Page 2 - C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m; Buttons
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 2 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 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...
Page 3 - Connectors; LEDs
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 3 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 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-do...
Page 4 - Conventions
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 4 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Each UCS B230 blade server contains several Field Replaceable and Field Upgradable units: • Solid State Drive • CPU(s) • Memory • Adapter card This document p...
Page 10 - Installing and Removing a Solid State Drive
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 10 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation 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 drives per blad...
Page 11 - Installing an SSD Drive; Removing an SSD Drive
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 11 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Installing and Removing a Solid State Drive Caution To prevent ESD damage, wear grounding wrist straps during these procedures and handle modules by the carr...
Page 12 - Removing and Installing a UCS B230; Shutting Down and Powering Off a Blade Server
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 12 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Removing and Installing a UCS B230 Figure 3 Squeeze the Catch on the Drive Sled Step 3 Place the drive on an antistatic mat or antistatic foam if you are not...
Page 13 - Removing a Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 13 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Removing and Installing a UCS B230 • Standby power mode—Power is supplied only to the service processor and the cooling fans and it is safe to remove the ser...
Page 14 - Installing a Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 14 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Removing and Installing a UCS B230 Installing a Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server To install a blade server, follow these steps: Step 1 Grasp the front of the blad...
Page 15 - Removing a Blade Server Cover
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 15 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Removing a Blade Server Cover Removing a Blade Server Cover Caution To prevent ESD damage, wear grounding wrist straps while performing procedures where the ...
Page 16 - Blade Server Internal Components; Diagnostics Button and LEDs
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 16 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Removing a Blade Server Cover Blade Server Internal Components Figure 6 calls out the various components within the blade server. Figure 6 Inside View of a B...
Page 17 - Working Inside the Blade Server; Removing a CPU or Heat Sink
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 17 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Working Inside the Blade Server Working Inside the Blade Server This section describes how to perform the following tasks within a blade server: • Removing a...
Page 19 - Installing a CPU or Heat Sink
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 19 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Working Inside the Blade Server 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 sin...
Page 21 - Installing a Motherboard CMOS Battery
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 21 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Working Inside the Blade Server Installing a Motherboard CMOS Battery The B230 blade server supports the following Cisco component: Warning There is danger o...
Page 22 - Installing an Adapter Card
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 22 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Working Inside the Blade Server Figure 10 Removing and Replacing a Motherboard CMOS Battery Installing an Adapter Card The network adapters and interface car...
Page 24 - Installing Memory; Memory and Performance
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 24 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Memory and Performance Installing Memory Only the DIMMs listed in Table 6 should be used. Memory must be installed in the order shown in Table 8 into the slo...
Page 25 - Supported DIMMs; Memory Arrangement
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 25 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Memory and Performance Supported DIMMs Table 6 lists the type of DIMMs that Cisco Systems makes available for use with this blade server: Cisco does not supp...
Page 26 - Memory Performance; Bandwidth and Performance; Performance Loss
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 26 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Memory and Performance Figure 13 shows how DIMMs slots are laid out on the blade server. A CPU uses the DIMM slots directly to the right or the left of the C...
Page 27 - Server Troubleshooting; Server Configuration; Server Specifications
C o m m e n t s t o u c s - d o c f e e d b a c k @ c i s c o . c o m 27 Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-23811-01 Server Troubleshooting Server Troubleshooting For general server troubleshooting information, refer to the " Troubleshooting Server Hardware " chapte...