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Cisco UCS C210 Server Installation and Service Guide
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Overview 
The Cisco UCS C210 Server, which is a part of the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server family, 
operates in a wide range of data center environments, including those environments that use the Cisco 
Unified Computing System, Cisco Nexus family products, and discrete Ethernet and Fibre Channel 
switches from Cisco and third parties. 
The server is a general-purpose, two-socket, two rack unit (2RU), rack-mount server. The server is 
designed to balance performance, density, and efficiency for workloads that require up to 8 terabytes of 
economical, high-capacity, reliable internal storage. 
Figure 1-1 shows the external features of the front panel. Figure 1-2 shows the external features of the 
rear panel.
Figure 1-1 Front Panel Features 
1 Locator button/LED 2 Network activity LED
3 System fault LED 4 Power button/Power status LED
5 CPU fault LED 6 Memory fault LED
7 Power supply fault LED 8 Console connector (with supplied KVM 
cable, provides DB15 video, DB9 serial, and 
two USB 2.0 connectors)
9 DVD drive (optional) 10 Hard drives (up to 16)