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Cisco UCS C200 Server Installation and Service Guide
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Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server
Preparing for Component Installation
Preparing for Component Installation
This section describes how to prepare the server for component installation and includes the following
topics:
• Required Equipment, page 3-7
• Shutting Down and Powering Off the Server, page 3-7
• Removing and Replacing the Server in a Rack, page 3-8
• Removing and Replacing the Server Top Cover, page 3-9
• Removing and Replacing the Server Front Cover (Small Form Factor Only), page 3-10
• Replaceable Component Locations, page 3-11
Warning
Only trained and qualified personnel must be allowed to install, replace, or service this equipment.
Statement 1030
Warning
This unit might have more than one power cord. To reduce the risk of electric shock, disconnect the
two power supply cords before servicing the unit.
Statement 14
Required Equipment
The following items are used to perform the procedures in this chapter:
• Number 2 Phillips-head screwdriver
• Needle-nose pliers
• Electrostatic discharge (ESD) strap or other grounding equipment such as a grounded mat.
Shutting Down and Powering Off the Server
Tip If you have ordered a server with power supply redundancy (at least two power supplies), you do not
have to power off the server to replace a power supply because they are redundant and hot-pluggable.
The server hard drives are also hot-pluggable.
The server can run in two power modes:
• Main power mode—Power is supplied to all server components and any operating system on your
hard drives can run.
• Standby power mode—Power is supplied only to the service processor and the cooling fans and it
is safe to power off the server from this mode.
You can invoke a graceful shutdown or an emergency shutdown (hard shutdown) by using either of the
following methods:
• Use the CIMC management interface. See either the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server
Configuration Guide or the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server CLI Configuration Guide.
• Use the Power button on the server front panel. To use the Power button, follow these steps: