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Chapter 3      Maintaining the Server
Installing or Replacing Server Components
g. Replace the server in the rack, replace cables, and then power on the server by pressing the Power 
button.
h. If the card that you replaced was a RAID controller, continue with Restoring RAID Configuration 
After Replacing a RAID Controller, page C-20.
Special Considerations for Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Cards
Table 3-7 describes the requirements for the supported Cisco UCS virtual interface cards (VICs).
RAID Controller Card Cable Routing
If the PCIe card that you are installing or replacing is a RAID controller card, see RAID Controller 
Considerations, page C-1 for required cables and cable routing guidelines.
See also Replacing the SuperCap Power Module (RAID Backup Unit), page 3-37 for instructions on 
installing a RAID backup unit for a RAID controller card.
Ta b l e  3-7 Cisco UCS C22 Requirements for Virtual Interface Cards 
Virtual Interface 
Card (VIC)
Number of 
VICs 
Supported 
in Server
Slots That 
Support 
VICs
1
1. See PCIe Slots, page 3-30.
Primary Slot For 
UCS Integration 
or Cisco Card 
NIC Mode
Minimum 
CIMC 
Firmware 
Minimum VIC 
Firmware For 
Use With UCS 
Integration
Minimum Nexus 
OS on an Upstream 
Nexus Fabric 
Interconnect
Cisco UCS VIC P81E
N2XX-ACPCI01
1 PCIE 1 PCIE 1 1.4(5) 2.0(2) 5.0
Cisco UCS VIC 1225 
UCSC-PCIE-CSC-02
1 PCIE 1 PCIE 1 1.4(6) 2.1(0) 5.0