C H A P T E R 1

Overview of the Cisco UCS C420 Server

This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco UCS C420 server. The figures in this chapter show an overview of external server features. Internal server features are shown in Figure 3-5 on page 3-10.

Figure 1-1shows the front panel features of the server.

Figure 1-1 Front Panel Features

 

 

 

 

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Modular drive bay 1

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System status LED

 

 

 

 

 

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Operations panel

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Fan status LED

 

 

 

 

 

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Modular drive bay 2

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Temperature status LED

 

 

 

 

 

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Hard drive fault LED

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Power supply status LED

 

 

 

 

 

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Hard drive activity LED

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Network link activity LED

 

 

 

 

 

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Power button/LED

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Asset tag (serial number)

 

 

 

 

 

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Identification button and LED

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KVM console connector (used with a KVM cable that

 

 

 

 

 

provides two USBs, one VGA, and one serial connector)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco UCS C420 Server Installation and Service Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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