Cisco UCS M4308, Maintenance Manual

Page 1: ...page 1 Preparing for System Component Replacement page 6 Replaceable Components Overview page 9 Status LEDs This section describes how to diagnose system problems using LEDs Cisco UCS M4308 Modular Chassis Installation Guide 1 ...

Page 2: ...ap 8 Fan status LED 4 Off The unit identification LED is not in use Blue blinking The unit identification LED is activated Unit Identification Button LED 1 Off There is no AC power to the system Amber The system is in standby power mode Green The system is in main power mode Power is supplied to all components System power button power status LED 2 Cisco UCS M4308 Modular Chassis Installation Guid...

Page 3: ...ng One or more fan sensors have exceeded a critical threshold Fan status 4 Green The system is operating at normal temperature Amber One or more temperature sensors have exceeded a warning threshold Amber blinking One or more temperature sensors have exceeded a critical threshold Temperature status 5 Green All power supplies are operating properly Amber One or more power supplies are in a degraded...

Page 4: ...this time 9 Power supply fault LED 3 Port not used at this time 1 0 Power supply status LED 4 Port not used at this time 1 1 Unit Identification LED 5 Port not used at this time 1 2 Unit status LED 6 Off The hard drive is operating properly Amber Drive fault detected Amber blinking The device is rebuilding Amber blinking with one second interval Drive locate function activated Drive fault 1 Cisco ...

Page 5: ...Blue blinking The unit identification LED is activated Unit Identification LED 5 Off There is no AC power to the system Amber The system is in standby power mode Green The system is in main power mode Power is supplied to all components Unit status LED 6 Off No link or no QSFP Green Link established Green amber blinking Green indicates that the link is established and amber indicates activity on t...

Page 6: ...ted Note 40 Gb QSFP status LED port 1 upper port 8 Port not used at this time 9 Port not used at this time 1 0 Port not used at this time 1 1 Port not used at this time 1 2 Preparing for System Component Replacement This section describes how to prepare for component replacement and it includes the following topics Required Equipment The following equipment is used to perform the procedures in thi...

Page 7: ... the power supplies and connect to power the system powers on to standby power mode The front panel power button LED lights amber Power is supplied only to the server node service processor and the cooling fans Press and release the power button to boot the system to main power mode which is indicated when the power button LED lights green Chassis Cover Removal This system has a single top cover O...

Page 8: ...the unlocked position Step 2 Lift the cover latch to disengage Step 3 Slide cover toward rear of the chasses to remove Figure 3 Chassis Cover Removal Cover 3 Cover latch 1 Cover latch locking mechanism 2 Cisco UCS M4308 Modular Chassis Installation Guide 8 Maintenance Chassis Cover Removal ...

Page 9: ...artridge slot 1 1 Compute cartridge slot 6 6 Compute cartridge slot 2 2 Compute cartridge slot 7 7 Compute cartridge slot 3 3 Compute cartridge slot 8 8 Compute cartridge slot 4 4 Components Back Panel Figure 5 Cisco UCS M4308 Chassis Back Panel Power supplies 3 PCIe 1 Cisco supported PCIe cards only 1 Drives 1 4 2 5 inch SSDs or HDDs 2 Cisco UCS M4308 Modular Chassis Installation Guide 9 Maintena...

Page 10: ...e wide compute cartridges or up to four double wide cartridges You can mix single wide and double wide cartridges in the same chassis but a double wide cartridge cannot install into two slots that straddle the center chassis divider Cisco UCS M4308 Modular Chassis Installation Guide 10 Maintenance Cisco UCS M142 Compute Cartridge Replacement ...

Page 11: ...ever to disengage Step 3 Slide the cartridge out of chassis Figure 6 Cisco UCS M142 Compute Cartridge Removal Center chassis divider 3 Cartridge locking mechanism 1 Cartridge removal lever 2 Cisco UCS M4308 Modular Chassis Installation Guide 11 Maintenance Cisco UCS M142 Compute Cartridge Replacement ...

Page 12: ...y until its rear connector is engaged with the backplane Step 6 Close the cartridge lever to lock the cartridge into the chassis Inside the Chassis This section describes the replaceable components within the chassis Figure 7 Cisco UCS M4308 Chassis Component Overview Cisco UCS M4308 Modular Chassis Installation Guide 12 Maintenance Inside the Chassis ...

Page 13: ...en the server is disconnected from power No user actions are required after you replace the battery and restore power The system automatically synchs with UCS Manager The battery type is CR2032 Cisco supports the industry standard CR2032 battery which can be purchased from most electronic stores Procedure Step 1 Power off the chassis and remove power cords from all power supplies Step 2 Remove the...

Page 14: ...Location RTC battery in vertical holder 1 PCIe Adapter Card Replacement This section describes the replacement of the internal PCIe card Cisco UCS M4308 Modular Chassis Installation Guide 14 Maintenance PCIe Adapter Card Replacement ...

Page 15: ...lear of the PCIe card b Pull evenly on both ends of the PCI card to remove it from the socket on the motherboard Step 4 Install the new PCIe card a Align the new PCIe card with the empty socket on the motherboard and the rear panel opening b Carefully push down on both ends of the PCIe card to fully engage its circuit board connector with the socket on the motherboard Cisco UCS M4308 Modular Chass...

Page 16: ...p cover to the chassis Step 6 Replace power cords and power on the chassis Figure 9 PCIe Adapter Card Replacement PCIe card retainer 2 PCIe adapter card in vertical socket on motherboard 1 Cisco UCS M4308 Modular Chassis Installation Guide 16 Maintenance PCIe Adapter Card Replacement ...

Page 17: ...rom the socket on the motherboard Step 4 Install the new RAID controller card a Position the RAID controller card over its socket on the motherboard and over the alignment features b Carefully push down on both ends of the RAID controller card to fully engage its circuit board connector with the socket on the motherboard c Connect the RAID battery and SAS cables at the cable connection points The ...

Page 18: ... the upper connector on the RAID controller card 3 RAID controller card 1 Rear drive backplane 4 RAID battery cable connection point 2 Drive Replacement This section describes the replacement of a solid state drive SSD or hard disk drive HDD Observe these drive population guidelines for optimum performance When populating drives add drives to the lowest numbered bays first Keep an empty drive blan...

Page 19: ...drive a With the ejector lever open insert the drive into the empty drive bay b Push the tray into the bay until it touches the backplane and then close the ejector lever to lock the drive in place Figure 11 Drive Replacement Drive tray ejector lever 2 Drive tray release button 1 Fan Module Replacement You do not have to shut down or power off the server to replace fan modules because the are hot ...

Page 20: ... squeeze the latches to disengage the fan module c Slide the fan module straight up and out of the chassis Step 3 Install a new fan Module a Set the new fan module in place aligning the connector on the bottom of the fan module with the connector on the motherboard b Press down gently on the fan module until the latch clicks and locks in place Step 4 Replace the top cover to the chassis Figure 12 ...

Page 21: ...hat you are replacing or a blank panel from an empty bay a Remove the power cord from the power supply that you are replacing b Grasp the power supply handle while pinching the release lever towards the handle Step 2 Install a new power supply a Grasp the power supply handle and insert the new power supply into the empty bay b Push the power supply into the bay until the release lever locks c Conn...

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