Cisco UCS C240 User Manual

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Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide
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Maintaining the Server
This chapter describes how to diagnose server system problems using LEDs. It also provides information
about how to install or replace hardware components, and it includes the following sections:
• Server Monitoring and Management Tools, page 3-1
• Status LEDs and Buttons, page 3-2
• Preparing for Server Component Installation, page 3-7
• Installing or Replacing Server Components, page 3-11
Server Monitoring and Management Tools
Cisco Integrated Management Interface (CIMC)
You can monitor the server inventory, health, and system event logs by using the built-in Cisco Integrated
Management Controller (CIMC) GUI or CLI interfaces. See the user documentation for your firmware
release at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10739/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html
Server Configuration Utility
Cisco has also developed the Cisco Server Configuration Utility for C-Series servers, which can aid and
simplify the following tasks:
• Monitoring server inventory and health
• Diagnosing common server problems with diagnostic tools and logs
• Setting the BIOS booting order
• Configuring some RAID configurations
• Installing operating systems
You can download the ISO from Cisco.com. See the user documentation for your version of the utility
at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10493/products_user_guide_list.html

Cisco UCS C240 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	UCS C240
Category	Server
Language	English