carrier edges only.

Removing a Blade Server Hard Drive

To remove a hard drive from a blade server, follow these steps:

Procedure

Step 1

Push the button to release the ejector, and then pull the hard drive from its slot.

Figure 3: Removing the Hard Drive

Step 2 Step 3

Place the hard drive on an antistatic mat or antistatic foam if you are not immediately reinstalling it in another server.

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

Step 2 Step 3

Place the hard drive lever into the open position by pushing the release button.

Figure 4: Installing a Hard Drive in a Blade Server

Gently slide the hard drive into the opening in the blade server until it seats into place.

Push the hard drive lever into the closed position. You can use Cisco UCS Manager to format and configure RAID services. 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

If you need to move a RAID cluster, see the Cisco UCS Manager B-Series Troubleshooting Guide.

Blade Server Removal and Installation

Before performing any internal operations on this blade server, you must remove it from the chassis.

Caution

To prevent ESD damage, wear grounding wrist straps during these procedures and handle modules by the carrier edges only.

Powering Off Blade Servers Using the Power Button

Tip

You 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

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

For each server in the chassis that you want to power off, check the color of the Power Status LED.

Green indicates that the server is running and must be shut down before it can be safely powered off. Go to Step 2.

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Amber indicates that the server is already in standby mode and can be safely powered off. Go to Step 3.

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Press and release the Power button, then wait until the Power Status LED changes to amber. The operating system performs a graceful shutdown and the server goes to standby mode.

Caution

(Optional) If you are shutting down all blade servers in a chassis, disconnect the power cords from the chassis to completely power off the servers.

Remove the appropriate servers from the chassis.

To avoid data loss or damage to your operating system, you should always invoke a graceful shutdown of the operating system.

Removing a Blade Server

Using UCS Manager, decommission the server before physically removing the server. To remove a blade server from the chassis, follow these steps:

Procedure

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4

Step 5

Loosen the captive screw on the front of the blade.

Remove the blade from the chassis by pulling the ejector lever on the blade until it unseats the blade server.

Slide the blade part of the way out of the chassis, and place your other hand under the blade to support its weight.

Once removed, place the blade on an antistatic mat or antistatic foam if you are not immediately reinstalling it into another slot.

If the slot is to remain empty, install a blank faceplate (N20-CBLKB1) to keep dust out of the chassis.

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. To 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

Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5

Step 6

Open the ejector lever in the front of the blade server.

Gently slide the blade into the opening until you cannot push it any farther.

Press the ejector lever so that it catches the edge of the chassis and presses the blade server all the way in.

Tighten the captive screw on the front of the blade to no more than 3 in-lbs. Tightening with bare fingers only is unlikely to lead to stripped or damaged captive screws.

Power on the server. UCS Manager automatically reacknowledges, reassociates, and recommissions the server, provided any hardware changes are allowed by the service profile.

Secure Digital (SD) Card Access

SD card slots are provided for future usage. Their use is not supported at product release. They will require a future software update to be used.

Figure 6: SD Card Slot Locations

Removing a Blade Server Cover

Replacing the cover is the reverse of removing the cover. To open a blade server, follow these steps:

Procedure

Step 1 Step 2

Press and hold the button down as shown in the figure below.

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

Air Baffles

The air baffles direct and improve air flow for the server components. Two identical baffles 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 baffles aligned with the corresponding motherboard standoffs.

Figure 8: Cisco UCS B200 M3 Air Baffles

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