Cisco UCS C240 User Manual

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Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide
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Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server
Installing or Replacing Server Components
Replacing Hard Drives or Solid State Drives
This section includes the following information:
• Drive Population Guidelines, page 3-12
• Drive Replacement Procedure, page 3-13
Drive Population Guidelines
The server is orderable in three different versions, each with one of three different front panel/backplane
configurations:
• Cisco UCS C240 (small form-factor (SFF) drives, with 24-drive backplane and expander).
Holds up to twenty-four 2.5-inch hard drives or solid state drives.
• Cisco UCS C240 (small form-factor (SFF) drives, with 16-drive backplane, no expander).
Holds up to sixteen 2.5-inch hard drives or solid state drives.
Note When the server has the 16-drive backplane, only the first 16 drive bays are used.
• Cisco UCS C240 (large form-factor (LFF) drives, with 12-drive backplane and expander).
Holds up to twelve 3.5-inch hard drives.
The drive-bay numbering is shown in Figure 3-6 and Figure 3-7.
Figure 3-6 Drive Numbering, Small Form-Factor Drives
Figure 3-7 Drive Numbering, Large Form-Factor Drives
HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 HDD 5 HDD 6 HDD 7 HDD 8 HDD 9 HDD 10 HDD 11 HDD 12 HDD 13 HDD 14 HDD 15 HDD 16 HDD 17 HDD 18 HDD 19 HDD 20 HDD 21 HDD 22 HDD 23 HDD 24
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HDD 1
HDD 5
HDD 9
HDD 2
HDD 6
HDD 10
HDD 3
HDD 7
HDD 11
HDD 4
HDD 8
HDD 12
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Cisco UCS C240 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	UCS C240
Category	Server
Language	English