Cisco UCS B440 Installation And Service Note
Cisco UCS B440 Installation And Service Note

Cisco UCS B440 Installation And Service Note

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Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server
Installation and Service Note
(N20-B6740-2)
The Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Servers (shown in
industry-standard server technologies and provide the following:
Up to four Intel Xeon 7500 Series processors
Four optional front-accessible, hot-swappable SAS hard drives
Support for up to two dual-port adapter card connections for up to 40 Gbps of redundant I/O
throughput
Industry-standard double-data-rate 3 (DDR3) memory, supporting up to 32 DIMM slots and up to
256 GB of memory
Remote management through an integrated service processor that also executes policy established
in Cisco UCS Manager software
Local keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) access through a front console port on each server
Out-of-band access by remote KVM, Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol, and virtual media (vMedia) as
well as Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
LSI RoC 6G SAS 2108 RAID Controller (onboard version of LSI MegaRAID 9260), with Battery
Back-up option and write back cache
M1 and M2 versions are available, supporting different processor classes.
Americas Headquarters:
Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA
Figure
1) are based on

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  • Page 1 LSI RoC 6G SAS 2108 RAID Controller (onboard version of LSI MegaRAID 9260), with Battery Back-up option and write back cache M1 and M2 versions are available, supporting different processor classes. Americas Headquarters: Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA...
  • Page 2 None of the network links are up. Green At least one network link is up. Power off. Health Green Normal operation. Amber Minor error. Blinking Critical error. Amber Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 3 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.
  • Page 4 Notes and Cautions contain important information that you should know. Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material that are not covered Note in the publication. Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 5 éviter les accidents. Pour prendre connaissance des traductions des avertissements figurant dans les consignes de sécurité traduites qui accompagnent cet appareil, référez-vous au numéro de l'instruction situé à la fin de chaque avertissement. CONSERVEZ CES INFORMATIONS Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 6 Al final de cada advertencia encontrará el número que le ayudará a encontrar el texto traducido en el apartado de traducciones que acompaña a este dispositivo. GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 7 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 ANVISNINGAR Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 8 Brug erklæringsnummeret efter hver advarsel for at finde oversættelsen i de oversatte advarsler, der fulgte med denne enhed. GEM DISSE ANVISNINGER Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
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  • Page 10: Installing And Removing A Blade Server Hard Drive

    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. Cisco recommends following industry standard practice of using drives of the same capacity when creating RAID volumes.
  • Page 11: Removing A Blade Server Hard Drive

    Hard disk and RAID troubleshooting information is in the Troubleshooting Server Hardware chapter of the Cisco UCS Troubleshooting Guide. The B440 uses an LSI SAS 2108 RAID controller (the onboard version of the LSI MegaRAID 9260). Table 3 shows the drives supported in this blade server.
  • Page 12: Installing A Blade Server Hard Drive

    Step 3 You can use UCS Manager to format and configure RAID services. refer to the UCS Manager configuration guide for your software release for details on RAID configuration. Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 13: Removing And Installing A Ucs B440 High Performance Blade Server

    • Use the UCS Manager . See either the Cisco UCS Manager GUI Configuration Guide or the Cisco UCS Ma nager CLI Configuration Guide. Use the Power button on the server front panel. To use the Power button, follow these steps: •...
  • Page 14: Removing A Cisco Ucs B440 High Performance Blade Server

    To reinstall the slot divider, align it with the dimples in the slot top and bottom and slide it back in until it clicks into place. Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 15 Gently slide the blade into the opening until you cannot push it any farther. Step 4 Press the ejector levers so that they catch the edge of the chassis and press the blade server all the way in. Step 5 Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 16: Removing A Blade Server Cover

    Step 2 While holding the back end of the cover, pull the cover back and upas shown in callout 2 of Figure Figure 6 Opening a Blade Server Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 17: Internal Components

    LED for a component if an uncorrectable error or correctable errors (such as a host ECC error) over the allowed threshold occur. Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 18: Topicworking Inside The Blade Server

    Remove a motherboard CMOS battery: Step 1 Set the power button to Standby (it will go from green to Amber). Remove the blade server from the chassis, Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 19 Replace the top cover. Replace the server in the chassis, and then power on the server by pressing the Power button. Figure 8 Removing and Replacing a Motherboard CMOS Battery Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 20: Removing A Cpu Or Heat Sink

    Open the socket latch as shown in callout 4 of Figure Step 4 Remove the CPU or socket protective cover as shown in callout 5 of Figure Step 5 Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 21 If a replacement CPU will not be used and the CPU will be left vacant, you should have an air blocker installed rather than a heat sink. The air blocker assures that air flows where it is needed, and is shown Figure Figure 10 CPU Air Blocker Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 22: Installing A Cpu Or Heat Sink

    Secure the heat sink to the motherboard by tightening the two captive screws hand tight. See Figure Step 6 callout 6. Caution Make sure that the heat sink fins are aligned to run along the length of the blade server (see Figure 11). Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 23: Installing Memory

    This section describes the type of memory that the blade server requires, and its effect on performance. The following topics are covered: Supported DIMMs • Memory Arrangement • Memory Performance • Related Documentation • Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 24: Supported Dimms

    Server memory bank. Un-pairing this set and mixing with other non-matched DIMMs can potentially result in memory errors. Cisco does not support third-party memory DIMMs, and in some cases their use may irreparably damage the server and require an RMA and down time.
  • Page 25 DIMMs installed in slots for an absent CPU will not be recognized. For optimal performance, distribute DIMMs evenly across all CPUs. DIMM connector latches are color coded blue, yellow, black, and white, and Cisco recommends installing memory in that order. It is also recommended to install memory evenly across the installed CPUs.
  • Page 26: Memory Performance

    DIMMs to run at the speed of the slower DIMMs. Your selected CPU(s) can have some affect on performance. If two CPUs are used, both must be of • the same type. Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 27: Installing An Adapter Card

    Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card 1280 1.N20-AI0002, the Cisco UCS 82598KR-CI 10 Gb Ethernet Adapter, is not supported on this server but is still available for other models. We suggest you use the Cisco UCS CNA M61KR-I Intel Converged Network Adapter in place of the Cisco UCS 82598KR-CI 10 Gb Ethernet Adapter.
  • Page 28: Installing A Raid License Key

    In each row of data blocks, two sets of parity data are stored. Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 29: Installing A Raid Battery Backup Unit (Bbu)

    The Cisco RAID key is OEM version of LSI MegaRAID SAS 8880EM2 SGL. If a replacement is needed, the stock LSI version will not work as a replacement as the physical connector is different, you must order replacements from Cisco.
  • Page 30 RAID controller at its rear. Secure the BBU in place by tightening the captive screw with a #2 Phillips screwdriver. Step 5 Figure 19 Tighten the Captive Screw Cisco UCS B440 High Performance Blade Server Installation and Service Note OL-22475-01...
  • Page 31: Server Troubleshooting

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