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Cisco UCS C420 Server Installation and Service Guide
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Installing the Server
This chapter describes how to install the server, and it includes the following sections:
•Unpacking and Inspecting the Server, page2-2
•Preparing for Server Installation, page2-3
•Installing the Server In a Rack, page 2-5
•Initial Server Setup, page2-8
•System BIOS and CIMC Firmware, page2-12
•Service DIP Switch, page 2-14
Note Before you install, operate, or service a server, review the Regulatory Compliance and Safety
Information for Cisco UCS C-Series Servers for important safety information.
Warning
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you
work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar
with standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of
each warning to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device.
Statement 1071
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS