Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server CE500 - Introduction; About this Document; About the Cisco VCS Appliance

Introduction
About this document
This document describes how to install a CiscoTelePresence VideoCommunicationServer CE500
appliance into your video network. It contains information on:
n Preparing the installation
n Installing the hardware
n Performing initial configuration
n Troubleshooting the installation
The CiscoVCS appliance is based on the UCSC220 M3L. For more detailed information on installing this
appliance see Cisco UCS C220 Server Installation and Service Guide.
About the CiscoVCS appliance
The CiscoVCS appliance described in this document is a CE500, which is based on a UCSC220 M3L.
The appliance supports CiscoVCS version X8.1.1 or later. Note that the CE500 model does not support the
scalability solution introduced in the X8.1 release.
The following table lists the components for the appliance:
Item Part Quantity
Chassis UCSC-C220-M3L 1
Processor UCS-CPU-E5-2643 (3.30 GHz / 4 Core - Hyper threaded) 1
RAM UCS-MR-1X082RY-A(8 GB) 2
Hard Disk UCS-HDD1TI2F212 (1TB NL SAS Disk LFF) 2
Onboard SAS Controller SASsupport provided by UCSC-RAID-ROM1 1
NIC N2XX-ABPCI01-M3 (Broadcom 5709 Dual Port 1 Gb) 1
PSU UCSC-PSU-650 W & Power cable 1
TPM UCSX-TPM1-001 (Trusted Platform Module) 1
Miscellaneous UCSC-BBLKD-L(HDD filler panel) 3
UCSC-HS-C220M3 (Heat Sink) 1
UCSC-RAIL1 (Rail Kit) 1
UCSC-PCIF-01H (Half height PCIe filler) 1
UCSC-PSU-BLKP (Power supply blanking panel/filler) 1
The only field replaceable component is the PSU.
Note: the hard disks must not be removed.
To initiate a Return MaterialAuthorization (RMA) go to http://www.cisco.com/web/ordering/cs_
info/or3/o32/Return_a_Product/WebReturns/product_Online_web_returns.html.
Cisco TelePresence VCSCE500 Appliance Installation Guide (8.5) Page 3 of 16
Introduction