Cisco APIC L4 User Manual

Any mouse or keyboard that is connected to the KVM cable is disconnected
when you enable Smart Access USB.
Note
• You can use USB 3.0-based devices, but they will operate at USB 2.0 speed.
• We recommend that the USB device have only one partition.
• The file system formats supported are: FAT16, FAT32, MSDOS, EXT2, EXT3, and EXT4. NTFS
is not supported.
• The front-panel KVM connector has been designed to switch the USB port between Host OS and BMC.
• Smart Access USB can be enabled or disabled using any of the BMC user interfaces. For example, you
can use the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility that is accessed by pressing F8 when prompted during
bootup.
• Enabled: the front-panel USB device is connected to the BMC.
• Disabled: the front-panel USB device is connected to the host.
• In a case where no management network is available to connect remotely to Cisco IMC, a Device Firmware
Update (DFU) shell over serial cable can be used to generate and download technical support files to the
USB device that is attached to front panel USB port.
Cisco APIC M4/L4 Server Installation and Service Guide
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Installing the Server
Smart Access USB

Cisco APIC L4 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	APIC L4
Category	Server
Language	English